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"God's a funny God... He gave me two of the greatest white players of all time" - Cedric Maxwell often joked that Bird and McHale stole his spotlight
Cedric Maxwell reflected on being overshadowed by Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, despite his key role in the Celtics’ ...
"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird's no-favors policy
"It was the most rejection I'd felt since my first high school dance" - Dan Shaughnessy recalls getting humbled by Larry Bird ...
Rick Fox recalls his final moments with teammate Reggie Lewis - "It rocked me because I had just talked to him"
Rick Fox recalls his final moments with teammate Reggie Lewis - "It rocked me because I had just talked to him" originally ...
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"Pitino fired everyone I considered family in the club" - Dino Radja reveals why he had to walk away from the Celtics after Rick Pitino's arrival
D uring the 90s, the European stars started breaking into the NBA. The most fruitful soil was undoubtedly the Balkans. One of ...
"Once it goes in, it never comes back out" - Danny Ainge explains why Kevin McHale earned the most accurate nickname in NBA history
"Once it goes in, it never comes back out" - Danny Ainge explains why Kevin McHale earned the most accurate nickname in NBA ...
"This is what everyone means when they talk about Bird being a bad mofo" - Rick Fox recalled Larry Bird's last iconic performance in NBA
Rick Fox got a front row seat of how Larry Bird could eviscerate an opposing defense when his body allowed him to.
"You see him look like a homeless person and then the next game a rockstar" - Robert Parish on why playing with Dennis Rodman bizzare
"You see him look like a homeless person and then the next game a rockstar" - Robert Parish on why playing with Dennis Rodman ...
"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'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 ...