Thank you for uploading this. Why have I never seen this video before ... Everyone talks about the Celtics/Lakers rivalry but Bird & Magic always had this great brotherhood/true friendship between them. I can hear these 2 talk basketball all day.
I still watch NBA today, but man has the game changed. It's slower paced with players fishing for fowl shots by exaggerating a touch. The NBA of the 80s with Bird, Magic, Jordan, etc was something to behold. Grittier, faster paced, and no fowl shots unless you were legitimately fowled.
Yeah, it was getting out of hand especially with the physicality the Pistons brought to the game. The pendulum has definitely swung in the other direction for sure. However, the three point shot has really changed the game. Whether it is for the better or worse.
Damn, two LEGENDS hopped on the phone and Larry even cried??? Whew, good thing those guys would never be friendly with each other in the 80s and 90s like the players are today. Would’ve made bball terrible back then!
@@eboooo that’s perfectly fine, they just need to stop making it seem like everyone hated their opponents and that there were no friends in the league.
I don’t know much about Carmelo, but he doesn’t come off as likable as LeBron. He’s kinda stuck on himself & I can tell that the dedication factor is waaaay different in the younger generation than in Magic & Larry’s time.
In this interview Larry Bird says that the best athletes are African-American. When Larry Bird speaks about stuff like that in terms of basketball it's gospel.
I respect Larry’s opinion but I believe that an elite athlete can come from any race….OBVIOUSLY since Larry is living proof. I also think different sports have different skills that are needed. Edit to add: I’m 24 minutes into a 27 minute interview & I have not heard Larry actually SAY that??? I know he’s said it elsewhere, but I haven’t heard it here YET.
@@irishgrl it would be interesting to see how he would fare in the league with today's science and medical advancements at his disposal. Conversely no pun intended it would be interesting to see how the rest of the league would fare against him. I've said in the past the only thing that could stop Larry Bird began with M but it's not Magic, Michael or the team from Detroit Michigan. It's Michelob McDonald's and mortar.... I recant that. Those didn't stop him either.
@@ruminator3570 Larry Bird was faster than Luka, smarter than jokic, shoots like Curry,rebounds and hustles like rodman. A better defender than all of those players except for rodman.. This new league has a wide open lane, and fingernail fouls. Bird would be top tier today. Just like he was when healthy.
Bird and Magic DOMINATE them. LeBron is soft AF and has no heart. MJ said it best(who was 0-6 vs Larry in the playoffs, mostly when Bird's back was already destroyed-post MVP seasons), Bird is the best SF to ever play the game. GOAT.
You a fool if you believe that, if Jordan gave them problems, wth you think bron would do. Bias was smaller than bron and they thought he'd be a hand full.
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Larry & Magic show what true friendship is.
Thank you for uploading this. Why have I never seen this video before ... Everyone talks about the Celtics/Lakers rivalry but Bird & Magic always had this great brotherhood/true friendship between them. I can hear these 2 talk basketball all day.
I remember this like yesterday I was 9 it came on right before the finals
Love Larry’s quippy one-liners.
thank you for posting this....this is epic.
At the end, when they stand up and shake hands, there's old broken-back Larry still tallest of them all.
4 of the top 75
@@ScotchIrishTarheel I was saying that because of the NBA 75 list and I can agree to an extent I usually put Tim Duncan in my top 6
this is awesome footage
Never seen this interview
Bird and Magic would dominate these two
I still watch NBA today, but man has the game changed. It's slower paced with players fishing for fowl shots by exaggerating a touch. The NBA of the 80s with Bird, Magic, Jordan, etc was something to behold. Grittier, faster paced, and no fowl shots unless you were legitimately fowled.
Yeah, it was getting out of hand especially with the physicality the Pistons brought to the game. The pendulum has definitely swung in the other direction for sure.
However, the three point shot has really changed the game. Whether it is for the better or worse.
My money is on Larry & Magic to win. Those youngsters don’t have the breadth of skills. Jmo.
what a wierd grouping ....what was the hook for this the 10th anniversary of something?
Passing of the torch
The difference is the 2 older men made the nba what it is today. It would not exist and you wouldn't know about the other two.
Damn, two LEGENDS hopped on the phone and Larry even cried??? Whew, good thing those guys would never be friendly with each other in the 80s and 90s like the players are today. Would’ve made bball terrible back then!
They filmed a commercial together that's where their friendship started
@@eboooo that’s perfectly fine, they just need to stop making it seem like everyone hated their opponents and that there were no friends in the league.
I don’t know much about Carmelo, but he doesn’t come off as likable as LeBron. He’s kinda stuck on himself & I can tell that the dedication factor is waaaay different in the younger generation than in Magic & Larry’s time.
I haven't heard a teammate say that about Melo just the media but all of his teammates love him even Jeremy Lin
It is ironic that he says what matters to him is the World championship and nineteen years later he still doesn't have one.
Do u live in a cave? U don't even know he's a 4time olympian-1bronze 3 golds That's world championship right there.
In this interview Larry Bird says that the best athletes are African-American. When Larry Bird speaks about stuff like that in terms of basketball it's gospel.
I respect Larry’s opinion but I believe that an elite athlete can come from any race….OBVIOUSLY since Larry is living proof.
I also think different sports have different skills that are needed.
Edit to add: I’m 24 minutes into a 27 minute interview & I have not heard Larry actually SAY that??? I know he’s said it elsewhere, but I haven’t heard it here YET.
@@irishgrl it would be interesting to see how he would fare in the league with today's science and medical advancements at his disposal. Conversely no pun intended it would be interesting to see how the rest of the league would fare against him. I've said in the past the only thing that could stop Larry Bird began with M but it's not Magic, Michael or the team from Detroit Michigan. It's Michelob McDonald's and mortar.... I recant that. Those didn't stop him either.
@@ruminator3570 Larry Bird was faster than Luka, smarter than jokic, shoots like Curry,rebounds and hustles like rodman. A better defender than all of those players except for rodman..
This new league has a wide open lane, and fingernail fouls. Bird would be top tier today. Just like he was when healthy.
Bird and Magic DOMINATE them. LeBron is soft AF and has no heart. MJ said it best(who was 0-6 vs Larry in the playoffs, mostly when Bird's back was already destroyed-post MVP seasons), Bird is the best SF to ever play the game. GOAT.
You a fool if you believe that, if Jordan gave them problems, wth you think bron would do. Bias was smaller than bron and they thought he'd be a hand full.
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@@erictolbert4769 Larry Bird would destroy both of those buffoons
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CARMELO SEEMS KINDA SELFISH FROM THE START... MAYBE THAT'S WHY HE'S NEVER WON A CHAMPIONSHIP. HOW SAD THAT NOW HE'S A JOURNEYMAN WITH NO RING. 🤔