One time, Larry was standing at the FT line, hit the first shot and the crowd died down for some reason...he then looked at a guy on the other team and said out loud, "Son, I'm the best f-ing shooter in the league!" Then he hit the 2nd one and the crowd went crazy! I'll never forget that!
Matthew-hd9dupsychopath is used to describe how good someone is at their craft idk if you trolling but the best to ever play this game cause themselves psychopaths
Hearing Magic talk at the end kind brough tears to my eye. That's the ultimate respect when your main rival and 1 of the greatest players ever can say that.
They had a competitive bond that's just different from anything I ever witnessed.. It wasn't a hug it out type thing, but almost an obsession for both of them. It wasn't until they shot a commercial together in Indiana at Birds house that they developed an actual friendship. From there it was an unbreakable respect..
And what a blessing Larry and Johnson were. Two great great great players as well, although Magic isn't close to Bird in this topic. Which is fine, if players like Magic or even Lebron do not have that many stories or trashtalking bouts it's ok. Different strokes, and a couple of key and great stories. Larry Legend has the greatest stories ever and he's the greatest trashtalker ever. When one wants to hop in, he types Larry Bird stories.
@@yerik6034who will? Do you hear the disdained tone when people speak about it. NBA players get their asses kicked today and trade jerseys with the guys that did that to them…. Not even close to worth mentioning. That’s why a kid like you ended up on this thread. Because no one gives a f*** about the greats of today. So here you are lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
talk trasahing equivicates intention. disrespectufl type of kind of trash talking : inspired by arrogance or intends to taunt the opponent. Birds style is not that
Hearing and seeing the way Magic and Larry talk about each other and respect each other hits a special place in my heart. The country and the world need more Magic and Larry and what they have.
Overly dramatic by me, but it reminds me of those vids Ive seen on here where US World War 2 vets, meeting with Japanese World War 2 vets, and are both crying with admiration at meeting one another all those years after trying to kill each other.
As a Laker fan, I have to admit that Larry Bird was an assassin. Other than Michael Jordan Larry Bird had a killer instinct like no other player I have ever seen
Facts.. This post should have over 1000 likes. Actually, Jordan has said many times when Bird was kicking his ass that he learned trash talking from Larry. True story.
I remember watching Bird and Magic in the NCAA finals. I knew who Magic was,but never heard of Larry Bird. Watching the game and seeing what Bird was doing, I said to my friend this guy is good in college, but he’ll get eaten alive in the NBA. How wrong was I? Hearing the stories about his trash talking elevated the respect I have for him.
@chuurimaram5879 Don't disrespect the legends. They paved the way for players today. This league is really soft compared to old school. They are far from plumbers.
I grew up in LA during the great showtime Lakers era. As a Laker fan I HATED LB. Now I got nothing but Love for that man that helped give us the greatest basketball era and Rivalry ever. What a great time to be alive
The story of bird and Johnson needs to be told, it needs to be a movie, it has emotion, greatness but most of all respect. The battle between equals, the respect and friendship between two giants of their field, that story deserves to be told
I want to give credit too this comments section.. Maybe the most respectful understanding of Bird's greatness I've ever read.. Literally not one negative comment. That's unheard of on social media. Well done, EVERYONE. Bird was a serious legend.
I never comment on RUclips but I totally agree with you. I believe he is my number 3 all time when it comes to wanting to win at all cost only behind the Goat MJ and the late great Kobe!!! But number one when it comes to Trash Talking. Dam I miss Magic Johnson and Bird and Kareem. Today's players couldn't hold a candle to these guys, I mean there to busy with load management 😂
Here's a Bird factoid that gets mentioned, but lost by younger generations. Bird never had a losing month when he was in the lineup. NOT ONE. 13yrs, 2ndly Bird did something that is almost impossible. Took a 29win team as a rookie, with zero additions and won 61 gms his rookie yr.. Yeah, 32gm improvement with just adding him. Dr. J always mentions this. He knew immediately Bird was going to be a problem. Oh, then won his first title in yr 2... Yeah, that's GOAT type shit. Bird was the truth. Before I get crap, I'm not saying he's the GOAT, but he's legit in the conversation of greatest players ever.
That video montage was beautifully done. No one is a bigger Laker and Magic Johnson fan than me, but I will never see another player like Larry. He was a BEAST! Kids these days will never know what it is to run your smack and back it up.
That 60 point game against the Hawks was absolutely incredible! Bird could do no wrong that night! This guy was throwing 3 pointers with his left hand! They don't have games like that anymore....🤷 smh
Eh, what about Kobes 81 point game in 2006 against the Raptors. Or Lillards performance just this past year against the Rockets with 71 points, also Donovan Mitchells performance the same year, also 71 points. They do have games like this nowadays, no one pays attention to them though.
The level of difficulty on Larry's shots though, I mean come on lol. Never seen anything like that game, before or since, and Ive been watching the NBA since 1983.
@@rdizzy1 People do pay attention = Kobe's 81 is something that will never be forgotten = same and Clay's 38 in 1 quarter!!! Bird in his 60 point game even had a 3 pointer waved off because he was fouled. Bird was 22 of 36 from the field that night and 15 of 16 from the FT line!!! People that follow the NBA do remember!
Larry Bird was one cold ass player. If players were able to back up their trash talk for some of them (cough cough Dillion Brooks) the NBA would be a hella lot watchable. I was born in 96 so I never got to see Larry play personally but seeing all of these players talk about him, I admire how he played the game and what he did for it. People thought that he wasn’t all that great and he went out and proved them wrong and dominated in all facets of the game. That’s one cold player that’s for sure
yesterday was my birthday born in 1959, i'm from Maine so naturally we liked the celts, i used to turn the sound down on the tv and listen to the game on the radio with the great johnny most, google him you'll get a kick out of bostons play by play guy. super biased! what a blast those days were!
I grew up watching Bird and Magic and Bird was just mesmerizing to watch. I hate listening to young guys disrespecting his name. What he and Magic did for the game is truly unprecedented. Greats have come and gone but these two literally saved basketball. Magic might have won more championships, but to me Larry was the better player.
I wouldn’t care too much if people with no judgement don’t respect somebody. You look at some of the trash they deeply worship and see their opinions and tastes were visited on them by God for some dark sins they committed. So they can be sure to go to hell by their own will.
The Larry Bird/ Magic Johnson friendship may be the most heartwarming friendship in sports… it’s like when two animals that are supposed to hate each other become best friends.
Damn...it really is hard not let atleast one tear squeeze out--every time I see that excerpt from Magic's speech. I dont even understand why. I grew up in the legend of Bird. I was a toddler in his final years. But damn, if i don't have impressions of family, friends and relatives, talking about the ethos of Bird's career and defending any perceptions of the later part of his career that skill had diminished. I did not grow up in New England. The man was respected, like a true American Folk Hero. To be an artist, thats respected as a sport's hero, I think is what hits w Bird. Theres a connection between see it, be it, become it, and leave it behind for others--in every highlight of Bird's game. Its just purely the emobodiment, of that spirit, that through will and determination, you can cut a lasting path through a free but dangerous wilderness. To hear someone w such undebatable skill and clout, one of the utmost personal determination and dedication and deligence, assess what that spirit is--- just something about grestnest defining greatness for the rest of us to reach for or understand or recognize in ourselves and others. Really this moment isn't about the NBA. Thats just something the NBA was lucky enough to bottle. This moment, represents the Spirit of Basketball, the game. What that soul is and how it exist. How the concepts of a game, can and does have a soul. Bc of players like these two, that come together to play the game for the purity of others having something to enjoy. Moments like this, are windows into something ao unfathomable that human beings can come together and do with the help and collaboration and even the healthy and equitable competion, of and with, one another. There's just purity in Bird's game, and its one of the few philosophies on playing the game, that slap you in the face with what basketball trully is: a window into the soul.
Y'all saying Larry's slow, saying he can't jump and ain't no way he can be that good. Y'all need to stop that talk the man's demolishing the whole league😂😂
Magic and Larry became friends when filming the shoe commercial in French Lick. Larry invited Magic to the house for lunch which Larry's mom prepared. Larry's mom asked Larry if he told him. Larry said no, you tell him mom. Larry's mom then said to Magic... you're my favorite basketball player. Magic replied thank you momma Bird. That's when they became friends.
I never watched a full basketball game in my life, but even I know of Larry Bird and most of the legendary trash talking he did and he is by far my most favorite basketball player
Growing up a Laker fan and die hard Magic fan, I couldn't stand Bird. But now that I'm older, man oh man I love these videos on Bird 💯💯💯 much respect n love for what not only Magic did for the league. But Bird was right there with him. Side by side 💯💯💯
Larry's all-around game doesnt get the credit it deserves. Maybe the best passing forward, good rebounder, one of the best free throw shooters, can use his left hand so well. His trash talk has nothing to do with how good of a basketball player he was.
Is it confidence or objectivity? If your entire playing life you are by far the leading scorer, that is just a fact even if you're the most humble person ever.
@jasondashney nah bro. Without the trash talking, Larry would've been like Jock Landale. That's what makes him respected, he can back it up. It's confidence forsure. Also he was in college when he said that. Not much experience in life.
'80's NBA was some of the best entertainment you could imagine - something the3 current version has forgotten about. Larry and the Celtics taught everyone else how to trash talk.
Larry Bird is told by many players the biggest thrash talker of all times. The one reason for it was not the foul language (that in fact he did not use more than any other) but because he backed it up, over and over and over. Larry was a killer with a great pride and not last a brilliant sense of humor. He simply made guys look silly all his career.
EVERYTIME I WATCH #LARRYBIRD HIGHLIGHTS.. HE ALWAYS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE.. GOAT MOUNTAIN #LAKERSPH.. ONLY CELTICS JERSEY I'LL EVER WEAR IS NUMBER 33.. AND THATS FACTS..
Usually everyone knows GP, KG, MJ , Barkley, Reggie are best when it comes to trash talk, but they forget that one man wrote his masters degree in trash talk... Larry Legend. The art of trash talk seem to be less present in NBA today, it was a huge part of the game. So many great stories involve it.
The fans wanting to show up to watch these two play is definitely what save the NBA and of course the Sunday CBS doubleheader Celtics first game Lakers second game
Watched Bird and Magic since they came out of college. Nothing was greater than when the Celtics played the Lakers. They elevated the NBA to unheard of heights. What great fun to watch those two.
I don't play basketball, I don't watch basketball (I play and watch badminton), but I shed a tear at the end. Watching stories about Larry, Magic and MJ makes my day better no matter what. LOVE YOU GUYS!
“I didn’t mean to leave 2 seconds on the clock” coldest shit I ever heard
😂Bird.
One time, Larry was standing at the FT line, hit the first shot and the crowd died down for some reason...he then looked at a guy on the other team and said out loud, "Son, I'm the best f-ing shooter in the league!" Then he hit the 2nd one and the crowd went crazy! I'll never forget that!
@@lamontmelrose7640 That player was a rookie Reggie Miller.. If you hear Miller tell the story it's hilarious.
Bird-Magic was the greatest rivalry ever in the NBA. Their friendship and mutual respect just as powerful.
You MUST be kidding. Wilt/Russell was FAR more important and long-lasting.
Playing left handed for fun in a competitive game against the best competition is psychopath activity
Ain't that true.
I hope somebody would do that in today's NBA.
Ooooh real menace to the public: playing left-handed. Somebody lock him up to end the carnage!😂
@@animula6908And McHale told one of the other players: "Wait until he shoots right handed!"
Matthew-hd9dupsychopath is used to describe how good someone is at their craft idk if you trolling but the best to ever play this game cause themselves psychopaths
How about winning three point competition without taking off his warm úp jacket.
Hearing Magic talk at the end kind brough tears to my eye. That's the ultimate respect when your main rival and 1 of the greatest players ever can say that.
They had a competitive bond that's just different from anything I ever witnessed.. It wasn't a hug it out type thing, but almost an obsession for both of them. It wasn't until they shot a commercial together in Indiana at Birds house that they developed an actual friendship. From there it was an unbreakable respect..
That rivalry was the face of the NBA... iconic
And what a blessing Larry and Johnson were.
Two great great great players as well, although Magic isn't close to Bird in this topic.
Which is fine, if players like Magic or even Lebron do not have that many stories or trashtalking bouts it's ok. Different strokes, and a couple of key and great stories.
Larry Legend has the greatest stories ever and he's the greatest trashtalker ever. When one wants to hop in, he types Larry Bird stories.
Bird hugging him at the end was huge for the whole hiv/aids thing
@@jordantalbot3921 Bird had Magic's back in a huge manner, true respect and gratitude.
"Larry said he was going to score 40 on me but I held him to 39."
--Dominique Wilkins
That's crazy stuff😅😂
Sadly that’s actually I sold accompaniment lol
😂😂😂😂 nothing like the days of Bird Magic Ewing Wilkins etc etc etc
@@MikeyMike-df3fspeople will say that in 40 years about todays players
@@yerik6034who will? Do you hear the disdained tone when people speak about it. NBA players get their asses kicked today and trade jerseys with the guys that did that to them…. Not even close to worth mentioning. That’s why a kid like you ended up on this thread. Because no one gives a f*** about the greats of today. So here you are lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Larry wasn’t trash talking. He was just telling people what he was going to do.
talk trasahing equivicates intention. disrespectufl type of kind of trash talking : inspired by arrogance or intends to taunt the opponent. Birds style is not that
Yes indeed.
Yeah he good trash talker
But he’s an ass of a player
Bad player imo
'Off the glass into the trainer' is absolutely insane lol
Magic always makes me cry. Always. He loves Larry so much. Good friends. I love it.
I fought back tears at the end, the respect, and admiration from one great to another. Those are real men.
"i dont even want to play anymore" drops the ball. wtf, that's so gangster.
Imagine Luka doing that shit 😂
add an "intentionally" gave himself a turnover - that is gangster.
@@freetheplay3448i love Luka, but Larry Bird had a swagger that everyone saw. Luka is more subtle, Larry told you straight up
@@humanp4th Larry legend not to be messed with. I got him top 5 imo
Lol ur luka couldnt play any defense if his life depends on it.
We should all be thankful for Larry Bird and Magic, they literally saved the NBA
What about MJ??
@@agaja8497mj took it to another level and made it more global
@@jaysouthmusic8230 If it wasnt for magic there wouldnt be no MJ
@jacobjasiol that it true but we should credit all 3 of them together because without those 3 the nba wouldn't be what it was today
Then Lebron James and Kevin Durant, RUINED IT!!
MJ watching the 3 point contest at Chicago Stadium... Jordan loves Bird. Admired and looked up to both him and Magic.
“Hey rook I like you. You got balls, I’m still gon drop 30 on your head”
“He had about 38” 😂😂
Lmao thats cold
Larry inspired a generation to work hard, never quit, and thank your momma. Legend.
After watching this video, I can understand why he wasn't the fastest player. You got balls his size, you'd be slowed down too.
Damn!!!!
This post should have over a 1000 likes.. Perfect.
I really did... LOL!
Seriously underrated comment.
Haha.
Hearing and seeing the way Magic and Larry talk about each other and respect each other hits a special place in my heart. The country and the world need more Magic and Larry and what they have.
Man, that friendship and mutual admiration between Magic and Bird is real. Greatest rivalry and friendship in the history of NBA.
The last minutes... Magic talking to and about Bird... beautiful!
Lmao, "At the buzzer" at the 3pt contest is crazy.
Magic and Bird are among the greatest basketball players...they are legends!
Larry's the only dude i could suspect missed the first 3 pointers on purpose just to win the comp with the last shot.
"You said one day there old be another larry bird, there will never ever ever be another larry bird." 😢
Omfg these old legends have so much class and respect for one another. It’s awesome to witness.
Overly dramatic by me, but it reminds me of those vids Ive seen on here where US World War 2 vets, meeting with Japanese World War 2 vets, and are both crying with admiration at meeting one another all those years after trying to kill each other.
Larry Bird is one of the greatest players of all time. Trash talking for Larry Bird was psychological warfare against his opponents.
Not according to some
As a Laker fan, I have to admit that Larry Bird was an assassin. Other than Michael Jordan Larry Bird had a killer instinct like no other player I have ever seen
Facts.. This post should have over 1000 likes. Actually, Jordan has said many times when Bird was kicking his ass that he learned trash talking from Larry. True story.
I always compare MJ and Bird when it comes to killer instincts. They were definitely the two biggest killers in NBA history.
"Jordan made you look slow. Bird made you look stupid."
@@riffgroove tbf, there are definitely clips of Jordan making other players look really stupid.
As a boston fan, it was a pleasure to watch magic and bird.
It never gets old listening to Bird stories!
I remember watching Bird and Magic in the NCAA finals. I knew who Magic was,but never heard of Larry Bird. Watching the game and seeing what Bird was doing, I said to my friend this guy is good in college, but he’ll get eaten alive in the NBA. How wrong was I? Hearing the stories about his trash talking elevated the respect I have for him.
Get eaten in the nba by plumber? 💀
@@chuurimaram5879 Bless your little cotton hole ridden socks……New to basketball
@chuurimaram5879 Don't disrespect the legends. They paved the way for players today. This league is really soft compared to old school. They are far from plumbers.
I grew up in LA during the great showtime Lakers era. As a Laker fan I HATED LB. Now I got nothing but Love for that man that helped give us the greatest basketball era and Rivalry ever. What a great time to be alive
The story of bird and Johnson needs to be told, it needs to be a movie, it has emotion, greatness but most of all respect. The battle between equals, the respect and friendship between two giants of their field, that story deserves to be told
Larry Legend was the truth!!! He had no weaknesses on the court
As a Philadelphia 76ers fan, i hated Larry Bird... but I sure loved watching him play. Absolute competitor. Great guy too
Great job on providing context to the stories with pictures of the participants in trash talking incidents.
Missing 80's basketball. Great time
I want to give credit too this comments section.. Maybe the most respectful understanding of Bird's greatness I've ever read.. Literally not one negative comment. That's unheard of on social media. Well done, EVERYONE. Bird was a serious legend.
I never comment on RUclips but I totally agree with you. I believe he is my number 3 all time when it comes to wanting to win at all cost only behind the Goat MJ and the late great Kobe!!! But number one when it comes to Trash Talking. Dam I miss Magic Johnson and Bird and Kareem. Today's players couldn't hold a candle to these guys, I mean there to busy with load management 😂
@jameskirklow8139 I mean, cannot hold a candle!!👏🏾
There's nothing bad to say about Larry Bird that's why there will never be another.
Here's a Bird factoid that gets mentioned, but lost by younger generations. Bird never had a losing month when he was in the lineup. NOT ONE. 13yrs, 2ndly Bird did something that is almost impossible. Took a 29win team as a rookie, with zero additions and won 61 gms his rookie yr.. Yeah, 32gm improvement with just adding him. Dr. J always mentions this. He knew immediately Bird was going to be a problem. Oh, then won his first title in yr 2... Yeah, that's GOAT type shit. Bird was the truth. Before I get crap, I'm not saying he's the GOAT, but he's legit in the conversation of greatest players ever.
You said facts, to me Larry is 3rd best player ever, only 3 men were cold blooded basketball cut throats, and Larry Legend is one of them 👍
@@RealisticAndTrue He definitely is right there. Kids are just so uneducated nowadays.
@@Jbf-76 There is a lot of great players who tell stories about how much of a legend Larry was when he was at his best. 👍
@@RealisticAndTrue I have them all. 😭
Yeah they don't make em like that no more
That video montage was beautifully done. No one is a bigger Laker and Magic Johnson fan than me, but I will never see another player like Larry. He was a BEAST! Kids these days will never know what it is to run your smack and back it up.
That ending was touching. So glad I was a kid these years. Though it was tough to notice them being from Chicago 😃
Larry has and will forever be my favorite player. Hes the real goat in my eyes.
I love the way these guys can laugh about getting smoked by Larry.
It shows that they are true greats also.
Larry Bird is such a killer that in the HBO tv series about the Lakers, they cancelled the show after he won the championship.
Tbh his entire character made the show
😄
Man that love between Larry and Magic is really great to see. Two phenomenal competitors and even better friends that saved the NBA, together
And sure kareem..in my opinion one of the best players ever..top goat 3 of all time
To have such a high regard for larry speaks volumes
oh Lord. Basketball is such a lovely game.
Bringing us all together and learning lessons for life.
My husband has told me all about his trash talk n not backing down to no one. He watched em his whole career. It helped alot that he was from Indiana.
Started watching the NBA in magic and bird's rookie year. Bird is still the greatest small foward i have ever seen.
Bird will always be my favorite player, dude was ice cold and backed it up
That 60 point game against the Hawks was absolutely incredible! Bird could do no wrong that night! This guy was throwing 3 pointers with his left hand! They don't have games like that anymore....🤷 smh
Eh, what about Kobes 81 point game in 2006 against the Raptors. Or Lillards performance just this past year against the Rockets with 71 points, also Donovan Mitchells performance the same year, also 71 points. They do have games like this nowadays, no one pays attention to them though.
He only shot one three pointer
The level of difficulty on Larry's shots though, I mean come on lol.
Never seen anything like that game, before or since, and Ive been watching the NBA since 1983.
@rdizzy1 did those other players used only their left hands too to shoot those 3s? No? Then sit down and read the post again
@@rdizzy1 People do pay attention = Kobe's 81 is something that will never be forgotten = same and Clay's 38 in 1 quarter!!! Bird in his 60 point game even had a 3 pointer waved off because he was fouled. Bird was 22 of 36 from the field that night and 15 of 16 from the FT line!!! People that follow the NBA do remember!
Larry Bird was one cold ass player. If players were able to back up their trash talk for some of them (cough cough Dillion Brooks) the NBA would be a hella lot watchable. I was born in 96 so I never got to see Larry play personally but seeing all of these players talk about him, I admire how he played the game and what he did for it. People thought that he wasn’t all that great and he went out and proved them wrong and dominated in all facets of the game. That’s one cold player that’s for sure
Absolutely!
Great to see the youngins actually watching some old games to realise that there were greats no matter the era.
yesterday was my birthday born in 1959, i'm from Maine so naturally we liked the celts, i used to turn the sound down on the tv and listen to the game on the radio with the great johnny most, google him you'll get a kick out of bostons play by play guy. super biased! what a blast those days were!
You aren't wrong. Bird would mentally torture today's players. He was the most savage player you'd ever see. Relentlessly savage.
he was i9njured most of his carrer with ankle problem back problem but he is amazing
I grew up watching Bird and Magic and Bird was just mesmerizing to watch. I hate listening to young guys disrespecting his name. What he and Magic did for the game is truly unprecedented. Greats have come and gone but these two literally saved basketball. Magic might have won more championships, but to me Larry was the better player.
Agreed!
I wouldn’t care too much if people with no judgement don’t respect somebody. You look at some of the trash they deeply worship and see their opinions and tastes were visited on them by God for some dark sins they committed. So they can be sure to go to hell by their own will.
Bird was fearless. With a touch of humor and a touch of Greatness!
The Larry Bird/ Magic Johnson friendship may be the most heartwarming friendship in sports… it’s like when two animals that are supposed to hate each other become best friends.
Damn...it really is hard not let atleast one tear squeeze out--every time I see that excerpt from Magic's speech. I dont even understand why. I grew up in the legend of Bird. I was a toddler in his final years. But damn, if i don't have impressions of family, friends and relatives, talking about the ethos of Bird's career and defending any perceptions of the later part of his career that skill had diminished. I did not grow up in New England. The man was respected, like a true American Folk Hero.
To be an artist, thats respected as a sport's hero, I think is what hits w Bird. Theres a connection between see it, be it, become it, and leave it behind for others--in every highlight of Bird's game.
Its just purely the emobodiment, of that spirit, that through will and determination, you can cut a lasting path through a free but dangerous wilderness.
To hear someone w such undebatable skill and clout, one of the utmost personal determination and dedication and deligence, assess what that spirit is--- just something about grestnest defining greatness for the rest of us to reach for or understand or recognize in ourselves and others.
Really this moment isn't about the NBA. Thats just something the NBA was lucky enough to bottle. This moment, represents the Spirit of Basketball, the game. What that soul is and how it exist. How the concepts of a game, can and does have a soul. Bc of players like these two, that come together to play the game for the purity of others having something to enjoy.
Moments like this, are windows into something ao unfathomable that human beings can come together and do with the help and collaboration and even the healthy and equitable competion, of and with, one another.
There's just purity in Bird's game, and its one of the few philosophies on playing the game, that slap you in the face with what basketball trully is: a window into the soul.
Larry and that damn corner😂😂😂😂
Larry bird was gangsta with his shit.
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
Y'all saying Larry's slow, saying he can't jump and ain't no way he can be that good. Y'all need to stop that talk the man's demolishing the whole league😂😂
Facts!
"Idk why they got you guardin me homes" coming from larry bird is hilarious 😂😂😂 he was the real white chocolate
Magic and Larry became friends when filming the shoe commercial in French Lick. Larry invited Magic to the house for lunch which Larry's mom prepared. Larry's mom asked Larry if he told him. Larry said no, you tell him mom. Larry's mom then said to Magic... you're my favorite basketball player. Magic replied thank you momma Bird. That's when they became friends.
I never watched a full basketball game in my life, but even I know of Larry Bird and most of the legendary trash talking he did and he is by far my most favorite basketball player
Growing up a Laker fan and die hard Magic fan, I couldn't stand Bird. But now that I'm older, man oh man I love these videos on Bird 💯💯💯 much respect n love for what not only Magic did for the league. But Bird was right there with him. Side by side 💯💯💯
I missed the one where he's being guarded by only one oponent and Larry sais: "Mouse's in tha house" so silly, yet so funny!!
Kareem giving Bird props says all
chills at the end with magic's speech.
Larry's all-around game doesnt get the credit it deserves. Maybe the best passing forward, good rebounder, one of the best free throw shooters, can use his left hand so well. His trash talk has nothing to do with how good of a basketball player he was.
That's not completely true.. his trash talking actually gave him an additional competitive edge
"I knew the outcome of the game was gone depend on me" crazy confidence
Is it confidence or objectivity? If your entire playing life you are by far the leading scorer, that is just a fact even if you're the most humble person ever.
@jasondashney nah bro. Without the trash talking, Larry would've been like Jock Landale. That's what makes him respected, he can back it up. It's confidence forsure. Also he was in college when he said that. Not much experience in life.
Larry Bird was the most hilarious trash talker. 😂😂😂
I've watched a dozen of these - this one actually has footage I haven't seen. Subbed.
'80's NBA was some of the best entertainment you could imagine - something the3 current version has forgotten about.
Larry and the Celtics taught everyone else how to trash talk.
Bird was that man! Cold mf, no chill whatsoever.
Cold with no chill? ;P
Larry Bird was a MF !!!! He was as cold as a iceberg!!!!
This video was really well done !
Larry Bird is told by many players the biggest thrash talker of all times. The one reason for it was not the foul language (that in fact he did not use more than any other) but because he backed it up, over and over and over.
Larry was a killer with a great pride and not last a brilliant sense of humor. He simply made guys look silly all his career.
The Indiana St bit was awesome. "BIRD" "BIRD" BIRD"
great video. smooth flowin
GOAT status work. Never knew he talked trash. Love it
Lmao Bird was crazy.
"the outcome of the game was gonna depend on me" damn thats hard af.
He definitely deserves more consideration in the GOAT discussions....
Him and Magic are considered Goats of the 80s-90s
EVERYTIME I WATCH #LARRYBIRD HIGHLIGHTS.. HE ALWAYS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE.. GOAT MOUNTAIN #LAKERSPH.. ONLY CELTICS JERSEY I'LL EVER WEAR IS NUMBER 33.. AND THATS FACTS..
Nephews just don’t get how good Larry Bird was
Did he talk to you? He talked through me never addressed me 😂😂
@2:22 willingly giving up a turnover for mind games is some of the craziest shit I've ever heard 🤣🤣🤣
I shared this amazing video everywhere I could 💪🔋🥂💯🐐
"Now you did all that running for nothin'!" 😂😂😂💀😭🤣🤣
Usually everyone knows GP, KG, MJ , Barkley, Reggie are best when it comes to trash talk, but they forget that one man wrote his masters degree in trash talk... Larry Legend. The art of trash talk seem to be less present in NBA today, it was a huge part of the game. So many great stories involve it.
Incredibly well cut and put together. Thank you.
Great video. Wonderful editing.
Thank you! I appreciate it 🙏
Many more happy returns💝🥰
13:55 thats INSANE 💀💀💀
"You did all that running for nothing..." IM DEAD
I love it! 😂😂😂
4:38 the look on Michael's face is awesome 🤣!
The fans wanting to show up to watch these two play is definitely what save the NBA and of course the Sunday CBS doubleheader Celtics first game Lakers second game
I love sports and old stories.
You know he’s the best trash talker when there is 20 min worth of content
When I was in college, I bought stock in the Celtics for my dad for Father's Day. Had it for several years.
Watched Bird and Magic since they came out of college. Nothing was greater than when the Celtics played the Lakers. They elevated the NBA to unheard of heights. What great fun to watch those two.
Magic made a grown man cry😂
I don't play basketball, I don't watch basketball (I play and watch badminton), but I shed a tear at the end. Watching stories about Larry, Magic and MJ makes my day better no matter what. LOVE YOU GUYS!
3:40 I love the respect that Reggie treats Larry with. Character and class is what respect for your elders shows.
This was such a feel good video, i was smiling and laughing through out.
Bird Bringing Us Together….🤜🏼🤛🏾🇺🇸