Really enjoying your Bird reactions, & the respect you have for my favorite player of all time! Would like to see you react to his 50 amazing assists, NBA players explain how Larry Bird was the biggest trash talker, a lot more informative than this one, and my all time favorite, A courtship of rivals, with Magic Johnson & Larry Bird......it is a long video, so I notice many reactors, do it in 3 or 4 parts Thanks! 😊
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@@StaxReacts Bird was more disrespectful than that...when he said "Fly bird" as Daugherty was going by... Bird hit him on the butt with the ball before he made the shot!! 🤣😂🤣
Best sports documentary I've ever seen. The Magic bits are great but when you see Larry's story, his home life and upbringing and especially when they get into his dad, you can't not love and be inspired by the dude. I say this as a Showtime Lakers fan, Magic being my hero when I was young. But Larry is just in this whole other category.
Bird was a stone cold killer on the court. He and Jordan are the two best I've ever seen in 40 years of watching basketball. Watched him torture the Hawks many times. Saw him hit a pull-up, left handed 3 in a charity all-star game once. That was nuts lol. "Making the case: Larry Bird" is a pretty good video to get a full grasp on just how great he really was.
They were tied in 1992, but Magic came back 4 yrs after retirement and played about 35 games with Lakers, winning 22 or so. That's about 10 games over .500 and the difference between Magic's and Larry's career winning pct was right around 10 wins when magic retired after that abbreviated 1996 season. Magic picked up about 1/2% that year. I think their percentages are 73.9 for magic and 73.5 for Larry. I just found an old screenshot i had saved... Boston was 660-237 with Larry playing. The Lakers were 670-236 with Magic playing, so that's 11 wins. These are all regular season numbers. The big difference is that Larry and the celtics did it in a division with Philadelphia winning 58+ games in Larry's first 5 seasons and even with that competition, Boston won the division in 4 of those yrs, including the season that Boston and Philly each won 62. It's a shame that magic went back in 1996, only because If he didn't, they'd have identical win percentages and would have entered the hall of fame together
Now you need to react to a courtship of rivals documentary about how larry and magic saved the nba and passed the mantle onto jordan. Most people split it into 4 parts but its a must see for any nba fans as without these two there probaly wouldnt have been an nba. So that would have meant no kobe shaq curry lebron or any other great to come afterwards. Maybe even jordan as his rookie year was not until 1984. Top reaction again and you still have only scrtached the surface. Larry had tough rivalries with dr j magic jordan and laimbeer.
From 85 - he retired, Larry played with a broken back that would lose its structural stability. It would lock up in abnormal positions. He would have to get adjustments just to be able to play. Sometimes going straight to the hospital after a game. To spend the night in traction. That's just one of the injuries that he played with. One game he came back from getting his cheek fractured & a concussion. He also came back to a game. After getting injured with a fractured eye orbiter. Which he had double vision the rest of the night. Won that game too. Guessing which of the two baskets he was seeing. Was the real one. He didn't even use any pain meds, shots, etc. for any of his injuries. Yet he was still able to dominate and put up stats. He led the league in 3 pointers twice 85,86. FIRST 50 40 90 club member, first 3pt contest winner in 86 then 87, 88. MVP 84 , 85, 86.. 2 Finals MVPs, 12 All star, 10 all NBA Teams, 3x All Defense selection. All in 13 years. It took Bird just two seasons to get his first ring. Larry turned the Celtics around his first season. From a 29 - 53 season to 61 - 21 season. His full court passes are my favorite. Under, over,right or left handed.....poetry in motion. You should check out his passing highlights video. The RE-EDIT version. There's like 5 min of his full court passes. #birdgang 💚🐐🍀
Your comment about some players wanting to be friends on the court reminded me of the Larry and Magic interview on the David Letterman show because Larry says that Magic was always the nice guy and he really just wanted that edge to play hard. It is really worth a watch and I'm sure all the old Larry and Magic fans would love to see you react to those videos. The video is: "Fan Request: Magic Johnson & Larry Bird | Letterman" It's on Letterman's channel.
I never got to see Larry Bird play, since he retired a year or two before I started watching basketball on TV. It's things like this, hearing about the stuff he could do on the court, that make me wish I was just a little bit older so that I could've watched him in his prime. (I had to settle for that old Jordan Vs Bird computer game instead.)
If you wanna see just how dominant this man was, I highly recommend a video titled "Larry Bird Was LEGENDARY During His Prime! 1985-86 Highlights | GOAT SZN". If passing is more your thing, a video titled "Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)" is full of beautiful dimes.
I watched him play live and what fans never noticed was him talking any trash. I had no idea how he was talking to the other team and players. Didn't have any Mic on the court and the TVS never heard anything unless the reporter was telling us. Only visible on a few occasions. When they were really jawing at each other. But Larry Bird Practiced all day for Years and could shoot from anywhere on the court. Watch Larry Bird Welcoming Rookies to the NBA was Brutal and Larry Bird most iconic plus Larry Bird and Magic Johnson on the David Letterman Show That's Hilarious and you can see the Humor of Larry Bird and getting everyone to laugh. And Magic Johnson admitted that Larry Bird was better than him. Must Watch Funny Show.
Larry and Magic were best friends. Larry tells in one film that Magic called him and informed him about his HIV. Larry said he had a game to play that night. But he felt like not ever wanting to play again. But when they competed against each other, they brought out the best in one another.
What was left out by Brad Daugherty is when Larry said "Fly Bird" he hit him on the ass with the ball on his way by, before he shot. Larry is my GOAT, below is a repost that highlights why: as for what to watch, Check out the " Courtship of Rivals ", then the "DreamTeam, then the times Larry Bird was hurt and didn't quit". that last one, does not even touch on Larry's injuries. Between 1980-1989, Larry Bird Received 67 Percent Of MVP Votes. He never finished MVP race lower than 4th place. He was in the race in his rookie season and 3-received 66.97 % possible votes. MVP voting 1980 Larry 's rookie year 1979-80 - 15 Points (MVP Race Finish: 4th) Season Statistics: 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG 1980-81: 423 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 21.2 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG 1981-82: 406 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 22.9 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG 1982-83: 364 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 23.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG 1983-84: 652 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st) Season Statistics: 24.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG 1984-85: 763 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 28.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG 1985-86: 765 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 25.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 6.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG 1986-87: 271 Points (MVP Race Finish: 3rd)Season Statistics: 28.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG 1987-88: 527 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd)Season Statistics: 29.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG 1988-89: (MVP Race Finish: N/A) Season Statistics: 19.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG 1989-90: 5 Points (MVP Race Finish: 10th) Season Statistics: 24.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG 1990-91: 25 Points (MVP Race Finish: 9th)Season Statistics: 19.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG 1991-92: 3 Points (MVP Race Finish: 14th)Season Statistics: 20.2 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 6.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG 1987-1989 only played 6 games with double achillies tendon surgery, and broke his back, In addition to a bad elbow, shattered knuckles on his dominate hand and half a dozen injuries that aren't as well known, "Larry body betrayed him" is what is repeated, what isn't as well known is just how busted up Larry was. Most of Larry's rivals knew he had some injuries, but they had no idea HOW BADLY until they shared a locker room on the Dream Team, they are all, "Damn" and every one of those HALL OF FAME players have Larry in their personal top 5, That says a awful lot. LARRY LEGEND TIMELINE to look at the career of NBA’s greatest small forward: 1974 - Larry played high school basketball at Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana. 1975 - Enrolls at Indiana University to play for coach Bobby Knight but quits school after a few weeks and works as a garbage man. 1976 - Enrolls at Indiana State, sitting out the season as a transfer student. 1978 - ISU goes 23-9 and Bird named to All-America first team. Selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics. 1979 - Bird wins AP player of the year, first-team All-America and led his team to NCAA Championship game. 1980 - Bird named NBA rookie of the year. 1981 - The Celtics wins the NBA championship. 1982 - The Celtics improves his record 63-19, lost Philly in East Finals. 1984 - Bird is MVP and the Finals MVP 1985 - Bird is the MVP again despite nagging elbow injury, leads his team to the NBA Finals. 1986 - Bird is the MVP again, three years in a row, Finals MVP and ’86 Celtics are the arguably the best team ever. 1987 - Celtics advanced to the Finals again but injuries set a blockade to win over Lakers. 1988 - Celtics fails to advance to the finals, losing Pistons in a 6 game series. 1989 & 1990 - Bird plays the first 6 games before deciding to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in both heels. 1991 - Celtics ended season 56-23 and injured Bird shows some of the flashes of vintage himself. 1992 - Bird misses 37 games, most of them are the second half of the season, play for the Dream Team in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and retires from the game of basketball.
9:48 my favorite description was by Cedric Maxwell, I forget what interview at the moment (I think one of them about the Dr. J/Bird fight): "This was grown-ass man basketball."
Hey Stax, 5:14 the Brad Dourghty story is even cooler. One NBA player said it was the last few seconds of the game and Bird hit Brad on the butt with the ball, said, "fly bird", shot the shot, bucket 3, 2, 1.
It's sad today that you cant talk shit to other players... because, as offensive as it may sound, it added fun to the game, and even if the players were rivals, it was kinda of a joke... I remember Mutombo used to block people and wave his finger at them like saying "no no no"... and then they turned that into a technical... took the fun out of the game
When Magic was diagnosed with HIV, Larry was the first to call him. They developed a fierce rivalry and a deep friendship over the years. Magic just wanted everyone to love him. Larry preferred nobody like him. lol
If you haven't watch Magic Johnson's mixtape I suggest watching that. After that you need to watch the documentary made about the two (2) of them. The name of the documentary is Magic vs Bird: A Courtship of Rivals.
Because of the "For Profit Prison System " trying to use me... while I'm wrongfully imprisoned in Riverhead Suffolk County NY, (which is a maximum security) because how do they try and get an intelligent white 46 year old who reported that crime of insurance fraud to take a plea agreement. BTW I grew up on both the hardwood and blacktop in NYC and taught the sport of tennis for a living for 20 years. The brothers were calling me Larry Bird, that's how I get respect while taking care of my freedom fighting. i play ball with the brothers.
Bird had that hockey player mentality as far as being tough lol .. come to think of it so did a lot of the nba in those days . Skill today is plainly much higher in the game as a whole and the stats from today are undoubtedly more advanced athletes. Indeed the league as a whole is more talented now than it ever was .. but god give me the golden age 80s and 90s nba every time . To me anyway the game was better .
if you havent done it, watch "Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)" ...Bird had more full court dimes than most players have had regular assists...!!!
80's - 90's basketball was the best era. It was men playing basketball. It was physical, exciting and just a blast. lebron would not survive 20 years if he was getting beat on every game like it used to be.
Yo- ask your uncles bout Julius Irving, 'Dr. J' (mid 80s?), 1st NBA player w/a signature shoe, put NBA on prime time, AND grabbed Bird by his neck for talking sht.. Barkley, Shaq's, everybody's idol.
Like Magic said their will never ever be another Larry Bird.Like you said just playing hurt is incredible having a bad back and running up and down the court is crazy.
This video is mediocre if your trying watch videos about Larry Bird. Please watch the Prime Larry Bird UA-cam channel. They have about 8 very entertain g videos about Larry Legend. Please watch
They dont make them like this anymore. Sure there are great players now but this kool-aid bb they couldnt hang with larry dg magic dr j And to many to name. I cant watch it anymore watered sugar down kool-aid
Really enjoying your Bird reactions, & the respect you have for my favorite player of all time! Would like to see you react to his 50 amazing assists, NBA players explain how Larry Bird was the biggest trash talker, a lot more informative than this one, and my all time favorite, A courtship of rivals, with Magic Johnson & Larry Bird......it is a long video, so I notice many reactors, do it in 3 or 4 parts Thanks! 😊
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@@StaxReacts Bird was more disrespectful than that...when he said "Fly bird" as Daugherty was going by... Bird hit him on the butt with the ball before he made the shot!! 🤣😂🤣
I was at that 63pt game. I was only 10, so I had no idea what I was witnessing. 😊
Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals. A MUST watch for any NBA fan.
Coming next I promise
Best sports documentary I've ever seen. The Magic bits are great but when you see Larry's story, his home life and upbringing and especially when they get into his dad, you can't not love and be inspired by the dude. I say this as a Showtime Lakers fan, Magic being my hero when I was young. But Larry is just in this whole other category.
Yo!! Beastie Boys this morn and Larry Bird in afternoon! Hell ya lets gooooo😅
Ayeeeeeee let’s gooooo🙏🏽🔥🔥
He’s in my top three. I watch him scorch the nba live and can tell you the impact was far above his points. I wish he stayed healthy
He’s in my top 3 as well just from watching these videos
@@StaxReacts he is the greatest ALL rounded player 2 EVER live'
Agree. I always say if he could have had a longer career. Everyone would have him in the top 3. Most likely top 2 between him and Jordan.
No it go’s Jordan number 1 lebron number 2 Kareem 3
Always my GOAT Larry BIRD ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
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Bird was a stone cold killer on the court. He and Jordan are the two best I've ever seen in 40 years of watching basketball. Watched him torture the Hawks many times. Saw him hit a pull-up, left handed 3 in a charity all-star game once. That was nuts lol. "Making the case: Larry Bird" is a pretty good video to get a full grasp on just how great he really was.
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This was when basketball was Great! Great react! Nice to see younger people giving respect to Larry Legend!
Thank you so much 😊
LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️
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it's not a proper Bird video until @irishgrl has come through! You're official now, @StaxReacts lol 😄🙌🏼💯 #BirdGang33 🕊🏀🍀🐐
If his career was 3 or 4 years longer he'd be talked about much more. Always happy to see a younger person appreciating him. Thanks.
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He has the second highest win percentage of any player in nba history he is half a point behind magic
That’s insane mannn
They were tied in 1992, but Magic came back 4 yrs after retirement and played about 35 games with Lakers, winning 22 or so. That's about 10 games over .500 and the difference between Magic's and Larry's career winning pct was right around 10 wins when magic retired after that abbreviated 1996 season.
Magic picked up about 1/2% that year. I think their percentages are 73.9 for magic and 73.5 for Larry.
I just found an old screenshot i had saved...
Boston was 660-237 with Larry playing. The Lakers were 670-236 with Magic playing, so that's 11 wins. These are all regular season numbers.
The big difference is that Larry and the celtics did it in a division with Philadelphia winning 58+ games in Larry's first 5 seasons and even with that competition, Boston won the division in 4 of those yrs, including the season that Boston and Philly each won 62.
It's a shame that magic went back in 1996, only because If he didn't, they'd have identical win percentages and would have entered the hall of fame together
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COURTSHIP OF RIVALS! Best documentary of all time. Trust me on that
I’ll drop it this week promise
@@StaxReacts can't wait! Thanks, man.....
Bird and magic documentary
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Bird and Magic A Courtship of Rivals. Its long, but its a history of the NBA from those two to Jordan. You will enjoy it.
I’ll watch it very soon
Now you need to react to a courtship of rivals documentary about how larry and magic saved the nba and passed the mantle onto jordan. Most people split it into 4 parts but its a must see for any nba fans as without these two there probaly wouldnt have been an nba. So that would have meant no kobe shaq curry lebron or any other great to come afterwards. Maybe even jordan as his rookie year was not until 1984.
Top reaction again and you still have only scrtached the surface. Larry had tough rivalries with dr j magic jordan and laimbeer.
I’ll check it out for sure, thank you for supporting 🙏🏽‼️🔥
@@StaxReacts Yes, watch Courtship of Rivals
❤😂🎉Larry Legend 🎉😂❤
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Bird at the buzzer! My favorite words back then 😂
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MJ *never* beat Larry in the Playoffs. Jordan was *0 in 6* against Larry. MJ even got 63 points in one of those playoff games.
Larry 🐐
And Larry hit the game winner that same game MJ scored 63
Scarry Larry! LOL, I loved your reaction. Bird's so nice.
🔥🔥thank you so much he’s a beast
Bird grew up poor with like 10 kids in his family. He had a lot of brothers to fight in his family. He wasn’t afraid to mix it up 😂
Hahahaaa I could definitely tell
Lots of great videos out there but you won't regret watching A Courtship of Rivals about Magic and Bird. Thank you for your reaction.
I’m brining it for sure, thank you for requesting
Larry Legend was like a great white shark who smelled blood in the water at all times- even in practice! savage..
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Scary Larry! You just coined a new one.
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Imagine how hard Larry had it coming up as a minority and dominant against a black league!?
Just crazy to me, he has my respect honestly
From 85 - he retired, Larry played with a broken back that would lose its structural stability. It would lock up in abnormal positions. He would have to get adjustments just to be able to play. Sometimes going straight to the hospital after a game. To spend the night in traction. That's just one of the injuries that he played with. One game he came back from getting his cheek fractured & a concussion. He also came back to a game. After getting injured with a fractured eye orbiter. Which he had double vision the rest of the night. Won that game too. Guessing which of the two baskets he was seeing. Was the real one. He didn't even use any pain meds, shots, etc. for any of his injuries. Yet he was still able to dominate and put up stats. He led the league in 3 pointers twice 85,86. FIRST 50 40 90 club member, first 3pt contest winner in 86 then 87, 88. MVP 84 , 85, 86.. 2 Finals MVPs, 12 All star, 10 all NBA Teams, 3x All Defense selection. All in 13 years. It took Bird just two seasons to get his first ring. Larry turned the Celtics around his first season. From a 29 - 53 season to 61 - 21 season. His full court passes are my favorite. Under, over,right or left handed.....poetry in motion. You should check out his passing highlights video. The RE-EDIT version. There's like 5 min of his full court passes.
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I know you know this already, but Larry never played an NBA game when he wasn't hurt.
The video "Making The Case for Larry Bird"... you'll really like that one.
I’ll check it out for sure
Larry LEGEND!
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“Jordan made you look slow, Larry made you look stupid”
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Your comment about some players wanting to be friends on the court reminded me of the Larry and Magic interview on the David Letterman show because Larry says that Magic was always the nice guy and he really just wanted that edge to play hard. It is really worth a watch and I'm sure all the old Larry and Magic fans would love to see you react to those videos.
The video is: "Fan Request: Magic Johnson & Larry Bird | Letterman"
It's on Letterman's channel.
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I never got to see Larry Bird play, since he retired a year or two before I started watching basketball on TV. It's things like this, hearing about the stuff he could do on the court, that make me wish I was just a little bit older so that I could've watched him in his prime. (I had to settle for that old Jordan Vs Bird computer game instead.)
Stay I really enjoyed your reaction keep them coming ty !!!
Thank you so much 😊
If you wanna see just how dominant this man was, I highly recommend a video titled "Larry Bird Was LEGENDARY During His Prime! 1985-86 Highlights | GOAT SZN". If passing is more your thing, a video titled "Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)" is full of beautiful dimes.
I’ll check out both; thank you so much
1984 NBA Championship Game 7.😁
I’ll check it out
Check out Bird and Magic a courtship of rivals.
It’s coming soon
Larry said in his book that he liked to practice in the summer by himself. He could concentrate better. He played basketball on all levels.
That’s amazing
To this day, the most watched NCAA men’s final is Bird’s Indiana State vs Magic’s Michigan State.. in 1979.. 45 years undefeated.. that’s bananas!
I need to check it out
Making the Case: Larry Bird is a good video to check out
I will for sure 🙏🏽
Larry Legend is the G.O.A.T of trash talkers 😅
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He is in my top three. Amazing player. I have Bird, Jordan, Magic.
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I watched him play live and what fans never noticed was him talking any trash. I had no idea how he was talking to the other team and players. Didn't have any Mic on the court and the TVS never heard anything unless the reporter was telling us. Only visible on a few occasions. When they were really jawing at each other. But Larry Bird Practiced all day for Years and could shoot from anywhere on the court. Watch Larry Bird Welcoming Rookies to the NBA was Brutal and Larry Bird most iconic plus Larry Bird and Magic Johnson on the David Letterman Show That's Hilarious and you can see the Humor of Larry Bird and getting everyone to laugh. And Magic Johnson admitted that Larry Bird was better than him. Must Watch Funny Show.
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What a nice reaction! You noticed everything what made him unique. Subbed with pleasure! " Making the Case Larry Bird " would be nice to react.
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Magic and Bird:
"A Courtship of Rivals"
ua-cam.com/video/axbIoHqFaa8/v-deo.htmlsi=uYm-aNAU9mFXiE4p
Most do this in 3-4 parts.
It's their story.
Coming soon my guy
The "Bird night" 60 point game video with the interviews is a great video.
I’ll get too it asap
@StaxReacts Antoine Carr is hysterical in that one and the other hawks players as well.
Please react to Larry Bird Greatest Passer re-edit version. Great reaction bro.
Soon brother
Got to watch Bird’s Ultimate Mix tape. Explains all of your questions about Bird.
Already did a few days ago brother
Larry and Magic were best friends. Larry tells in one film that Magic called him and informed him about his HIV. Larry said he had a game to play that night. But he felt like not ever wanting to play again. But when they competed against each other, they brought out the best in one another.
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Check out a Courtship of Rivals. Magic and Bird
Coming next I promise
This video of Larry and Magic’s relationship is long, but so good. ua-cam.com/video/axbIoHqFaa8/v-deo.htmlsi=3XQYyzfoTT5Snl1h
Coming very soon
What was left out by Brad Daugherty is when Larry said "Fly Bird" he hit him on the ass with the ball on his way by, before he shot. Larry is my GOAT, below is a repost that highlights why: as for what to watch, Check out the " Courtship of Rivals ", then the "DreamTeam, then the times Larry Bird was hurt and didn't quit". that last one, does not even touch on Larry's injuries.
Between 1980-1989, Larry Bird Received 67 Percent Of MVP Votes. He never finished MVP race lower than 4th place. He was in the race in his rookie season and 3-received 66.97 % possible votes.
MVP voting 1980 Larry 's rookie year
1979-80 - 15 Points (MVP Race Finish: 4th) Season Statistics: 21.3 PPG, 10.4 RPG, 4.5 APG, 1.7 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1980-81: 423 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 21.2 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.5 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1981-82: 406 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 22.9 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1982-83: 364 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd) Season Statistics: 23.6 PPG, 11.0 RPG, 5.8 APG, 1.9 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1983-84: 652 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st) Season Statistics: 24.2 PPG, 10.1 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1984-85: 763 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 28.7 PPG, 10.5 RPG, 6.6 APG, 1.6 SPG, 1.2 BPG
1985-86: 765 Points (MVP Race Finish: 1st)Season Statistics: 25.8 PPG, 9.8 RPG, 6.8 APG, 2.0 SPG, 0.6 BPG
1986-87: 271 Points (MVP Race Finish: 3rd)Season Statistics: 28.1 PPG, 9.2 RPG, 7.6 APG, 1.8 SPG, 0.9 BPG
1987-88: 527 Points (MVP Race Finish: 2nd)Season Statistics: 29.9 PPG, 9.3 RPG, 6.1 APG, 1.6 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1988-89: (MVP Race Finish: N/A) Season Statistics: 19.3 PPG, 6.2 RPG, 4.8 APG, 1.0 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1989-90: 5 Points (MVP Race Finish: 10th) Season Statistics: 24.3 PPG, 9.5 RPG, 7.5 APG, 1.4 SPG, 0.8 BPG
1990-91: 25 Points (MVP Race Finish: 9th)Season Statistics: 19.4 PPG, 8.5 RPG, 7.2 APG, 1.8 SPG, 1.0 BPG
1991-92: 3 Points (MVP Race Finish: 14th)Season Statistics: 20.2 PPG, 9.6 RPG, 6.8 APG, 0.9 SPG, 0.7 BPG
1987-1989 only played 6 games with double achillies tendon surgery, and broke his back, In addition to a bad elbow, shattered knuckles on his dominate hand and half a dozen injuries that aren't as well known, "Larry body betrayed him" is what is repeated, what isn't as well known is just how busted up Larry was. Most of Larry's rivals knew he had some injuries, but they had no idea HOW BADLY until they shared a locker room on the Dream Team, they are all, "Damn" and every one of those HALL OF FAME players have Larry in their personal top 5, That says a awful lot.
LARRY LEGEND TIMELINE to look at the career of NBA’s greatest small forward:
1974 - Larry played high school basketball at Valley High School in French Lick, Indiana.
1975 - Enrolls at Indiana University to play for coach Bobby Knight but quits school after a few weeks and works as a garbage man.
1976 - Enrolls at Indiana State, sitting out the season as a transfer student.
1978 - ISU goes 23-9 and Bird named to All-America first team. Selected 6th overall by the Boston Celtics.
1979 - Bird wins AP player of the year, first-team All-America and led his team to NCAA Championship game.
1980 - Bird named NBA rookie of the year.
1981 - The Celtics wins the NBA championship.
1982 - The Celtics improves his record 63-19, lost Philly in East Finals.
1984 - Bird is MVP and the Finals MVP
1985 - Bird is the MVP again despite nagging elbow injury, leads his team to the NBA Finals.
1986 - Bird is the MVP again, three years in a row, Finals MVP and ’86 Celtics are the arguably the best team ever.
1987 - Celtics advanced to the Finals again but injuries set a blockade to win over Lakers.
1988 - Celtics fails to advance to the finals, losing Pistons in a 6 game series.
1989 & 1990 - Bird plays the first 6 games before deciding to undergo surgery to remove bone spurs in both heels.
1991 - Celtics ended season 56-23 and injured Bird shows some of the flashes of vintage himself.
1992 - Bird misses 37 games, most of them are the second half of the season, play for the Dream Team in the 1992 Barcelona Summer Olympics and retires from the game of basketball.
🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽he was a different breed
Larry said not fast or athletic so he beat em by head games. He played bb after school with grown black men. They taught him. He never saw color
Ayoooooo fam, Beastie Boys, Sure Shot!!!
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9:48 my favorite description was by Cedric Maxwell, I forget what interview at the moment (I think one of them about the Dr. J/Bird fight):
"This was grown-ass man basketball."
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Should watch making the case Larry Bird
Coming soon
Man react to both of them you can't go wrong😅
I will for sure my guy
Hey Stax, 5:14 the Brad Dourghty story is even cooler. One NBA player said it was the last few seconds of the game and Bird hit Brad on the butt with the ball, said, "fly bird", shot the shot, bucket 3, 2, 1.
Wow amazing
You should watch "making the case, Larry Bird"
It’s coming soon
It's sad today that you cant talk shit to other players... because, as offensive as it may sound, it added fun to the game, and even if the players were rivals, it was kinda of a joke... I remember Mutombo used to block people and wave his finger at them like saying "no no no"... and then they turned that into a technical... took the fun out of the game
Definitely it’s so lame now
When Magic was diagnosed with HIV, Larry was the first to call him. They developed a fierce rivalry and a deep friendship over the years. Magic just wanted everyone to love him. Larry preferred nobody like him. lol
Gotta love Larry
Magic is a talkative extrovert. Bird is a quiet introvert. They're both likable and good humored, just in different ways.
if you want to really see how tough larry bird was watch 5x larry refused to quit
Sooon
If you haven't watch Magic Johnson's mixtape I suggest watching that. After that you need to watch the documentary made about the two (2) of them. The name of the documentary is Magic vs Bird: A Courtship of Rivals.
I will for sure, thank you 🔥🙏🏽
Please react to
_5 times Larry Bird Refused to Quit_
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_4 Crazy Stories ... Larry Bird_
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I will for sure get to them ASAP. Thank you🙏🏽
You've just sratched the surface on Larry's trash talking...
Let’s goooo
Because of the "For Profit Prison System " trying to use me... while I'm wrongfully imprisoned in Riverhead Suffolk County NY, (which is a maximum security) because how do they try and get an intelligent white 46 year old who reported that crime of insurance fraud to take a plea agreement. BTW I grew up on both the hardwood and blacktop in NYC and taught the sport of tennis for a living for 20 years. The brothers were calling me Larry Bird, that's how I get respect while taking care of my freedom fighting. i play ball with the brothers.
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Bird had that hockey player mentality as far as being tough lol .. come to think of it so did a lot of the nba in those days . Skill today is plainly much higher in the game as a whole and the stats from today are undoubtedly more advanced athletes. Indeed the league as a whole is more talented now than it ever was .. but god give me the golden age 80s and 90s nba every time . To me anyway the game was better .
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Agree with some, watch "courtship of rivals, magic and bird"!❤
Coming son 🙏🏽🙏🏽
@@StaxReacts maybe make a 3 or 4 part.🫶
if you havent done it, watch "Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (Re-edit w/ New Footage)" ...Bird had more full court dimes than most players have had regular assists...!!!
It’s coming very soon
@@StaxReacts bro, you're becoming my new favorite channel!
Larry would getting a lot of technicals in today's game.
I doubt he'd make it to half time.
Its a shame they didnt finish the clip with Dr J and Bird, that lead to the infamous fight between the 2.
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80's - 90's basketball was the best era. It was men playing basketball. It was physical, exciting and just a blast. lebron would not survive 20 years if he was getting beat on every game like it used to be.
REAL BALL LOVE IT
Watch when the game was ours. Keep watching more videos.
I will for sure🙏🏽
Yo- ask your uncles bout Julius Irving, 'Dr. J' (mid 80s?), 1st NBA player w/a signature shoe, put NBA on prime time, AND grabbed Bird by his neck for talking sht.. Barkley, Shaq's, everybody's idol.
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Yooo Watch Larry bird making the case and then watch Larry bird and magic Johnson a courtship of rivals. You won’t regret it.
I will for sure I promise
Please react to 15 minutes of Bird is the word
For sure!!
Idk what inspired Holmes. I think he meant home skillet.
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Like Magic said their will never ever
be another Larry Bird.Like you said
just playing hurt is incredible having
a bad back and running up and down
the court is crazy.
I can barely run up and down the court with a good back. But against professional athletes? I’m shook brother
I love ya, dude, but please don't talk over the guys telling their stories...great channel💞
This video is mediocre if your trying watch videos about Larry Bird. Please watch the Prime Larry Bird UA-cam channel. They have about 8 very entertain g videos about Larry Legend. Please watch
Thank you so much, I’ll check it out
It's ABOUT Larry
Please read t to Shawn Kemp.dunks
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They dont make them like this anymore. Sure there are great players now but this kool-aid bb they couldnt hang with larry dg magic dr j
And to many to name. I cant watch it anymore watered sugar down kool-aid
Yawning in your own reaction video, LOL.
I was tired bro LOL