In the game against the Pacers when his face hit the floor it fractured his right cheek. What a lot of people don't know is he spent the night before that game in the hospital in traction for his back and struggled to get dressed out for that game. When he went to the locker room his teammates thought that he was permanently finished.
Larry Bird did that shot from behind the backboard ...because somebody bet him he couldn't! After Bird made that shot ...he went over to the guy and put his hand out like OK give me the 5 bucks owe me! Lol.
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No. Bird could do everything Magic could do, and he was a far better shooter, rebounder, and team defender, and he was much tougher than Magic.@@Michael-ro8vc
When Larry walked back on the court after breaking his cheekbone with that fall, he was already at the end of his career with his debilitated spine and surgeries on both feet. Everyone thought that bad fall was it for him. He still came out with a broken face and won the playoff game against the Pacers without any pain meds or a break; he was mostly pissed off seeing Chuck Person make shots and obnoxiously celebrating as Larry watched the game from the locker room. They don't build players like him anymore.
The look on Bird's face when he crouches down by the bench with his warmup jersey on is priceless. He was ready to make somebody pay for that fractured cheek bone.
@@curtisduncanmusic7645 Yeah, that laser-focused look of determination is badass, especially with the crouch and all. That's some movie kinda shit. 11:42 When he's finally allowed back on the court too, like dayum, that man is _pissed._ I'd just get the fuck outta there. 😆
Yeah James Worthy said that lol and Pat Riley said if I'm picking a player to shoot to win the game I'm picking Jordan if I'm picking a player to shoot to save my life I'm picking Bird...those are very heavy statements. Absolutely love Larry Legend
@@ItsFlamoFTWYou should show your friend the Larry Bird *"Making the Case"* video.....Who's the Goat 🐐 of Basketball 🏀??? Here are the other videos that make suggestions to who is the greatest. Of course everyone is going to have their opinion/favorite. So that you don't have to track them down. All 8 of these videos are great and about 3 years old. *Lebron* has the most views and *Larry* is 2nd out of the list👇. I personally enjoyed Larry's the most. Not only is he in the conversation of who's the goat 🐐. He won Gold 🥇 *(with his NBA Rivals like Magic and MJ)* at the Olympics, became a Head Coach (Indiana Pacers), then went upstairs to the Head Office.... running everything!! Larry's *GENUINE friendship* with Magic Johnson was awesome to see 👀, on and off the court. Oh yeah, Larry also had *Rookie of the Year* as well 😎 *"Making the Case"* by Clayton Crowley Tim Duncan; Feb 2020, 495k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/1sRSpQ78Y3c/v-deo.html Larry Bird; Feb 2020, 632k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/Pxf4RzocHN8/v-deo.html Magic Johnson; March 2020, 304k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/sp3qAXOzY5k/v-deo.html Wilt Chamberlain; April 2020, 323k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/Ybm_ql373GM/v-deo.html Kareem Abdul-Jabar; May 2020, 429k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/ddVb8U4UhZ0/v-deo.html Bill Russell; June 2020, 252k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/WHT8x-AO290/v-deo.html Michael Jordan; July 2020, 428k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/vqq5d_4umFM/v-deo.html Lebron James; Sept 2020, 839k 👀's - ua-cam.com/video/gk2F3dKb1uQ/v-deo.html "
It’s a pleasure watching young people discover the greatness of Larry Bird. And it’s even better when you then share that excitement with a friend! Loved it!
Fun fact: The Garden was sold out for Bird's retirement and there wasn't a game that night. Let that sink in. There wasn't a game. The Garden was sold out just to say goodbye to Larry Legend. ❤
Oh yeah nobody wanted to miss that night ! They still couldn't believe that Larry Bird was gonna retire! He meant so much to everybody! There were so many people that were upset that they couldn't get inside. I mean it was wall to wall people!
It shouldn't be that surprising, Larry was a Boston hero and legend, and those fans over there were well-known to be nuts in a mostly positive way lol.
When Michael Jordan says you’re the greatest small forward of all time you’re the greatest small forward of all time. Watch the game when Pippen and Jordan double teamed Larry and see what happened 😂
People always try to compare Larry Bird to other players, fact is Larry was the best all around player, you can be the best at one thing, but when you are just great at all things, that`s what makes you the best.
I love seeing young people discover what us old-timers already know, Larry is the greatest all around player to ever play the game and deserving of the title Larry Legend.
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You two are very neat people. You can respect people for who they are. Thank you. I love Bird. I'll repeat a story an 8th grade team member from Larry's high school shared. He said, when Larry was a PE assistant he helped the 8th grade team understand the value of working hard on their game. Prior to their warmup, the coach had Larry (who was a senior) shoot baskets while jumping on a trampoline 35 feet away from the goal. For every basket he made, the team would get one less warmup lap around the gym. Larry made 7 out of 10 tries and they only had to do 3 laps.
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2:24 - One fun thing about that between the legs pass - it was through the legs of Joe Barry Carroll. After Bird's rookie year the Celtics had the number one overall pick in the draft. They traded it to Golden State for their pick (no. 3 overall) plus Robert Parish. Golden State drafted Joe Barry Carroll who ended up having a decent career (he made the all star team once) but nothing special. Meanwhile, with the 3rd pick the Celtics drafted Kevin McHale and the Celtics had their Hall of Fame front court of Bird, McHale and Parish - the greatest frontcourt trio in NBA history.
bird is the word, they wrote songs about the bird, lol. he took over the league from day 1. have you watched "the greatest alpha male rookie story ever told"? if not check it out.
The old adage about not poking a sleeping bear definitely applied to Bird. The year Larry played three quarters of the game against the Sonics was the year that the Celtics only lost one home game all season and it was to the Sonics. The playoff game against the Pacers when he broke his cheekbone was the deciding game of their playoff round. When the Pacers arrived at the Gardens, Chuck Person, whose nickname was the Rifleman, said to the press, "You tell them the Rifleman is here and he came to do some Bird hunting". Larry wasn't about to let that go.
@@cindyknudson2715 You are absolutely right, Cindy. I stand corrected. Late night and I was just thinking northwest and the Sonics were the first team to pop into my mind.
The game against the Pacers when he fell onto the court and broke his face, then came back, he was sitting in the locker listening to the game. He said, "I couldn't leave those guys out there all by themselves. So I had to go back in." That's funny to me because he's talking about the whole team or just him, and he thought "they were by themselves" and needed help. He was right, they did, but it's funny his mentality. Part of Jokic's game reminds me a lot of Bird. He has the same shot, and he passes all these crazy passes. One thing that's is unique to Jokic is his water polo pass. He used to play water polo and that's why he throws those long over the head full court passes the way he does. I expect Jokic to get at least one more league MVP, at least one more chip and finals MVP. Jordan played against Larry from '84 to '92. His record against Larry's Celtics was 11-23. They just couldn't quite handle the Celtics with Larry.
Where do you think Dirk Nowitzki got His Signature "move". Larry Bird was doing that every single game 40+ years ago. Dirk Nowitzki watch hundreds of Larry Bird Games and Saw how the "Fade Away" looks so easy and Deadly in Larry Bird's hands. And Dirk Nowitzki started to Perfect the Larry Bird "Fade Away",and the result for Dirk is what everybody knows. Without Larry Bird the "Fade Away" might not even existed today Larry Bird make it feel so easy to shoot from anywhere,at any distance on court and score, and for that and much, much more makes Larry Bird a Real Legend. Easily on the Top 5 of the Greatest Players of all Time. The "Blonde Jesus".
Watch -> Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage) Bird has more full court dimes than most people have regular assists...Your jaw will be on the ground and youll see why he's Larry Legend...passed like Magic, jumper like MJ, 3ptr like Curry, rebound like Ewing (avg 10rpg career)...
Correction: Larry isnt in that conversation *_among young people._* Its not your fault, youve not lived that long, you really only know your era and even the few youngsters who actually study the older stuff, alot of them cant really relate to it so, your era will inevitably be what you talk about. Thats what so great with UA-cam. Whn its not just reading stats and articles, but you can actually see it with your own eyes, you get it. Id say Larrys popularity and recognitiong has shot through the roof over the past couple of years. Well earned no doubt. Anyone over 40 who is being honest, and not just a butthurt fanboi of some other GOAT candidate, is mentioning Larry Bird in that conversation... you cant NOT if youre living in reality. Hell, every single HoF:er from the 70s, 80s and 90s *_ALWAYS_* bring Bird up. Everyone with a different opinion and viewpoint but the one thing they all agree on is that Larry, without a doubt, one of _the_ best players to ever set foot on the hardwood. Jordan, LeBron, Dominique, Magic, Kareem, Dr.J, Cooper, Worthy, Reggie Miller and ofcourse his team mates, Bill Walton, McHale, Parish and Ainge, Pat Riley, Gary Peyton, Byron Scott, the list goes on forever, these are just some of the absolute legendary names who has Larry in their top5 of all time. Lebron even put Larry in his top three when asked and he mentioned Bird before Jordan and Dr.J. That doesnt necessarily mean he ranks them in that order but what it does mean is that when asked who the three greatest ballers of all time were, he thought of Larry before he thought of Jordan and Julius. The first name that popped into his head when asked was *_Larry Bird._*
Larry was the third to get three MVPs in a row. Jokic should have been the fourth. We saw Joker play about two weeks ago. He's unreal. We call him Big 🐦. lol! Great, fun video reaction with your friend!
Watch the video about his ironic trash talk line. Some of the black players say he was black. He once said that he might be black on the inside and white on the outside. Great reaction, guys. All the best.
That pacers game, I believe was in 1988, if so, Larry had a busted back, double achillies injury that required surgery in both feet, that wasn't done yet, Broncial Pneumonia, then he dribbled his face off the floor resulting in a concussion, double vision and a fractured bones in the face. There is a interview that R. Miller who I didn't realize was on the Pacer at the time, turned towards a teammate when Larry came back and said "FUCK" Larry played wotha litteral handicap his last 5 years. Any ONE of those injuries would have benched a player today much less all of them at the same time.
MJ entered in 1984. Bird beat him on his last leg in 1991. At this time and even before, MJ had Pippen on his side already. Don't tell me Larry beat only a rookie MJ! Bird lost no game in the eastern finals, but i think the in total, Larry had a 17-11 wins in regular games. Most of the losses came in Birds later years, when he was a wreck already(not game wise). The Celtics told Larry, he can play like LeBron does today, you can sit out as many games you want, just play when you feel right, for 4.5 million. Bird said no, if i can't play or give 💯, i don't do it!!❤
While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. So during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Well we were wrong and he beat our league champion team and set our arena scoring record! He was the best! Peace from Northern Michigan.
Don't forget this: Larry Bird said that it was "disrespectful" to put a white guy on him to guard him. He was offended if there wasn't a "brother" sent to play defense on him. The deeper you dive on the Bird story, the more respect you will have for the man. Pat Riley said this about Bird: "If I get my pick of players to take the shot that wins the game, I'll take Michael Jordan. If I pick the one to take the shot to save my life, I'll take Larry Bird."
Yeah that time he fell my big brother told me later they said he fractured his cheek and had a probable concussion! I’ve played hockey most of my life and we’re a weird breed whenever I had a concussion and saw double the trainer would just give me a popper before my shift and tell me shoot at the net in the middle 😂
"If I had to pick someone to take the shot to win a game, I'd choose M. Jordan. I I had to pick some one to make a shot to save my life... i'd chose L. Bird..." P. Riley.
Jokic …is not the second Larry Bird…the summer Bird was drafted …playing a baseball game…he dislocated his forefinger on his shooting hand so bad it was bent at a 45 degree angle toward his thumb…and one….he lost his touch for the ball…and two…the doctors were never able to straighten it…and in ‘85..while helping his mother put in a driveway…his back gave out while shoveling gravel…and he was never the same..he retired 8 years later..he sat out 12 months after double Achilles surgery..and while playing 13 years…12 of those were as a all star..1980 Rookie of the Year..3 time champion..2 time Finals MVP..3 straight MVP..and only 2 other players did that…centers Bill Russel and Wilt Chamberlain…after retiring he coached Indianapolis to the playoffs and was voted Coach of the Year..after moving to the front office…he was named Executive of the Year…no other player in history can say that…
Larry gave a fck one time what the colour of someone's skin was. During a match against the Bulls he complained to the Bull's coach that they were being disrespectful towards him. The coach asked why and Larry told him that they were being disrespectful towards him by sending a white boy to guard him. 😁
Fyi guys, i heard you speak about mj vs Bird and Magic. Please understand. mj played the bad boys in the playoffs in, 88, 89, 90 and 91. The.Pistons won in 88, 89 and 90 winning nba titles in 89 and 90. mj never won a thing until Magic, Bird and Isaiah got old and there bodies broke down.
That second dude he dropped to the floor was none other than Dominique Wilkins. Nobody had nothing for Bird. He told you what, when and where while calling the play and delivered. Swept Michael Jordan TWICE in the playoffs. 0-6
A good comparison to Jokic is Bill Walton, the original passing center. With less injuries, of course. Bill was a great player, but broken half his career. Luka is a better comparison to Larry, though Larry is still better than Luka. That may change, but for now Luka has some growing to do.
I could go on and on about Larry Bird and why he's the GOAT 🐐 which he is, but I want to address Steph Curry. Everybody talks about his 3-point shooting but do you know what?...... He was 2 for 7 in the Three-Point contest that he entered. He lost five times and people are going to talk about him is the greatest 3-point shooter???!! I don't f****** think so. Larry Bird is not only the greatest 3-point shooter in contests going back to back-to-back but he is the greatest clutch 3-point shooter in the history of the game. No one can dispute that. 🔥🤘
guys I love the reaction, but MJ is the goat. he beat Magic for his first chip in 91. He took the crown from him in the olympics with the dream team. that said, magic and bird are in my top 5 with bron and a center tbd
In Jordans statistically best year, I believe it was 1988, He won MVP, Allstar MVP, DPOY, The Scoring Title and the Dunk Contest. Im pretty sure he won 6 titles that year so Im forgetting one. But I digress... That year he played Bird 4 times, he lost 1 - 3. It _was_ regular season mathes tho as they didnt face eachother in the playoffs. But still. This was PRIME Jordan and _with_ Scottie Pippen. He also beat EVERYONE else in his younger years, not for the title but he DID beat every other team in the playoffs. If the excuse is that Jordan was young and not fully developed yet, how did he beat everyone else? There were atleast 4 or 5 teams in the league that were as strong or at least very close to the Celtics. The Lakers were fakking MASSIVE, Badboy Pistons actually won the title once or twice in that era. The 76:ers had Dr.J and Moses Malone, Huston had Hakeem and Olajuwan. In 1986, against Larry no less, Jordan set the Playoff scoring record of 63 points. Its not that "young MJ wasnt as good", he was every bit as good... there was just a mean, green killing machine named Larry blocking his path. He started winning LITERALLY as soon as Bird retired. Occams Razor would suggest that Jordan not beeing as good in his early years wasnt the problem. Technically the season before Bird retired but the last year Larry could barely walk, not sure it counts. Larry was Jodans kryptonite and honestly, I think Larry made him nevous. Ofc, we will never know for sure cuz Jordan would never admit to that regardless if its true or not. What we _do_ know is that Jordan has admitted to learning a whole lot from Larry, especially mind games and trash talkiing, psychology in general. Now why would he do that if he didnt think it was effective? If Larrys psychological warfare had no effect on him he wouldnt have had an interest in studying it and incorperating it into his own play.
In 5 three point shooting contests…Steph Curry never won…the first 3 years of the contest…Bird won every one..the three point shot only started in 1980…Bird’s first year in the league…so that shot was never practiced in college…but he shot 40 % from 3…50% from the floor..and 90% free throws…2 years in a row…
Judging from who you guys thought of talking about passing you gotta check who magic go his moves from Pistol pete. You think Larry's passes are nice wait until you see his
When it comes to being the GOAT so many say lebron but this video is proof he's not and I'm not saying bird is but he above lebron for sure he came back on the court injured to help his team lebron left his at the end of a big game that right there disqualifies you from the conversation. Being the boat ain't just about numbers you gotta have that mamba mentality
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In the game against the Pacers when his face hit the floor it fractured his right cheek. What a lot of people don't know is he spent the night before that game in the hospital in traction for his back and struggled to get dressed out for that game. When he went to the locker room his teammates thought that he was permanently finished.
See if you can find the clip of the very 1st 3 point contest that Bird was in. Because he did more than 11 in a row!
Larry Bird did that shot from behind the backboard ...because somebody bet him he couldn't! After Bird made that shot ...he went over to the guy and put his hand out like OK give me the 5 bucks owe me! Lol.
You really should react to Larry Birds retirement.... Its a great video From beginning to end!
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Magic said it
“ There will never ever ever ever be another Larry Bird”
In my 50+ years of watching Basketball and playing. I have never seen an All-around player better than Bird.
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Except for Magic.
No. Bird could do everything Magic could do, and he was a far better shooter, rebounder, and team defender, and he was much tougher than Magic.@@Michael-ro8vc
To me Larry is the greatest small forward and the greatest all around player
Truth!
When Larry walked back on the court after breaking his cheekbone with that fall, he was already at the end of his career with his debilitated spine and surgeries on both feet. Everyone thought that bad fall was it for him. He still came out with a broken face and won the playoff game against the Pacers without any pain meds or a break; he was mostly pissed off seeing Chuck Person make shots and obnoxiously celebrating as Larry watched the game from the locker room. They don't build players like him anymore.
The look on Bird's face when he crouches down by the bench with his warmup jersey on is priceless. He was ready to make somebody pay for that fractured cheek bone.
@@curtisduncanmusic7645 Dude had Main Character energy.
Yeah, I remember watching that and thinking, "Well, that's the end of the line for Larry." That was an amazing performance.
He also snuck out against doctors orders
@@curtisduncanmusic7645 Yeah, that laser-focused look of determination is badass, especially with the crouch and all. That's some movie kinda shit.
11:42 When he's finally allowed back on the court too, like dayum, that man is _pissed._ I'd just get the fuck outta there. 😆
I read a quote:
“Jordan made you feel slow. Bird made you feel stupid.”
Yeah James Worthy said that lol and Pat Riley said if I'm picking a player to shoot to win the game I'm picking Jordan if I'm picking a player to shoot to save my life I'm picking Bird...those are very heavy statements. Absolutely love Larry Legend
Thank you for sharing Bird, he was one of a kind, never to be duplicated 😊
Anytime glad you enjoyed 💯
@@ItsFlamoFTWYou should show your friend the Larry Bird *"Making the Case"* video.....Who's the Goat 🐐 of Basketball 🏀??? Here are the other videos that make suggestions to who is the greatest. Of course everyone is going to have their opinion/favorite. So that you don't have to track them down.
All 8 of these videos are great and about 3 years old. *Lebron* has the most views and *Larry* is 2nd out of the list👇.
I personally enjoyed Larry's the most. Not only is he in the conversation of who's the goat 🐐. He won Gold 🥇 *(with his NBA Rivals like Magic and MJ)* at the Olympics, became a Head Coach (Indiana Pacers), then went upstairs to the Head Office.... running everything!! Larry's *GENUINE friendship* with Magic Johnson was awesome to see 👀, on and off the court. Oh yeah, Larry also had *Rookie of the Year* as well 😎
*"Making the Case"* by Clayton Crowley
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It’s a pleasure watching young people discover the greatness of Larry Bird. And it’s even better when you then share that excitement with a friend! Loved it!
Let your boy LISTEN to it instead of talking over it!!!!
Fun fact: The Garden was sold out for Bird's retirement and there wasn't a game that night. Let that sink in. There wasn't a game. The Garden was sold out just to say goodbye to Larry Legend. ❤
Oh yeah nobody wanted to miss that night ! They still couldn't believe that Larry Bird was gonna retire! He meant so much to everybody! There were so many people that were upset that they couldn't get inside. I mean it was wall to wall people!
It shouldn't be that surprising, Larry was a Boston hero and legend, and those fans over there were well-known to be nuts in a mostly positive way lol.
Wow that's the day the whole world said goodbye to larry bird
@@ItsFlamoFTW Until he and Magic co-captained the Dream Team for the '92 Olympics.
@@citypopradioFM Actually Bird retired after they came back from winning the Gold!
Thank you for opening more eyes to Larry’s greatness 👏
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
Larry Legend is the GOAT because he made both teams better.😊
And there were thousands of fans who watched it at home totally great night in Boston History ❤🎉😂
Some context; Larry was 6'9" and he played in converse, not sneakers.
When larry learned magic had aids he literally cried. That pass from behind his back was an ode to magic.
His court awareness was insanely good. Knew where the players were and would be by taking mental snapshots.
When Michael Jordan says you’re the greatest small forward of all time you’re the greatest small forward of all time. Watch the game when Pippen and Jordan double teamed Larry and see what happened 😂
Kobe Bryant said the same thing. Said it wasn't even close. On YT, btw.
Greatest passer of all time re edit video.
3:00 Yes indeed. Larry Legend broke ankles before MJ even started his GOAT career
The real GOAT
I love the respect you show for Larry Legend 😎
People always try to compare Larry Bird to other players, fact is Larry was the best all around player, you can be the best at one thing, but when you are just great at all things, that`s what makes you the best.
❤Fantastic reaction!!
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I love seeing young people discover what us old-timers already know, Larry is the greatest all around player to ever play the game and deserving of the title Larry Legend.
4:20. Larry Bird looked at Dominique Wilkins--hahaha!! Larry Bird "broke" Dominique Wilkins' ankles there--hahahha.
I have watched several video reactions from you, and I have enjoyed your commentary (even the point guard comment! Never gunna live that down 😆!) You have earned a sub!
Got to watch more together. Larry said he would love to play joker
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You two are very neat people. You can respect people for who they are. Thank you. I love Bird. I'll repeat a story an 8th grade team member from Larry's high school shared. He said, when Larry was a PE assistant he helped the 8th grade team understand the value of working hard on their game. Prior to their warmup, the coach had Larry (who was a senior) shoot baskets while jumping on a trampoline 35 feet away from the goal. For every basket he made, the team would get one less warmup lap around the gym. Larry made 7 out of 10 tries and they only had to do 3 laps.
Jokic or Luka + KD = Larry Bird
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Btw id love to see you react to some nhl hockey, i know for a fact you'd love it. Hockey and basketball knowledge is very transferrable, as someone who watched hockey for over 20 years but basketball only for the last 2-3 years or so i can tell you.
Probably the best video to get you started would be NHL greatest dangles (equivalent of dribbles or crossovers) by the Highlight Factory
He fractured his cheekbone with that fall....and came back in.
I really liked the duo commentary and Larry is my guy.
Larry was simply the most complete player that I have seen just legendary definitely a top five in his prime.
4:09. That's Dominique goin' down.
bird, magic, kobe, jordan, lebron. with curry, djokovic, and kareem tagging in.
unstoppable.
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2:24 - One fun thing about that between the legs pass - it was through the legs of Joe Barry Carroll. After Bird's rookie year the Celtics had the number one overall pick in the draft. They traded it to Golden State for their pick (no. 3 overall) plus Robert Parish. Golden State drafted Joe Barry Carroll who ended up having a decent career (he made the all star team once) but nothing special. Meanwhile, with the 3rd pick the Celtics drafted Kevin McHale and the Celtics had their Hall of Fame front court of Bird, McHale and Parish - the greatest frontcourt trio in NBA history.
Great show guys. Watched him through his whole career. My favorite player then. Still is. Magics second.
bird is the word, they wrote songs about the bird, lol. he took over the league from day 1. have you watched "the greatest alpha male rookie story ever told"? if not check it out.
The old adage about not poking a sleeping bear definitely applied to Bird. The year Larry played three quarters of the game against the Sonics was the year that the Celtics only lost one home game all season and it was to the Sonics. The playoff game against the Pacers when he broke his cheekbone was the deciding game of their playoff round. When the Pacers arrived at the Gardens, Chuck Person, whose nickname was the Rifleman, said to the press, "You tell them the Rifleman is here and he came to do some Bird hunting". Larry wasn't about to let that go.
(Not Sonics, it was the Trailblazers)
@@cindyknudson2715 You are absolutely right, Cindy. I stand corrected. Late night and I was just thinking northwest and the Sonics were the first team to pop into my mind.
The game against the Pacers when he fell onto the court and broke his face, then came back, he was sitting in the locker listening to the game. He said, "I couldn't leave those guys out there all by themselves. So I had to go back in." That's funny to me because he's talking about the whole team or just him, and he thought "they were by themselves" and needed help. He was right, they did, but it's funny his mentality.
Part of Jokic's game reminds me a lot of Bird. He has the same shot, and he passes all these crazy passes. One thing that's is unique to Jokic is his water polo pass. He used to play water polo and that's why he throws those long over the head full court passes the way he does.
I expect Jokic to get at least one more league MVP, at least one more chip and finals MVP.
Jordan played against Larry from '84 to '92. His record against Larry's Celtics was 11-23. They just couldn't quite handle the Celtics with Larry.
Where do you think Dirk Nowitzki got His Signature "move".
Larry Bird was doing that every single game 40+ years ago.
Dirk Nowitzki watch hundreds of Larry Bird Games and Saw how the "Fade Away" looks so easy and Deadly in Larry Bird's hands.
And Dirk Nowitzki started to Perfect the Larry Bird "Fade Away",and the result for Dirk is what everybody knows.
Without Larry Bird the "Fade Away" might not even existed today
Larry Bird make it feel so easy to shoot from anywhere,at any distance on court and score, and for that and much, much more makes Larry Bird a Real Legend.
Easily on the Top 5 of the Greatest Players of all Time.
The "Blonde Jesus".
You need to LISTEN to what the people in the video are saying about him. Pause the video while you are losing control.
Best small forward ever.
Watch -> Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)
Bird has more full court dimes than most people have regular assists...Your jaw will be on the ground and youll see why he's Larry Legend...passed like Magic, jumper like MJ, 3ptr like Curry, rebound like Ewing (avg 10rpg career)...
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Larry isnt in that conversation *_among young people._*
Its not your fault, youve not lived that long, you really only know your era and even the few youngsters who actually study the older stuff, alot of them cant really relate to it so, your era will inevitably be what you talk about.
Thats what so great with UA-cam.
Whn its not just reading stats and articles, but you can actually see it with your own eyes, you get it.
Id say Larrys popularity and recognitiong has shot through the roof over the past couple of years.
Well earned no doubt.
Anyone over 40 who is being honest, and not just a butthurt fanboi of some other GOAT candidate, is mentioning Larry Bird in that conversation... you cant NOT if youre living in reality.
Hell, every single HoF:er from the 70s, 80s and 90s *_ALWAYS_* bring Bird up.
Everyone with a different opinion and viewpoint but the one thing they all agree on is that Larry, without a doubt, one of _the_ best players to ever set foot on the hardwood.
Jordan, LeBron, Dominique, Magic, Kareem, Dr.J, Cooper, Worthy, Reggie Miller and ofcourse his team mates, Bill Walton, McHale, Parish and Ainge, Pat Riley, Gary Peyton, Byron Scott, the list goes on forever, these are just some of the absolute legendary names who has Larry in their top5 of all time.
Lebron even put Larry in his top three when asked and he mentioned Bird before Jordan and Dr.J.
That doesnt necessarily mean he ranks them in that order but what it does mean is that when asked who the three greatest ballers of all time were, he thought of Larry before he thought of Jordan and Julius.
The first name that popped into his head when asked was *_Larry Bird._*
Larry was the third to get three MVPs in a row. Jokic should have been the fourth. We saw Joker play about two weeks ago. He's unreal. We call him Big 🐦. lol!
Great, fun video reaction with your friend!
You guys miss the stories because you talked over them He broke his cheek in that game it wasn’t because of double vision
Bird made the game fun!
Never forget Larry played against the best of all time
Larry is just shy of 6' 10"
Watch the video about his ironic trash talk line. Some of the black players say he was black. He once said that he might be black on the inside and white on the outside. Great reaction, guys. All the best.
That pacers game, I believe was in 1988, if so, Larry had a busted back, double achillies injury that required surgery in both feet, that wasn't done yet, Broncial Pneumonia, then he dribbled his face off the floor resulting in a concussion, double vision and a fractured bones in the face. There is a interview that R. Miller who I didn't realize was on the Pacer at the time, turned towards a teammate when Larry came back and said "FUCK" Larry played wotha litteral handicap his last 5 years. Any ONE of those injuries would have benched a player today much less all of them at the same time.
Have fun guys
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MJ entered in 1984. Bird beat him on his last leg in 1991. At this time and even before, MJ had Pippen on his side already. Don't tell me Larry beat only a rookie MJ! Bird lost no game in the eastern finals, but i think the in total, Larry had a 17-11 wins in regular games. Most of the losses came in Birds later years, when he was a wreck already(not game wise). The Celtics told Larry, he can play like LeBron does today, you can sit out as many games you want, just play when you feel right, for 4.5 million. Bird said no, if i can't play or give 💯, i don't do it!!❤
I am a recent subscriber. Like your vipe. U understand Larry Bird at a level many miss. Yes do Pistol Pete and add Wilt Chamberlain.
There are only three players to ever when 3 MVP's in a row. Bill Russell Wilt Chamberlain and Larry Bird. He is also the founder of the 50 40 90 club.
While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. So during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Well we were wrong and he beat our league champion team and set our arena scoring record! He was the best! Peace from Northern Michigan.
Don't forget this: Larry Bird said that it was "disrespectful" to put a white guy on him to guard him. He was offended if there wasn't a "brother" sent to play defense on him. The deeper you dive on the Bird story, the more respect you will have for the man. Pat Riley said this about Bird: "If I get my pick of players to take the shot that wins the game, I'll take Michael Jordan. If I pick the one to take the shot to save my life, I'll take Larry Bird."
Bird is a mix of young Carmelo’s scoring and Magic’s passing ability
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Yeah that time he fell my big brother told me later they said he fractured his cheek and had a probable concussion! I’ve played hockey most of my life and we’re a weird breed whenever I had a concussion and saw double the trainer would just give me a popper before my shift and tell me shoot at the net in the middle 😂
If Joker hustled he’d be Bird.
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Larry would go to bars and have a few beers and get in fights.
"If I had to pick someone to take the shot to win a game, I'd choose M. Jordan. I I had to pick some one to make a shot to save my life... i'd chose L. Bird..." P. Riley.
Larry is a cross between Jokic and Luka.
Who could all that Bird could do?
He made like 23 in a row the first or second 3 pt contest, he won the first three 3 pt contests. Larry is just shy of 6'10", how tall is Jokic?
Jokic …is not the second Larry Bird…the summer Bird was drafted …playing a baseball game…he dislocated his forefinger on his shooting hand so bad it was bent at a 45 degree angle toward his thumb…and one….he lost his touch for the ball…and two…the doctors were never able to straighten it…and in ‘85..while helping his mother put in a driveway…his back gave out while shoveling gravel…and he was never the same..he retired 8 years later..he sat out 12 months after double Achilles surgery..and while playing 13 years…12 of those were as a all star..1980 Rookie of the Year..3 time champion..2 time Finals MVP..3 straight MVP..and only 2 other players did that…centers Bill Russel and Wilt Chamberlain…after retiring he coached Indianapolis to the playoffs and was voted Coach of the Year..after moving to the front office…he was named Executive of the Year…no other player in history can say that…
Actually this period of time was a time of very low racial tension.
A time I wish we could return to today.
Larry gave a fck one time what the colour of someone's skin was. During a match against the Bulls he complained to the Bull's coach that they were being disrespectful towards him. The coach asked why and Larry told him that they were being disrespectful towards him by sending a white boy to guard him. 😁
Luka is probably the closest to a modern day Larry Legend
james worthy said he'd rather guard jordan than bird because to guard bird, you had to get in his head. and that was impossible.
Fyi guys, i heard you speak about mj vs Bird and Magic. Please understand. mj played the bad boys in the playoffs in, 88, 89, 90 and 91. The.Pistons won in 88, 89 and 90 winning nba titles in 89 and 90. mj never won a thing until Magic, Bird and Isaiah got old and there bodies broke down.
bird hit ten in a row in the 1st three point contest, its on a video
Ask @KinggKevv to react with you to the MJ Mixtape.
The best passer was Jason Williams (White Chocolate)
That second dude he dropped to the floor was none other than Dominique Wilkins. Nobody had nothing for Bird. He told you what, when and where while calling the play and delivered. Swept Michael Jordan TWICE in the playoffs. 0-6
Larry won 3 in a row and was the 3rd player to do
A good comparison to Jokic is Bill Walton, the original passing center. With less injuries, of course. Bill was a great player, but broken half his career. Luka is a better comparison to Larry, though Larry is still better than Luka. That may change, but for now Luka has some growing to do.
I could go on and on about Larry Bird and why he's the GOAT 🐐 which he is, but I want to address Steph Curry. Everybody talks about his 3-point shooting but do you know what?...... He was 2 for 7 in the Three-Point contest that he entered. He lost five times and people are going to talk about him is the greatest 3-point shooter???!!
I don't f****** think so.
Larry Bird is not only the greatest 3-point shooter in contests going back to back-to-back but he is the greatest clutch 3-point shooter in the history of the game.
No one can dispute that. 🔥🤘
You know basketball is soft when Europeans are dominating.
guys I love the reaction, but MJ is the goat. he beat Magic for his first chip in 91. He took the crown from him in the olympics with the dream team.
that said, magic and bird are in my top 5 with bron and a center tbd
Almost 40 sec before the video started. Too much!
In Jordans statistically best year, I believe it was 1988, He won MVP, Allstar MVP, DPOY, The Scoring Title and the Dunk Contest.
Im pretty sure he won 6 titles that year so Im forgetting one.
But I digress...
That year he played Bird 4 times, he lost 1 - 3.
It _was_ regular season mathes tho as they didnt face eachother in the playoffs.
But still.
This was PRIME Jordan and _with_ Scottie Pippen.
He also beat EVERYONE else in his younger years, not for the title but he DID beat every other team in the playoffs.
If the excuse is that Jordan was young and not fully developed yet, how did he beat everyone else?
There were atleast 4 or 5 teams in the league that were as strong or at least very close to the Celtics.
The Lakers were fakking MASSIVE, Badboy Pistons actually won the title once or twice in that era.
The 76:ers had Dr.J and Moses Malone, Huston had Hakeem and Olajuwan.
In 1986, against Larry no less, Jordan set the Playoff scoring record of 63 points.
Its not that "young MJ wasnt as good", he was every bit as good... there was just a mean, green killing machine named Larry blocking his path.
He started winning LITERALLY as soon as Bird retired.
Occams Razor would suggest that Jordan not beeing as good in his early years wasnt the problem.
Technically the season before Bird retired but the last year Larry could barely walk, not sure it counts.
Larry was Jodans kryptonite and honestly, I think Larry made him nevous.
Ofc, we will never know for sure cuz Jordan would never admit to that regardless if its true or not.
What we _do_ know is that Jordan has admitted to learning a whole lot from Larry, especially mind games and trash talkiing, psychology in general.
Now why would he do that if he didnt think it was effective?
If Larrys psychological warfare had no effect on him he wouldnt have had an interest in studying it and incorperating it into his own play.
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In 5 three point shooting contests…Steph Curry never won…the first 3 years of the contest…Bird won every one..the three point shot only started in 1980…Bird’s first year in the league…so that shot was never practiced in college…but he shot 40 % from 3…50% from the floor..and 90% free throws…2 years in a row…
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Judging from who you guys thought of talking about passing you gotta check who magic go his moves from Pistol pete. You think Larry's passes are nice wait until you see his
MJ is the GOAT, barely. If Bird makes that 3 in Game 5 against the Lakers....Bird basically showed MJ what it was gonna take. Magic as well.
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Show your friend the trash talk video. The shorter video is better than the disorganized longer video.
Larry was equal parts of Joker, Luka, Dirk and Nash only Larry was better….. The muscle between his ears was phenomenal
When it comes to being the GOAT so many say lebron but this video is proof he's not and I'm not saying bird is but he above lebron for sure he came back on the court injured to help his team lebron left his at the end of a big game that right there disqualifies you from the conversation. Being the boat ain't just about numbers you gotta have that mamba mentality
He beat Magic once in the Finals & Magic beat him twice! So how is that struggling?