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"Larry wanted to hunt, smoke cigarettes and drink beer" - Cedric Maxwell reflects on his unlikely friendship with Larry Bird
Right from the very beginning, it was clear to "Cornbread" that he and "Larry Legend" were fundamentally different, particularly in their personalities and lifestyles off the court. Despite their ...
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"It's funny how the game has changed" - Why Larry Bird isn't convinced that his era is the greatest in basketball history
But Larry Legend, who was privy to how the game rapidly evolved, thinks the 1980s might have been left out of the conversation. "It's funny how the game has changed," Bird told the New Yorker in 2016.
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Larry Bird on his first time teaming up with Magic Johnson before their rivalry began: "He wouldn't give me the ball"
A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared ... "And you know, it was funny 'cause Magic is such a great passer, but he wouldn't give ...
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"I was thinking about him when I went to sleep" - Magic Johnson admitted he was scared to death of Larry Bird
This was the case between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson ... It may have sounded funny, but the five-time NBA champion was speaking the truth. If he beat Larry and the Celtics, he knew they were ...
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"I hear my wife screaming" - Larry Bird recalls how Reggie Miller's playoff performance got his wife almost unconscious
After retirement, Larry Bird enjoyed watching NBA games from his ... he later found the incident quite funny. "I got a little story, years ago I was in Florida, and I was outside doing something ...