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"I didn't want to no part of it" - Larry Bird on why he rejected Magic Johnson's hug before their first college game against each other
"I didn't want no part of it," Bird said. "I'm not in those lovey-dovey stuff before games. My goal there was to prepare ...
Patrick Ewing said Michael Jordan targeted Larry Bird and Clyde Drexler during Dream Team practices: "All of us had to step back"
"Michael wanted Larry and Magic to know it's his turn now," Ewing said. "Michael was playing all these mind games, talking ...
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Magic Johnson Recalled Being Frustrated With Larry Bird’s ‘No Holds Barred’ Taunting for Not Playing Through His Injury
Lakers legend Magic Johnson recalls Larry Bird's competitive nature as he would try to out-perform Johnson even when he ...
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Magic Johnson recounts the time Larry Bird dropped 40 points just to taunt him while he sat injured on the Lakers bench
During a Lakers-Celtics game, Larry Bird delivered a remarkable 40-point performance while Magic Johnson was sidelined with an injury. Bird's display became a personal showcase for Johnson ...
Forget Michael Jordan – Boston Celtics legend who went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson is greatest trash talker in NBA history
Everyone knows Michael Jordan could talk trash with the best of them. What people may not know is that ‘the best of them’ wasn’t Jordan himself, but rather Boston Celtics icon ...
Legendary NBA scribe Peter Vecsey bemoans Warriors star’s injury: ‘Every day you watch Curry is a day in heaven’
Former New York Post writer and TV pundit Peter Vecsey tells the Bay Area News Group: “I (expletive) hate injuries.” ...
‘I’d take a cut’ – Michael Jordan wanted to team up with Celtics icon Larry Bird in blockbuster trade
The Chicago Bulls could have been even more dominant. Before LeBron James’ Miami Heat ‘Big Three’ and Kevin Durant’s Golden ...
Larry Bird believed 1984 NBA Finals were rigged and that David Stern forced Celtics to play Game 7 vs Magic Johnson’s Lakers for money
Larry Bird is one of the greatest basketball players and an undisputed Boston legend. But while the NBA is a global sport in 2025, with Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis ...
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"That type of fear makes you do something stupid defensively" - Isiah admits the 'Bad Boys' feared Bird the most
"Zeke" reveals that "Larry Legend", not Jordan or Magic, was the one player who truly intimidated the infamous Pistons "Bad ...
"Mike is the original" - John Salley breaks down why Michael Jordan is still the GOAT
The conversation about who the NBA's "Greatest of All Time" is fascinating and heated. Many quickly point out it's Michael ...