30 Straight Minutes Of The SAVAGEST x FUNNIEST Larry Bird Stories 🐐

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  • Spike Lee calling anyone “Ugly” is absolutely the “Pot Calling The Kettle Black”.🤣

    @cavscout62@cavscout629 ай бұрын
    • My thoughts exactly..

      @thepamela050@thepamela0508 ай бұрын
    • Not much of an apology either.

      @morriscallihan3751@morriscallihan37518 ай бұрын
    • It was a character in a movie

      @LightUpDaBomb1@LightUpDaBomb17 ай бұрын
    • @@LightUpDaBomb1 he's a racist in real life too

      @kenneth9874@kenneth98747 ай бұрын
    • Lol😂.. probably never seen a mirror….

      @RafDeChavez-zf5ge@RafDeChavez-zf5ge4 ай бұрын
  • Pat Riley said it… bet on a player making a shot to win a game? Jordan. To bet your life on one shot? Bird.

    @krautyvonlederhosen@krautyvonlederhosen9 ай бұрын
    • I love what James Worthy once said about guarding Jordan and Bird: "Michael Jordan would make you look slow; Larry Bird would make you look stupid"

      @arln1966@arln19667 ай бұрын
    • 😊

      @wendelljohnson760@wendelljohnson7606 ай бұрын
    • High respect to pat and Larry legend I’m born 69 and pat stole malign arguing Lebrun or MJ my life on the line I’m taking the guy with the tongue hanging out the mout all day long

      @georgemax2033@georgemax20336 ай бұрын
    • ​@@arln1966😅😅😅l.... 12:51

      @bobbiesanders2161@bobbiesanders21615 ай бұрын
    • In my book, and millions of others, LARRY BIRD is the G.O.A.T.!!!!! No freaking doubt!!!

      @alfredsmith5576@alfredsmith55764 ай бұрын
  • I could listen to these Larry Legend stories a thousand times

    @tonyduncan7710@tonyduncan77109 ай бұрын
    • Yeah I’ve been binge watching these today.

      @turtle19dad@turtle19dad7 ай бұрын
    • No matter how many times you have heard them, they are still just as funny as they were the first time you heard them. They are addictive.... We only got to watch him preform his talent, but now we are hearing about his talent. Psych

      @dennisa.brinck5988@dennisa.brinck59883 ай бұрын
    • Me too

      @mountcomfort740@mountcomfort7403 ай бұрын
  • I was fortunate to get to see Bird, McHale, Magic, Jordan, Jabbar, Stockton, etc. in the 80's & 90's. probably the greatest era in the NBA.

    @tabcoco@tabcoco8 ай бұрын
    • I quit watching NBA after them. Everything just seemed cheaper and less talent but more trash talking and not backing it up.

      @gregpenner2876@gregpenner28762 ай бұрын
    • It really was. The Laker-Celtic battles were epic. Their was such s contrast in the way they played. Lakers had showtime. Led by Magic, they had the greatest fast break. Led by Bird, the Celtics had the best half court game. The early '80s had Dr. J and the Sixers. But it wasn't until they got Moses Malone from the Rockets in 1983 that Erving finally got a ring. J was past his prime but I was happy for him. Malone won league and finals MVP that yr. He made me laugh. He'd get the ball under the basket, clank it off the rim, grab it and bang it off the backboard. Grab it again...He would end up with 2 points and 4 rebounds. He'd drain a few mid range jumpers, some free throws, an uncontested dunk or two, and when the Game was over He'd have 25 points and 24 rebounds! The end of the decade saw Detroit and the Nasty Boys come to prominence. Didn't care for their thuggery. But Rodman's rebounding was a pleasure. He was something else. Always giving up size, The Worm would use those long arms, and just as his taller opponent was about to snag a rebound, he would tip the ball back up in the air. When the ball came back down, he'd do it again. And again, often 4 or 5 times until he came down with the ball. Im its own way, it was as incredible as the things Bird and Magic would do. Then there was The Ice Man. Nobody could kiss it off the glass like Gervin. Nobody. Before, or since. They'd lose to the Lakers every year in the playoffs. It wasn't Magic that beat them. They could run with Showtime. It was The Big Fella . So they traded for A-train. But as good as he was, Artis Gilmore couldn't stop Jabbar. He would do better defensively against Kareem than The Whopper did, but Billy Paultz would score more than his replacement, so it was pretty much a wash. The Jazz were fun. The Mailman. Stockton flopping all over the court. Nobody could flop like Stockton. Ah yes, the 1980's. Definitely the golden age of the NBA.

      @AndyMansfield-qi7mn@AndyMansfield-qi7mn23 сағат бұрын
  • Never be another Larry.

    @dennisst.pierre210@dennisst.pierre2109 ай бұрын
    • Never say never.

      @williambethea8095@williambethea8095Ай бұрын
  • "Whos guarding me Chuck is anybody guarding me, better get somebody on me, or I'm gonna go for sixty ~~he was talking about Dennis Rodman 😂

    @danacarter4793@danacarter47939 ай бұрын
    • 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

      @sammalone4239@sammalone42398 ай бұрын
  • Larry Bird just might be the most interesting NBA player of all time. The mental toughness this guy has is actually astounding

    @seancunningham3753@seancunningham37537 ай бұрын
    • Could you even fathom any player in the league right now after breaking their face on the floor actually coming back into the game? Yeah me neither.

      @courtney-rw8ch@courtney-rw8ch6 ай бұрын
    • @@courtney-rw8ch that was incredible when he came back out and dominated

      @robertswift6101@robertswift61015 ай бұрын
    • Larry was the best off-hand player ever... he played left handed just because he was board

      @DrewHop325@DrewHop3253 ай бұрын
    • @@courtney-rw8ch I saw that game... he was the GREAYEST and my fav.

      @DrewHop325@DrewHop3253 ай бұрын
    • Not to mentions the guy seemed to have eyes in the back of his head.

      @harryape9059@harryape90592 ай бұрын
  • Young fella, look like 84 huh? LOVE IT!! The real GOAT

    @mckill32@mckill329 ай бұрын
  • Bird is the gift that keeps on giving

    @vibes24osrs@vibes24osrs7 ай бұрын
  • Been a family friend of Larry for 40 years. Outside at cookout 6 years ago. A very intoxicated “friend” running that mouth said to Legend that he probably bullied his way into his wins. I sat there and saw everything happen. Larry humbly (because his family was there) said….. can’t quote because I will not be 100% ….. if I hit 10 in a row from any place within half court, you leave without a word. Drunk “ass” called out the spots and LEGEND hit all 10! The 11th was facing opposite direction and he shot over his head BACKWARDS maybe 18” inside the 3 point line. I sat there and saw Larry hit 11 in a row all over the court (none past the half court line). 6 YEARS AGO! Drunk boy apologized and he was forgiven as Larry took a seat, crossed his legs and simply chuckled. I’ll never forget that day!

    @SneakySniperGuy@SneakySniperGuy2 ай бұрын
    • There are a lot of loud mouths these days that need a lesson like that - and the sad thing for those people is that he can probably still do it.

      @78tag@78tagАй бұрын
  • I like the story of Bird going to the other teams coach and asking him "don't you have anyone on the bench that can guard me?" because nobody out here can. Then the coach looked at his bench than back at Bird and said no

    @brendawalters3728@brendawalters37289 ай бұрын
  • Long ago whilst in the Navy the San Fransico B ball team were hosting Boston and I got a ticket to go to the game. When I arrived, there was Lary Bird warming up and he saw me in my dress blues. He walked up to me and stood a foot taller than I smiled and shook my hand and said we're gonna have fun today just you watch! They creamed them. Wonderful memories.

    @michaelgaley9532@michaelgaley95326 ай бұрын
    • Awesome

      @lauriesmith7911@lauriesmith79112 ай бұрын
  • I had the honor of watching Larry Bird play his whole career in Boston.

    @JPriz416@JPriz4168 ай бұрын
    • It was 100x better in real time.

      @cptight88@cptight887 ай бұрын
    • Same here in LA with Magic. 80s NBA was just an unparalleled golden age for the NBA, a magical time really, no pun intended

      @jpkaneshida5075@jpkaneshida50756 ай бұрын
  • My favorite.... "Is your Mother watching this?" Wow... that's cold!

    @larryturner9748@larryturner97489 ай бұрын
  • It wasn’t just that he talked shit, it’s that he backed up every word.

    @nicksochacki9719@nicksochacki97199 ай бұрын
  • Bird was the best. The plays he made - behind the back passes, between an opponent's legs, over the shoulder - just amazing. And his 3 pointers? What can anyone add? The more I see these snippets the more I'm in awe. Larry Legend says it all.

    @Kentucky_Konservative@Kentucky_Konservative2 ай бұрын
  • I’m watching Larry Bird videos almost everyday. It makes my day…

    @user-uv6bu8er8y@user-uv6bu8er8y8 ай бұрын
    • Make sure you see the one where the Atlanta Hawk bench ends up applauding him. I think he set the Celtic one game scoring record that night about a week after McHale had just set it. The Atlanta bench could not believe the talent they were witnessing.

      @steverenom.299@steverenom.2997 ай бұрын
  • Rookie of year (after taking a 29 game winning team to 60+ all by himself) 3x consecutive MVP (+ 5 2nd place) 3x consecutive 3pt champ 3 rings in 5 appearances 12 all star selection/3 defensive 50 40 90 founder and multiple seasons Dagger3 pioneer. 2nd highest win % in NBA Beat every hofr of his era in playoffs MJ (swept twice 3-0) Rodman Isaiah Hakeem Sampson Drexler Dr J Moses Magic Worthy Kareem All of them Coach of Year Exec of Year 92 Gold Medal Team co captain Larry Legend

    @bernardqblack@bernardqblack9 ай бұрын
    • The only NBA player with a career 20/10/5 - and he won the MVP 3Xs against the entire dream team squad.

      @TrumpFanNetwork2@TrumpFanNetwork29 ай бұрын
    • You listed individuals, did he beat them 1v1 or did the Celtics beat their teams? Looking for the 1v1 league where he beat them, otherwise, you’re off!

      @lmcgjr.4032@lmcgjr.40329 ай бұрын
    • @@lmcgjr.4032Larry! Larry! Larry! Larry! Larry! Larry!…infinity.

      @MuddyPoppins@MuddyPoppins8 ай бұрын
    • We got a hater. Whoa the best then? Whoever you say, has 4 teamates

      @5stringking@5stringking3 ай бұрын
    • Larry Bird was the Celtics team. Without Larry Bird; the Celtics would have never been anything in the 80's. You need to do more research young one.

      @keithparker2660@keithparker26602 ай бұрын
  • I never can get enough of Bird highlights. I was blessed to watch him in his heyday. There is no one who plays his cerebral game.

    @allanhugo9213@allanhugo92138 ай бұрын
    • I got to watch Larry Bird and Tom Seaver in their prime. How do you match that? (Except Tom Terrific wasn't the trash talker that Larry was.)

      @982spyder5@982spyder58 ай бұрын
    • @@982spyder5 I'll bet Nolan Ryan was!! Ask Robin Ventura!

      @newerafrican@newerafrican7 ай бұрын
    • Magic was close.

      @robertrissearbeobie5612@robertrissearbeobie56127 ай бұрын
    • @@robertrissearbeobie5612clpkp

      @robertkaplan-tx1rx@robertkaplan-tx1rx7 ай бұрын
    • I saw Pete in high school. He was amazing then. @@subifyouareagainstantifaan3928

      @ligonlaw@ligonlaw6 ай бұрын
  • The best shit talking ever was the 3 point contest locker room when he asked, "which one of your are coming in 2nd place?" 🤣🤣🤣

    @lchurch0174@lchurch01743 ай бұрын
  • Bird man, he’s got more trash talking highlights that have scarred legends till this day 😂😂😂😂😂

    @masizankala1915@masizankala19157 ай бұрын
    • I've seen interviews where some of the biggest players of the time admitted to having nightmares about guarding Bird. As much as 2 weeks before a game. I sure wish I could find that video again...

      @bonnieplasha4684@bonnieplasha46847 ай бұрын
    • @@bonnieplasha4684 - I wouldn't worry about it much - there are several videos on that subject.

      @78tag@78tagАй бұрын
  • Who gives a sh*t what Larry Bird looked like. He had a gorgeous, smooth outside shot and his runners and fade aways were divine.

    @user-rp5ou6wf8i@user-rp5ou6wf8i8 ай бұрын
    • He is the handsomest man on this planet

      @mtee555@mtee5556 ай бұрын
    • ​@@mtee555Is braille your primary method of reading?

      @christinaeldridge2623@christinaeldridge26236 ай бұрын
    • Racist care what he looked like

      @frankgambrel1683@frankgambrel16832 ай бұрын
  • The real GOAT

    @mellowrock555@mellowrock5559 ай бұрын
  • I was in my 30's and 40's when Bird played, from what I can remember he was a colorful guy that could back his trash talking with points. For me Bird is the NBA King.

    @albutterfield5965@albutterfield59658 ай бұрын
    • i was in my late teens , early 20,s and basketball was brutal back then,!

      @user-gx2yy1df6f@user-gx2yy1df6f8 ай бұрын
  • Need to get those guys off the Atlanta bench and interview them about their fine for rolling off the bench when Larry was on fire

    @jsimm4587@jsimm45879 ай бұрын
  • That, gentlemen, a very humble GOAT. The trash talk is just keeping him entertained

    @randyho8315@randyho83158 ай бұрын
  • I have been a Celtics fan for many years. My favorite Bird moment was him hitting what would’ve been the game winning shot, but K.C. called a timeout. Bird went back to the same spot and hit the game winner as time expired.

    @joecool2125@joecool21257 ай бұрын
  • you average a triple double in the finals you are definitely the GOAT

    @zackkazco2098@zackkazco20989 ай бұрын
  • Brand new fan. Lived in Detroit all of my life, but Larry might be my favorite player. Dude was fucking hilarious. Quiet, awkward, but fucking hilarious

    @PaulMcClennon282@PaulMcClennon2829 ай бұрын
  • Ya gotta love listening to former teammates of Larry's in Boston talk about Larry's supreme sense of confidence. Larry's clutch play is legendary.

    @jingqi9106@jingqi91069 ай бұрын
  • Spike Lee accusing others of "not being attractive"?

    @SAOProductions1955@SAOProductions19559 ай бұрын
    • And yes he is a racist

      @marklaumond5241@marklaumond52419 ай бұрын
    • Classic pot calling the kettle black

      @realtree297@realtree2978 ай бұрын
  • It's really nice to see the respect these great players have for him. Class act .

    @marktuyet@marktuyet6 ай бұрын
    • there's respect because when he trash talked he could back it up. easy to laugh now but i bet it stuck in their craw then.

      @denisjl100@denisjl1006 ай бұрын
    • ....magic battled Mr. French lick for the NCAA championship title....I'm so happy I was able to witness these two "artists" battle later on in the NBA on rival teams, several times, Lakers/Celtics for the NBA champion title!

      @LeiDeng-iv7lz@LeiDeng-iv7lz4 ай бұрын
  • Kevin mchale is One of the MOST underrated Nba players of all time. Period. Hes top 40-50 hands down. And top 5 PF all time

    @chrishoward1378@chrishoward13787 ай бұрын
  • Larry Bird, and Joe Montana FORCED ME to understand that TALENT IS TALENT! There were more players that also ended my racist mentality, but those two men taught this young man to SIMPLY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE TIME THAT I HAD A CHANCE TO ENJOY THEIR SPORTS PROWESS! Just like eras before and after. The era that makes anyone a fanatic stands out most to them. BUT! The 80's was and still is one of the best eras in sports!

    @STYLEE-T@STYLEE-T7 ай бұрын
    • Add Barry Sanders to that list.

      @sgardner4313@sgardner43132 ай бұрын
    • Just like the 70s being the best era for rock music

      @stevenpatricknorton458@stevenpatricknorton4582 ай бұрын
    • I THINK CC MAY BRING AN 80'S ERA TO THE WOMAN'S LEAGUE !

      @richardlinn5512@richardlinn551213 күн бұрын
    • @@richardlinn5512 Im seriously hopeful; she's good

      @sgardner4313@sgardner431313 күн бұрын
  • Larry Bird the GOAT.....!!! Period.

    @williame.portman4026@williame.portman40268 ай бұрын
  • I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."

    @staz8999@staz89998 ай бұрын
    • That's exactly what Isiah Thomas said. That at the time every black player tried to shoot like Bird but no one could do it. Well it took another generation of players to finally do it, Ray Allen, who modeled his jumper after Bird's. Both jumpers are a thing of beauty.

      @twinwankel@twinwankel3 ай бұрын
    • @@twinwankel well, if I may, I remember something else Isaiah Thomas said with Dennis Rodman on Larry Bird and I don’t wanna miss quote so here it is, “If He Was Black, He'd Be Just Another Good Guy." makes you think why you was never part of the dream team just saying.

      @staz8999@staz89993 ай бұрын
  • I was 22 living just south of Boston when Larry joined the Celtics. I was such a Celtics fan growing up that owned a Celtics green leisure suit. Many great years as a fan, but 85-86 when Bill Walton joined them was so much fun to watch. Always wanted to see him wearing the green, he was so happy and Bird, Parish, Kevin, DJ and Danny were clearly glad to have him on the team. Don’t know if people appreciated how much Larry’s teammates had to have their heads on a swivel when he was on the floor. Charles talking about Larry feeling disrespected because there was a white guy guarding him is my favorite story, BTW.

    @Wild_Bill57@Wild_Bill578 ай бұрын
    • i was home on leave in 81 and met the sixers at logan after the playoff game, steve mix was in the bar and i was standing next to doc when the local tv interviewed him, daryl dawkins was humoungous!

      @user-gx2yy1df6f@user-gx2yy1df6f8 ай бұрын
  • It says it all when the top players from during Bird's time as a player, all have stories about Larry and how good he was. Funny when he would tell the defender the shot he was going to take and still hit the shot. I remember the story where is was the final seconds of the game and the coach was drawing up the play and Larry just said "give me the ball and everyone get out of the way". He hit the shot and won the game. lol. If I was starting a team and I could pick from any player in his prime, my first pick would be Larry Bird. His heart, determination, his high basketball IQ, his desire to win, along with his shooting and his passing would make him my first pick.

    @chuckm6592@chuckm65928 ай бұрын
  • A true legend. I grew up during this era, and there were many stars at that time, unlike any other era, and the bird was my favorite. Thanks for the memories, Larry!

    @DaveDickey-rm7dz@DaveDickey-rm7dz5 ай бұрын
    • I was a decent juco player, 6'-6" White guy who couldn't jump but still scored, boxed out, rebound put-backs, just basic stuff that leads to wins. Had I been better, I might have been entering the league about the same time as Bird. But since I wasn't, Bird became my muse. I moved to Indiana in '79, the year of his famous NCAA March Madness championship game against Magic. After that, I followed him from his rookie year until retirement, living my own failed dreams through his exploits. Bird represented everything that was good about roundball, and the trash talk made me love everything that was bad. He backed it up in a MONSTER way, a way that caused the most frustration to the other teams. NOBODY got inside the heads of other players like The Birdman.

      @garlandmoney9310@garlandmoney93105 ай бұрын
    • i sold cars.

      @davidlarson2505@davidlarson25055 ай бұрын
    • groovy smack in the hole.

      @davidlarson2505@davidlarson25055 ай бұрын
  • I saw Larry play in the old Hemisfair Arena in San Antonio in the late 80’s, what a show. He threw up a 30 something point triple double while never stepping on the court in the 4th quarter. Forever my favorite player.

    @mickeywhite7878@mickeywhite78783 ай бұрын
  • I saw Larry Bird play in his prime, and during that era, there were great players at that time, but he was above them all..

    @erasmoconcepcion999@erasmoconcepcion9998 ай бұрын
    • Truer words were never spoken.

      @steverenom.299@steverenom.2997 ай бұрын
  • I could only dream of meeting Lary Bird sucks I will not be here much longer I can't even try to start my bucket list but no matter what I would not change a thing even tho beening over seas and exposed to some bad stuff that's attacking my body. I would do it all over again and change nothing. Lary Bird played his heart out he knows war on a different level to what I know. Believe me being a ball player in the NBA is as rough as being a player on team army. So thank you Mr Bird you gave me a way to decompress after a bad day and for that I will be forever grateful .

    @adamgrim911@adamgrim9119 ай бұрын
    • God bless u my man! Thanks for ur service.! UR a hero in my book !!!!!!!

      @sammalone4239@sammalone42398 ай бұрын
    • I truly hope your still with us.

      @butterfinger1171@butterfinger11713 ай бұрын
    • Sending you XOXO 🌺🙏🏽

      @feminineone9610@feminineone96103 ай бұрын
  • Larry was the greatest ALL-AROUND player to ever play the game. I believe his BEST QUALITY was his CONFIDENCE.... UNBELIEVABLE CONFIDENCE !!

    @williamreaves3780@williamreaves37805 ай бұрын
  • I was in law school at Drake in the late 70s, and Bird and IN state came to Des M. Drake had Lewis Lloyd, who could flat play so I knew I was going to see the shit. They did this thing to intimidate the opponent in warm ups where at about one minute left before the start, Legend shot by himself and the rest of the team stood under the net. He started the game with a miss and we all chant, who's Larry Bird, misses his first seven and we kept getting louder after each miss. I said to my two buddies, pretty soon he will go off on us. He only missed about once the rest of the game and put up 47. I knew that chant would come back to haunt us but I saw what I came to see.

    @stevenkuehl4141@stevenkuehl41414 ай бұрын
    • Thank you Red for the greatest basketball player ever to play the game and bringing him to Boston. I have always been a Celtic fan and was there at the creation. I know how great he was.😅😅

      @paulstackpole5066@paulstackpole50664 ай бұрын
  • This Just amazing basketball player. I watched him steal that inbound when it happened. Slow?. I've yet to see it, when he wasn't a blur. He embodies so many American Man attributes. Semper Fi Legend.

    @edwinclark5041@edwinclark50419 ай бұрын
    • Great point! It cracks me up when I hear people saying he lacked "athleticism" also. He made some unbelievably acrobatic moves, passing balls to teammates through crowds in ways that almost nobody else could have done.... not to mention some extremely athletic drives to the basket for layups. The way he would tap or slap passes to teammates without ever catching the ball, with great accuracy, is pretty damned athletic also in my book!!!

      @Fred-gv3kh@Fred-gv3kh9 ай бұрын
  • It never gets old....and racism never dies no matter how much they say otherwise. (edited 8 months later - it would appear Sir Charles has finally lived up to his reputation as an idiot)

    @78tag@78tag9 ай бұрын
  • The great thing about these videos are the fact that these are the other players telling the stories.

    @artdarnell@artdarnell7 ай бұрын
  • Great video! My favorite Bird story took place in a road game against the Seattle Supersonics. Bird has the ball at the end of the game, and says to Xavier McDaniel, "I'm gonna get the ball right here and shoot a jumper in your face". McDaniel says, "I'll be waiting for you". Sure enough, Bird gets the ball and hits the shot right in McDaniel's face! The Celtics win the game! BIrd says to McDaniel after the shot went in, "I didn't mean to leave 2 seconds on the clock"!!

    @westies1962@westies19629 ай бұрын
  • There were some new stories in here that I had never heard, and I have heard many. As a born-and-bred Hoosier (Indiana University '76) I thought I had heard them all. There are many reasons Larry was destined to be a legend. First, he came from Indiana, where it is every little boy's dream to become a basketball star, so much so that there are basketball hoops in every suburban driveway, on every barn, in every park in urban areas, and in every low-income housing apartment complex. One thing all Hoosiers share, whether you grew up on a farm or in a big city, is the love of basketball. Second, he was recruited by Bob Knight and would have been a junior on that 1976 Indiana Hoosier team (my senior year) that was the last to complete a season undefeated and win the NCAA championship, had he not been embarrassed and shamed into dropping out of school before practice could even begin by Kent Benson. Third, he could flat-out ball. Fourth, he took every team he was ever on and made everyone on the team better. I'm now 70 years old, and by the time I was growing up in Indiana, the only two teams that anyone paid attention to in respect to having a chance to go far in the NCAA Tournament were Indiana, and their arch-rival Purdue. Nobody paid much attention to Butler, Notre Dame or Indiana State. Bird took Indiana State to that undefeated season and damn near won the championship. He did the same thing with the Celtics when he got there. He did the same thing as coach of the Pacers. After Bird, I haven't had as much fun watching basketball until Steph Curry came around and started to do impossible things on the court like Bird used to do. Can you imagine the two of them playing on the same team in their prime? Anyway, great video. Thanks for posting it.

    @Archie583@Archie5837 ай бұрын
    • Awesome perspective and experience

      @4Mikes4Mindset4@4Mikes4Mindset47 ай бұрын
    • The added ingredient? Sprinkle in Magic and 80s NBA literally transforms from a dying league into Top Shelf Entertainment and the playoffs into must see tv. 80s NBA was one of the greatest periods in all of sports for quality, quantity & sustained excellence for 10 years!

      @jpkaneshida5075@jpkaneshida50756 ай бұрын
    • 😊

      @josephramos9327@josephramos93275 ай бұрын
    • Very well stated! Thank you!

      @damisa3392@damisa33925 ай бұрын
  • There was one I remember magic telling the Celtics visited the Lakers and Bird saw Magic was injured and he told Magic just sit back and relax I'm going to put a show on for you.

    @iamalive.1255@iamalive.12559 ай бұрын
    • I love that story!! 😂😂😂

      @bonnieplasha4684@bonnieplasha46847 ай бұрын
  • It was awesome watching Bird, DJ, Parish, McHale and Ainge

    @lreid1457@lreid14577 ай бұрын
  • Sixers fan, hated Larry Bird because he killed us. One of the best I ever saw, I have nothing but respect for the man. Also, without a doubt the greatest trash talker that ever lived

    @jamieslack3147@jamieslack31477 ай бұрын
  • "Muscles" "I'm going to put on a show for you" "Tell him how you're going to kick his ass" "Told you so"😂 "Don't you have anybody on that bench that can guard me?" "Does your coach have a problem with you?" LARRONIUS BIRD 😂 #birdgang 💚🐐🍀

    @ldybozz@ldybozz8 ай бұрын
    • "Welcome to the parachute club" is one of my favs. 🤣🤣

      @bonnieplasha4684@bonnieplasha46847 ай бұрын
  • I'm on a Larry Bird kick. I was not aware of the trash talking. I like that he would call his shots and back them up. I remember admiring him and I knew he was a legend. I'm glad to know more about him now. ❤

    @YOURmom-zv8be@YOURmom-zv8be6 ай бұрын
    • On a Bird kick too!

      @lisareitzel7501@lisareitzel75014 ай бұрын
  • Thanks for putting this together. Seen them all many times before, but it's great to see another Larry Legend compilation. The one that's becoming my favorite is the Eddie Johnson story about Bird shooting the air ball. The fact Larry threw up an air ball to make his point to a rook is hilarious. lmao.

    @jasonmartin7137@jasonmartin71379 ай бұрын
    • I suspect that he had a different followup line for when he made those. It's pretty incredible that he figured out how to make even an airball intimidating.

      @MrMagnaniman@MrMagnaniman8 ай бұрын
    • Larry Bird was Luka Donicic during the 80's...sorry let me correct that. Doncic is Larry Bird without the trash talking.

      @gordonolfindo99@gordonolfindo998 ай бұрын
    • That story cracked me up😂

      @SoulAssassin69@SoulAssassin698 ай бұрын
    • @@gordonolfindo99 : Luka is great, but he's net even close to Larry's greatness.

      @richardpare3538@richardpare35387 ай бұрын
  • "Don't put a white guy on me, that's disrespectful" LMAO #LarryLegend

    @silverstoric3450@silverstoric34507 ай бұрын
  • The air ball story was wicked.

    @EdCu19@EdCu197 ай бұрын
  • Listen up folks ; I absolutely enjoy every story about Larry Bird. It makes my day everyday. Thank you story tellers, you are appreciated.

    @alanwomack5055@alanwomack505513 күн бұрын
  • Just imagine if Bird was playing in today's game. It is like bigger Luka on steroids.

    @ryujinmiatand770@ryujinmiatand7708 ай бұрын
  • Bird, you are definitely a legend.

    @helpershelper@helpershelper6 ай бұрын
    • He is GOAT!

      @Mathin3D@Mathin3D5 ай бұрын
  • Larry was a master of playing head games!! My favorite Bird story was when he shot the game left handed. Near the end of the game, he went back to his right hand. he talked the talk AND he walked the walk!! Many people can talk but they cannot back it up!!

    @mikebunner3498@mikebunner349810 күн бұрын
  • Larry Legend

    @louisguarente6131@louisguarente61318 ай бұрын
  • 🐦 was one bad dude ......much respect " Mr. Larry Bird!"

    @willieduffie4967@willieduffie49677 ай бұрын
  • Not a Celtics fan, im a Rockets fan with heart, from my childhood to now, always have had respect for Larry Bird, Great Video!!

    @MatthewBaumgarten@MatthewBaumgarten8 ай бұрын
    • Gave Hakeem a great history lesson, eh? Lol.

      @steverenom.299@steverenom.2997 ай бұрын
    • @@steverenom.299 LOL!

      @bullseyenow1@bullseyenow13 ай бұрын
  • 25 minutes in and I’m like, “man the stories are ENDLESS”!

    @henryandlindapazos9465@henryandlindapazos94653 ай бұрын
  • Larry Legend! BADASS! 🏀🏀🏀

    @marcusanderson933@marcusanderson9339 ай бұрын
  • I can't get enough of Larry Bird's stories. I was alive to see it but still. I wanna hear all of them a couple times

    @JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS4 ай бұрын
  • One of the best Bird compilations on KZhead.

    @freddieagnir3138@freddieagnir31383 ай бұрын
  • THE Best. I'm from Portland, Oregon and a Trailblazer fan and went to many games. When Boston came to town I couldn't help for cheering for Bird, as many Blazer fans did. Watching a Legend was unbelievable.

    @user-ih3dm4zk4t@user-ih3dm4zk4t6 ай бұрын
  • The Big E was no one to mess with either!

    @kfiscal01@kfiscal019 ай бұрын
  • Larry bird is one of the greatest basketball players ever this man is in a group of players that will live the test of time in my own opinion their are too many to say that one is the greatest all I can say thank you all for pushing and improving basketball thank you for the memories

    @JuanRuiz-je6cb@JuanRuiz-je6cb8 ай бұрын
  • 8:30 I can not stop laughing. - Here Spain

    @almirCCR@almirCCR8 ай бұрын
  • This is the first time I've heard that air ball story. And that's a funny line. :)

    @OntarioAndrews415@OntarioAndrews4157 ай бұрын
  • Spike Lee has various quotes and stances that show who he is. He may have apologized to Larry, but he is who he is.

    @noneyabizz8337@noneyabizz83379 ай бұрын
    • Sounded like he started feeling apologetic only when he found out he'd see Legend in person lol.

      @riffsthatkill2180@riffsthatkill21809 ай бұрын
    • And who is he exactly?

      @dannybird4996@dannybird49969 ай бұрын
    • @@dannybird4996 reading comprehension difficult for ya, huh? The meaning was obvious, eat this mute.

      @noneyabizz8337@noneyabizz83379 ай бұрын
  • People discovering how good Bird was is one of KZhead's favorite hobbies.

    @AndyfnB@AndyfnB7 ай бұрын
  • Bird’s greatness is in doing things that almost nobody else could do. Who could have gone to the NCAA Finals at Indiana State? The 10 3s in a row as the coach or GM at Indiana is probably a top 5 Bird moment. Like the steal v Detroit in game 5, or 27 points left handed through 3 quarters in Portland, or 1 steal short of a quadruple double through 3 quarters.

    @Matithyahu@Matithyahu9 ай бұрын
    • Yea, that lefty game - don't think anyone else has ever done that before or since, especially not after announcing it to the other team ahead of time!! The overall GOAT in my book.

      @libertypastor1307@libertypastor13079 ай бұрын
    • @@libertypastor1307 GOAT is hard - I don't know if anybody is the GOAT - but here's the thing: if you can take a relatively bad team to the NCAA Finals, or you can take a Celtics team from 29 wins to 61 wins and the ECF - as a rookie - while finishing 4th in MVP voting (Only Wes and Wilt, IIRC?) ... He was also drafted #0, lol. Technically the first pick of the class that entered in 1979-80.

      @Matithyahu@Matithyahu9 ай бұрын
  • Man these old Larry Bird stories never get old

    @jimc.goodfellas226@jimc.goodfellas2262 ай бұрын
  • Barkley is jealous of Bird lol...

    @tedfio1tedfio1@tedfio1tedfio17 ай бұрын
  • Spike got no business calling someone ugly.

    @montiecalvin2382@montiecalvin23827 ай бұрын
  • Todays players, while physically very gifted, would get destroyed by Larry.

    @richardpare3538@richardpare35387 ай бұрын
  • Great compilation...thx!!

    @MariMari-er9ro@MariMari-er9ro9 ай бұрын
  • THE ONLY CELTICS THAT I LOVE SO MUCH

    @darbydublin460@darbydublin4608 ай бұрын
  • A man is known by his enemies- born, raised and lived in LA throughout the Magic 80’s. We knew Bird better than ANYBODY. For an entire decade this man shook us - and we hated him for it. Slow, awkward and we STILL couldn’t stop him.l! We got em 2-1 in the ‘Ship- but THAT Kat was a terror.

    @slagwill5599@slagwill55996 ай бұрын
  • ONE OF A KIND. One in a lifetime l e g e n d. Talent, smarts, grit, finesse, in-your-face class and character. Superstar hero greatness.

    @Querencias7@Querencias77 ай бұрын
  • tjat 3 point move is so savage my god

    @TheWoodcookie@TheWoodcookie9 ай бұрын
  • Is your mother watching ! Chill Larry ! 😅😂

    @jdesusmedina3185@jdesusmedina31857 ай бұрын
  • Like a reverse Rodney Dangerfield. He gives no respect 😅😅😅

    @jim-hw4ci@jim-hw4ci8 ай бұрын
  • My favorite Larry Legend trash talk was the Xman story where he left 2 or 3 seconds on the clock.

    @user-mf9hw2mo7k@user-mf9hw2mo7k9 ай бұрын
  • When i watched that Magic and and Bird interview, Magic said when put the celtic jersey on ,, for respect. he was itching..lmao. watch it . That was funny as hell ut ultimate respect. U gota appreciate the respect they have 4 each other.

    @flintfleming3935@flintfleming39358 ай бұрын
  • I WAS BLESS TO WATCH HIM FROM COLLEGE TO RETIREMENT. HE WAS AWESOME!

    @onegenius6390@onegenius6390Ай бұрын
  • The time he went lefty, it was in the papers and saw the game😂

    @keithbullis1315@keithbullis13157 ай бұрын
  • I laughed so much I was crying and had to take a break halfway through .

    @terrencelynch9232@terrencelynch92327 ай бұрын
  • Very well done video. new content and stories I've never heard before, and I thought I had watched every Larry Bird video there is! The quality of your video clips seemed better than usual, as well. Thanks a lot!

    @libertypastor1307@libertypastor13079 ай бұрын
  • Kevin McHale did not enter the starting line-up until the 185-1986 season - the third championship. McHale played behind Cedric Maxwell - the playoff MVP during the 1981 Celtic championship run. Bird was the reason the Celtics dominated the 80s. McHale was a highly talented role player, but was a role player.

    @bpsactclass2218@bpsactclass22188 ай бұрын
    • John Havlicek was a role player too be quiet you don’t know b-ball

      @rmcfete@rmcfete7 ай бұрын
  • My favorite story of Bird was when he played against the Hawks and he had the whole Hawks bench in laughter and awe from hitting one circus shot after another

    @mensax8054@mensax80547 ай бұрын
    • That was his 60 point game when Boston played the Hawks in New Orleans. The funny part is when Mike Fratello fined his players for their reactions to Bird's game - and made them watch the video of their reactions over & over. 😂

      @bonnieplasha4684@bonnieplasha46847 ай бұрын
    • Don't forget he got several of them fined too lol

      @davidfaxon3336@davidfaxon33367 ай бұрын
  • I became a Celtics fan for life because of Larry Bird, I didn't want to miss watching him play in the 80's, I just can't stop watching the videos of him playing to this day.Larry Bird will always be my idol.

    @diooasay910@diooasay9104 ай бұрын
  • I do love these larry bird stories , they are the best

    @user-ri9hb6th1w@user-ri9hb6th1w4 ай бұрын
  • They keep talking about his lack of athlticism. WRONG! Look at his results! He was a great athlete he just didnt do it like others. Obviously a great athlete!

    @danielatkins4279@danielatkins42797 ай бұрын
    • Yep!!

      @wmden1@wmden16 ай бұрын
  • My cousin went to High School with Bird . Said he was a trash talker even then …but could back it up . Larry Legend

    @chrisosieczanek8281@chrisosieczanek82812 ай бұрын
  • Welcome to the LARRY BIRD SHOW!!! Wish I had his signature!! I had it once but our little small town needed library help I order to start. So I donated. Big BIG80 year old woman….FAN OF LARRY BIRD!!

    @stanfordjane64@stanfordjane648 ай бұрын
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