I've been watching so many that my Girlfriend who was first annoyed with me watching Basketball 🏀 because I Do Not Watch TODAY'S NBA PLAYERS. I'm disappointed in the Traveling and Double Dribbling and nothing is being called but Fouls. And nobody is getting touched. It's just PATHETIC to try to watch a game today. After growing up playing Basketball 🏀 the Right way and let's get back to playing Baseball the Way GOD intended it to be played!!!!
Love listening to Magic talk about Bird.. These 2 men changed the NBA.. Hands down. What is so amazing about Bird though he wanted the challenge of a great defender.. he would ask for someone to defend him..
I just can't watch Today's NBA PLAYERS!!! But I can never get enough of Larry Bird. Watching Larry Bird and growing up playing Basketball 🏀. We played physical and no blood no Foul. It's just PATHETIC to try to watch the NBA today can't, won't not going to WAIST my time on B.S.
@@roofingrepairman 58 going on 59 couldn't agree 💯 more I never see kids outside playing Football, Basketball, and Baseball. But that's all we had, No video games and only 1 TV and the Parents were watching their own shows!! I was never home and had to be home at a certain time.
Larry Bird WON The Shootout Contest THREE YEARS IN A ROW ............ He was voted MVP .....THREE YEARS IN A ROW ..... He out Hustled, out worked and Out Passed and Out Shot - especially in the clutch - all his career. THE BEST PERIOD!
Bill Russel won FIVE NBA MVPs, including three in a row. He won ELEVEN NBA Championships in 13 years. He out hustled, out rebounded, out defensed and out worked everyone. THE BEST PERIOD.
They brought out the best in each other. Both have told stories like, "I can't stop practicing now, I know Larry/Magic will be practicing for another hour."
I was a bad boys fan although I loved Larry Bird and the story that Isaiah Thomas is telling absolutely broke my heart as a teenager. I could not believe it happened. It was like a daydream. I remember exactly where I was when it happened watching the game thinking we were going to win the championship and Larry Bird broke my heart over and over and over. Love you, Larry Bird.
All the points scored, all the assists, rebounds, great passing, great defensive plays yet ppl still say unathletic, bull butter, you don't shoot over kareem and many others being unathletic, you don't drive the lane and score on some of the Great defenders being unathletic. He was athletic he was smart, quick and had one of the greatest basketball minds in history.only his back stopped him.
I was a rabid Showtime Lakers fan in the early 80s.....I LOATHED Bird.....was a huge Magic fan......now, in 2024, my favorite NBA player of all time is Larry. I still have friends from those days that cannot imagine my saying that,......
Yes, and on the stolen pass, against Detroit, D.J. was headed for the goal before Bird had the ball good. Fantastic play on both players' parts. I saw that game and play, real time. It was really "Something Else". Ya'll can say what you will; there has been no better basketball played, than in the 80s. The NBA was loaded and armed to the teeth with truly great players.
The only player that I've heard be disrespectful to Larry Bird in retirement is Dr. J. Surprising to me. The only player I've heard Bird be disrespectful to is Laimbeer.. I get that.. he was a dirty player.. even admitted it.
I saw the game when Larry and Doc were battling back and the camera man showed Bird saying something to Dr.J that clearly upset Dr.J . The next time Larry tried to gard Dr.J. The Doctor did a poster slam dunk on top of Larry's Bird head and face. Larry got upset said something back to Dr.J. And that was it Dr.J fired a heymaker blow directly to Larry Bird face. Larry didn't say another word and avoid the Doctor. Larry Bird is a great player although Dr.J is a straight up non trash talking good sportsmanship athlete. In perspective Bird behavior that game was if he was playing the Detroit Pistons.
I’ve always been a Dr.J fan but Bird was something different from the rest of the league. I just wish those 2 played against each other in their prime. Now that would have been worth the price of admission.
I get so damn tired of hearing that Bird was not athletic!! Anyone who can get his spot on the floor against the great players he played against time and again was athletic. He certainly could jump. See highlights of his dunks or blocks. He only jumped when needed. How about jumping into the air spinning in the air to square up to the basket and draining his shot.
Larry Bird was a far better athlete than Byron Scott gives him credit. He was a 6-10 1/2 power forward who dribbled behind his back and moved on the court like a shooting guard. He would have had no trouble playing point guard on offense like Magic did. He certainly got his share of dunks and his vertical leap was actually better than Dennis Rodman. If you think Bird had no athletic ability, look at the film of him playing the Lakers in Los Angeles when Magic Johnson seems to be going for an uncontested layup and Bird runs him down from far behind and blocks his shot at the last second.
Bird was great at regulating his play to get the win. He kept a lot of his potential in reserve and tapped into it when needed. No doubt he could have been more flamboyant, but that was not his game.
You would have had to be there to understand how good Bird was, just like you had to be there to know Jordan is the greatest player ever. People never talk about Bird's actual skills. He took a last place Celtic team to first place in the division. The same team from the year previous, before McHale, before Parrish, before Dennis Johnson. In Bird's first 3 years he won Rookie of the year, MVP. and a Championship. In his next 4 years he won 2 more MVPs and 2 more Championships. In his first 3 years with the Celtics he led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and finished 2nd in assists. In the next 3 years he led the Celtics in scoring, assists, steals, and finished 2nd in rebounds. And you want to compare this guy to Kevin Durant. I like Durant, but it is always a case of the new player is better. Someone tried to tell me Aaron Rodgers is better than Joe Montana. Whatever
I love how they all say hes not that athletic, dude if your in the NBA you ARE athletic, he’s not flashy, because you can dunk a ball when your outreached arm is 9 feet that’s called athletic, not a hater here, just don’t understand that term
Great stories about the legend of Larry Bird. I love Dr J, but come on, those were not "jabs," Doc. Those were more like straight right hand leads thrown against Bird who could not defend himself because he's being held by two guys. Not real fair.
This WHITE BOY Me 51 years young now but could DUNK in 8th grade. I had hang time and speed and I played against 18 to 30 year old guys and they had nothing on me. Don't fall for "stereotype" because it's like judging a book by its cover.
Ok Larry is a legend... But would he be so effective if he was drafted to say the Sacramento Kings or San Diego Clippers... He got drafted into a team that already had 5 H.O.Fers, his pathway was already paved for success...
Larry Bird went to a team with 20 wins the year he was drafted. At the end of his rookie year they won over 60 games and won rookie of the year. Those hall of famers weren’t on his team yet and he won the championship in his 2nd year. Get your facts straight before you give false takes.
U ARE LAME and he's NOT 'athletic', HE EVEN F'N SAID IT!!! WHICH MAKES HIS FEATS ON THE CRT EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE!! NOTHIN ABOUT HIS GAME WAS ATHLETIC!! BUT HERE U ARE SAYIN PEOPLE R RACIST FOR NOTICING??? LAME
He didnt play like a black guy. He could jump. He could run. How insane is it to say he wasn't "athletic". The best basketball player ever !? Not athletic ?? That's really a racist thing black guys say to not say "he wasn't black".
How about a whole video about how ignorant isagha Thomas is. I know he part of the cult. But I find it funny nobody has nothing to say about how ignorant he is
Dr.J had more talent in his little finger than bird. Julius made the league what is was back then. Defensively and offensively he was the best ever Dr. J is the GOAT of NBA ever. NBA today can’t even watch basketball isn’t the same as it was before!❤
Larry was ho where near as fast as most great player, definitely couldn't jump high, which is what they are describing when they say that he wasn't "athletic". but was a way smarter player than any of them. Someone else said "MJ makes you look slow, but Larry makes your look stupid!".
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Where is the popcorn? I can listen to these Larry Bird stories all night long 😮
I've been watching so many that my Girlfriend who was first annoyed with me watching Basketball 🏀 because I Do Not Watch TODAY'S NBA PLAYERS. I'm disappointed in the Traveling and Double Dribbling and nothing is being called but Fouls. And nobody is getting touched. It's just PATHETIC to try to watch a game today. After growing up playing Basketball 🏀 the Right way and let's get back to playing Baseball the Way GOD intended it to be played!!!!
I binge watch all the videos about The Legend!
Yep!👍
Totally!
Me too
Love listening to Magic talk about Bird.. These 2 men changed the NBA.. Hands down. What is so amazing about Bird though he wanted the challenge of a great defender.. he would ask for someone to defend him..
I just can't watch Today's NBA PLAYERS!!! But I can never get enough of Larry Bird. Watching Larry Bird and growing up playing Basketball 🏀. We played physical and no blood no Foul. It's just PATHETIC to try to watch the NBA today can't, won't not going to WAIST my time on B.S.
Agreed I’m 52 we jwould be playing either basketball, football, and even baseball everyday when I was a kid! Nowadays never see them outside!
@@roofingrepairman 58 going on 59 couldn't agree 💯 more I never see kids outside playing Football, Basketball, and Baseball. But that's all we had, No video games and only 1 TV and the Parents were watching their own shows!! I was never home and had to be home at a certain time.
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
Just like Caitlin Clark will be the goat!
@@larrywilson6900 she reminds me of Larry
Larry Bird WON The Shootout Contest THREE YEARS IN A ROW ............ He was voted MVP .....THREE YEARS IN A ROW ..... He out Hustled, out worked and Out Passed and Out Shot - especially in the clutch - all his career. THE BEST PERIOD!
🐐 THE ONE AND ONLY!
Bill Russel won FIVE NBA MVPs, including three in a row. He won ELEVEN NBA Championships in 13 years. He out hustled, out rebounded, out defensed and out worked everyone. THE BEST PERIOD.
Larry is the GOAT.
As a Bird Celtics fan, I can honestly say, how can you not love Magic too?
They brought out the best in each other. Both have told stories like, "I can't stop practicing now, I know Larry/Magic will be practicing for another hour."
Larry Bird was Legendary and that's says it all. Larry Legend. He is the GOAT
Larry Bird stories would go on for 3,4,500 years from now on. A fcking Legend!
I was a bad boys fan although I loved Larry Bird and the story that Isaiah Thomas is telling absolutely broke my heart as a teenager. I could not believe it happened. It was like a daydream. I remember exactly where I was when it happened watching the game thinking we were going to win the championship and Larry Bird broke my heart over and over and over. Love you, Larry Bird.
How do you think Minnesota Vikings And Buffalo Bills feel! Lol
All the points scored, all the assists, rebounds, great passing, great defensive plays yet ppl still say unathletic, bull butter, you don't shoot over kareem and many others being unathletic, you don't drive the lane and score on some of the Great defenders being unathletic. He was athletic he was smart, quick and had one of the greatest basketball minds in history.only his back stopped him.
I was a rabid Showtime Lakers fan in the early 80s.....I LOATHED Bird.....was a huge Magic fan......now, in 2024, my favorite NBA player of all time is Larry. I still have friends from those days that cannot imagine my saying that,......
LMAO to the question, “did you guard Larry Bird”? NOBODY GUARDED LARRY BIRD!!!
It's like nobody can guard Caitlin Clark
And That Old Man Hit Bird 🦅 wit that Tommy Hearns Jab F… Bird Up Moses Rushed the Whole Team
Larry Bird is the only player to win the MVP then go onto win coach of the year then go on to win GM/executive of the year.
Love Larry Bird stories. One of the best players of all times. Perhaps the motivation for the movie " white man can't jump "
What an inspiration!!!!!
Yes, and on the stolen pass, against Detroit, D.J. was headed for the goal before Bird had the ball good. Fantastic play on both players' parts. I saw that game and play, real time. It was really "Something Else". Ya'll can say what you will; there has been no better basketball played, than in the 80s. The NBA was loaded and armed to the teeth with truly great players.
The only player that I've heard be disrespectful to Larry Bird in retirement is Dr. J. Surprising to me. The only player I've heard Bird be disrespectful to is Laimbeer.. I get that.. he was a dirty player.. even admitted it.
Yeah, Doc still seems to harbor ill will toward Larry.
Bill Laimbeer was a dirty player! Even Micheal Jordan hates him and Isaiah Thomas to this day!
Dr j wasn't disrespectful. I seen the interview n didn't hear no disrespect. Wrong!!
I saw the game when Larry and Doc were battling back and the camera man showed Bird saying something to Dr.J that clearly upset Dr.J . The next time Larry tried to gard Dr.J.
The Doctor did a poster slam dunk on top of Larry's Bird head and face. Larry got upset said something back to Dr.J. And that was it Dr.J fired a heymaker blow directly to Larry Bird face.
Larry didn't say another word and avoid the Doctor.
Larry Bird is a great player although Dr.J is a straight up non trash talking good sportsmanship athlete. In perspective Bird behavior that game was if he was playing the Detroit Pistons.
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the 2 players I will ALWAYS put in my all time favorite team. True sportsmen, true friends and legends of the game.
Quick first step, quick hands, quick mind, ambidextrous, deadly shot, disruptive defender - every phase of the game he has impact
Doc's tripple jab was nice 🤣
Charles Barkley is the best story teller. "Ain't nobody grab Doc!" "I know."
When Bird was done I was done watching NBA and have not watched since...
Me too.
Your lost😂😂😂 sorry for you
@@johngrizzard2082 todays ball is trash.🗑️
I was lucky I saw this game, live.
Not only did DJ make that layup but he then went to straight defense mode to guard the inbounds pass
Loved DJ - smart, fast hands, and reliable as a clock. He and Larry played like 2 bodies controlled by on mind. Simply incredible to watch.
"Charles, you'll better get this old man off me"😂...it's killing me...bird was screaming it too.😂
Love Dr J class act all the way
This is hysterical love listening to this
I’ve always been a Dr.J fan but Bird was something different from the rest of the league. I just wish those 2 played against each other in their prime. Now that would have been worth the price of admission.
I get so damn tired of hearing that Bird was not athletic!! Anyone who can get his spot on the floor against the great players he played against time and again was athletic. He certainly could jump. See highlights of his dunks or blocks. He only jumped when needed. How about jumping into the air spinning in the air to square up to the basket and draining his shot.
This is fake news, Bird couldn't fight.!😂😂😂😂😂
I've already heard every one of these stories. Where are the ones I've never heard?
Larry Bird was a far better athlete than Byron Scott gives him credit. He was a 6-10 1/2 power forward who dribbled behind his back and moved on the court like a shooting guard. He would have had no trouble playing point guard on offense like Magic did. He certainly got his share of dunks and his vertical leap was actually better than Dennis Rodman. If you think Bird had no athletic ability, look at the film of him playing the Lakers in Los Angeles when Magic Johnson seems to be going for an uncontested layup and Bird runs him down from far behind and blocks his shot at the last second.
Bird was great at regulating his play to get the win. He kept a lot of his potential in reserve and tapped into it when needed. No doubt he could have been more flamboyant, but that was not his game.
You can't be unathletic and play basketball. Larry's vertical wasn't great, but he could get up there.
I respect.
Byron scott but he's literally a pimple on birds ass
The photo of doctor j and larry bird choking each other is one of the most iconic sports photos in history
I like those fights
You would have had to be there to understand how good Bird was, just like you had to be there to know Jordan is the greatest player ever. People never talk about Bird's actual skills. He took a last place Celtic team to first place in the division. The same team from the year previous, before McHale, before Parrish, before Dennis Johnson. In Bird's first 3 years he won Rookie of the year, MVP. and a Championship. In his next 4 years he won 2 more MVPs and 2 more Championships. In his first 3 years with the Celtics he led the team in scoring, rebounding, steals and finished 2nd in assists. In the next 3 years he led the Celtics in scoring, assists, steals, and finished 2nd in rebounds. And you want to compare this guy to Kevin Durant. I like Durant, but it is always a case of the new player is better. Someone tried to tell me Aaron Rodgers is better than Joe Montana. Whatever
Isiah almost had it right. Bird plays before the clock starts.
Moral of the story: be careful of who you hate because next year he may be on your team.
Damn. Dropping check HARD RRRRR
Bird never talked trash to doctor again after that day
Commentary back in the 80s an 90s is more like a WWE commentary
That was the same type of an event like 1978 Daytona 500
Everyone remember where you were
Yeah I've heard every one
I love how they all say hes not that athletic, dude if your in the NBA you ARE athletic, he’s not flashy, because you can dunk a ball when your outreached arm is 9 feet that’s called athletic, not a hater here, just don’t understand that term
@danaringdahl8586
It's kinda like when whites used the term "athletic" as a disqualifier AGAINST black quarterbacks.
It was an even choke fest. In my opinion. I saw that game. Doc held it down ...
As you can see all races have prejudice.
Larry was gonna kick docs ass if Chuck didn't hold him
Great stories about the legend of Larry Bird. I love Dr J, but come on, those were not "jabs," Doc. Those were more like straight right hand leads thrown against Bird who could not defend himself because he's being held by two guys. Not real fair.
I'm taking bird over LeBron everyday of the week and three times on Sunday.
Absolutely and I agree with you!!!
Both of yall need to go for a drug test!
Another great I loved to "hate"
4:15 did Matt Barnes just drop the hard R?
LarryBird was white yet accepted and embraced. One of my favorites.
no racism in basketball - just respect... funny... not really
you grab your OWN teamates not the other
Today's NBA sux
Yes!
B move by J
Wish you were clutch Scott! Why the Lakers EVER gave up the great Nixon for YOU...
"Larry isn't white. Larry is clear"
- Bill Murray
This WHITE BOY Me 51 years young now but could DUNK in 8th grade. I had hang time and speed and I played against 18 to 30 year old guys and they had nothing on me. Don't fall for "stereotype" because it's like judging a book by its cover.
Cheap shots DrJ
There are no untold stories about Larry...
Ok Larry is a legend... But would he be so effective if he was drafted to say the Sacramento Kings or San Diego Clippers... He got drafted into a team that already had 5 H.O.Fers, his pathway was already paved for success...
Larry Bird went to a team with 20 wins the year he was drafted. At the end of his rookie year they won over 60 games and won rookie of the year. Those hall of famers weren’t on his team yet and he won the championship in his 2nd year. Get your facts straight before you give false takes.
I love black people but we think everybody is scared of us and think we're the only ones that can play basketball
The REPEATEDLY TOLD Larry Bird Stories Shared by NBA Legends.
One of the greastest plays in basketball lore!!
I always believed Erving was a pos, and now I know it for sure
You lost me at Barkley and Sharpe. That's not old or even slightly hard to find. Of course I've heard it.
Blacks have to take credit for the great white players
Racist commentary: "He wasn't athletic, couldn't jump, wasn't fast... but."
U ARE LAME and he's NOT 'athletic', HE EVEN F'N SAID IT!!! WHICH MAKES HIS FEATS ON THE CRT EVEN MORE INCREDIBLE!! NOTHIN ABOUT HIS GAME WAS ATHLETIC!! BUT HERE U ARE SAYIN PEOPLE R RACIST FOR NOTICING??? LAME
Love how Dr. J downplayed larry Whooping his ass all game. Nice try dr...larry owned you
He didnt play like a black guy. He could jump. He could run. How insane is it to say he wasn't "athletic". The best basketball player ever !? Not athletic ?? That's really a racist thing black guys say to not say "he wasn't black".
It just shows you don’t have to play the game “the black way”. 😮
Consider who ssid it go figure
Men basketball is running jump in the air and slam dunk. That ain’t basketball.
Larry Legend! I’m 52 I remember Bird in his prime! Boy he could back up every word of his shit talking!
Adrian dantley could not play defense just the same doc j couldn't play defense...fact
How about a whole video about how ignorant isagha Thomas is. I know he part of the cult. But I find it funny nobody has nothing to say about how ignorant he is
Larry swung like a true b!+
In the words of Larry Bird, Larry Bird eats shit.
I am a sports fan but I can't watch today's NBA
Blacks think theyvown Nba
Larry bird wasn't scared because you were black
Dr.J had more talent in his little finger than bird. Julius made the league what is was back then. Defensively and offensively he was the best ever Dr. J is the GOAT of NBA ever. NBA today can’t even watch basketball isn’t the same as it was before!❤
You are crazy. Bird was a better player.
I can't see how they say Larry the Legend wasn't ATHLETIC! But yet he was BETTER than all of them!
Larry was ho where near as fast as most great player, definitely couldn't jump high, which is what they are describing when they say that he wasn't "athletic". but was a way smarter player than any of them.
Someone else said "MJ makes you look slow, but Larry makes your look stupid!".
You know what happened doc you cheap shoted him
At 11:15, Larry is my favorite bb player of all time. not even close. I have to say though, he didn't age well.
Good thing for Bird NBA players fight like 8 year old girls.