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"Jordan was the better defender and tougher competitor" - Jay Bilas explained why MJ was a better overall player than Len Bias
"Jordan was the better defender and tougher competitor" - Jay Bilas explained why MJ was a better overall player than Len ...
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"He can't jump, he can't do this, he can't do that" - Patrick Ewing recalls how Boston fans initially disrespected Larry Bird
Ewing, who grew up in Cambridge just across the Charles River, was raised in an environment where basketball conversations ...
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"He tells me, 'Fly, bird'" - Larry Bird once humiliated Brad Daugherty with two savage words and a cold-blooded jumper
According to former Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star big man Brad Daugherty, Bird once humiliated him with just two simple words before capping off the play with a sensational shot. To this day, that ...
"I'd like to see them win it" - Larry Bird surprisingly backed the Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals
"I'd like to see them win it" - Larry Bird surprisingly backed the Lakers in the 1988 NBA Finals originally appeared on ...
"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was
"I did not shake Larry Bird's hand for 13 years" - Dominique Wilkins on how intense his rivalry with Larry Bird was ...
"I'm not trying to take your minutes, I'm just trying to give you a break" - Larry Bird revealed what Bill Walton did before he became a Celtic
"I'm not trying to take your minutes, I'm just trying to give you a break" - Larry Bird revealed what Bill Walton did before ...
"Without Dennis Johnson, we'd be a mediocre team" - Larry Bird says there'd be no dynasty in Boston without D.J.
Larry Bird revealed that Dennis Johnson was the most integral piece of the Boston Celtics' 1980s dynasty — the glue guy who ...
"I don't think I ever saw the man shoot that well. The man was on fire" - Robert Parish couldn't stop Kareem in their 1984 Finals duel
"I don't think I ever saw the man shoot that well. The man was on fire" - Robert Parish couldn't stop Kareem in their 1984 ...
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"Haven’t you got anyone on the bench who can guard me?" - M.L. Carr recalls how Larry Bird taunted an entire team during game
"I remember the time when Larry got on a roll, started shooting the ball, every shot was going in," Carr remembered via ESPN ...
Celtics Legend Says He Played With The Best All-White Team Ever: "I Got Larry Bird, Kevin McHale..."
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AI has Named and Ranked the 10 Greatest Boston Celtics Players of All Time
While the likes of Ray Allen, Jo Jo White, Dennis Johnson, Rajon Rondo, Reggie Lewis, and modern superstars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum appear among the honourable mentions, here are the top 10 ...
"Of course he was influenced by Larry...they both are white" - Isiah was not surprised by Flagg idolizing Bird
"Of course he was influenced by Larry...they both are white" - Isiah was not surprised by Flagg idolizing Bird originally ...