"This is a pure showcase of what skill looks like." Exactly. Love the quote...might have to steal it!

I got to see Larry play a few times. It was like he had eyes in the back of his head and could see 10 seconds into the future. He was the most game intelligent player I've ever seen.

The 5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit. Great video. The night before that game against the Pacers when he fractured his cheek on the floor he'd spent in the hospital in traction. He broke it in 85 building his mom's driveway. He still played 7 more years. There is a second video about the 4 times he was hurt but showed male toughness. All the injuries are mind blowing.

Magic Johnson WAS Larry’s rival, but also eventual friend. I recommend you watch Courtship of Rivals to see the story of these two very special people & how they have been connected by destiny since their College days.

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Not an NBA fan but love watching Larry, reading his back story. Grew up poor. Difficult childhood loved to play, there some black men playing on work breaks he played ball with. He would shoot distance baskets moving farther away. Always got to court early to work out. He became a coach then into management. As GM walked into practice guys stretching out, he picked up a ball hit 10 baskets from 3point line casually walked over and sat down.

When he fell...he was already playing hurt. He injured his back years before and had to be in a fiberglass cast to stretch his back into alignment before every game. He was in pain before the fall. The concussion just added to it. Not to mention Chuck Persons (#45) of the Pacers, the team the Celtics are playing against, elbowed him in the back after he returned. He did have double vision and had to wear special goggles for the next few games. A warrior to be sure. On a side note, I always get a chuckle seeing little baby Reggie Miller playing. This game is ironic in so many ways. For Split, Reggie Miller is the guy on the video at the beginning saying that "Larry is the biggest trash talker, ever!" Reggie was a volumous trash talker. The ironic part is Larry would later coach the Pacers for 3 years, near the end of Reggie's career.

Yes, Larry was very, very, very good. There are other players who've done some of what he has, who occasionally pull off similar plays. Behind the backboard shots have been done by maybe 4 players (Jordan, LeBron, Kobe, Bird), and Curry has some amazing three-pointers, and some other players like Kidd and Nash and Magic have great assists. But Larry is pretty unique in that he's done all of that, and Larry has some things that are absolutely unique. And he has a ton of grit and perseverance (lacking in the league today).

"A pure showcase of what skill looks like." You said it perfectly my friend- Larry Bird was a walking Masterclass in how to play basketball. He was FEARED by the legends of the day-who are still legends- and IMO has yet to be equalled as an all-around player. Larry Legend.

Yea, he is that guy!

Larry Bird is considered top ten player of all time. Many rank him in the top 5 or 3. He is my GOAT...Greatest Of All Time. His Rival is my #3.

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the night of his retirement ceremony, there was no game played, the fans all showed up just for him. That's how much he was loved and respected by the Boston fans!

Larry played to win the game. His iQ was off the chart. It was awesome to watch him play. If he was in there you thought he'd win the game. Watch more bird your admiration will grow.

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson were rivals since college and literally saved the NBA. When they entered the NBA playoff games were being tape-delayed. Shown at like 2:00 am timeslots because there was no prime time audience. Once they joined the NBA their play and rivalry revived the league - the interest soared. . . .there's a great documentary called "A Courtship of Rivals" about them that's well worth watching. Enjoy!

He won MVP 3 yrs in a row, unheard of

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By the reckoning of most fans, Michael Jordan is easily the best player ever. But, making the case for Bird, consider the following: Both Jordan and Bird joined teams which had been horrible the year previous. Bird improved his squad by 32 wins (61W-21L) his rookie season. His team went to the playoff semifinal. For reference, NBA playoffs are played as 5-7 game series, rather than one-off single elimination. Jordan's first year, he improved the Bulls by nine games. They were eliminated in the first round, by the Celtics with Bird. They didn't win a single game. By the end of Bird's sixth season, he had won three NBA championships, and been declared the finals Most Valuable Player twice. Jordan didn't win his first championship until his sixth season. He never won a single playoff game, much less a series, against Bird. In all games, including scheduled season fixtures, he had an overall losing record to Bird. Finally, and perhaps this is most telling... In 1988, Jordan was the season scoring leader and had been named the league MVP. It was his first season playing with a man named Scottie Pippen, a Hall of Fame player in his own right. Pippen complemented Jordan's game perfectly. Jordan's Bulls played 4 scheduled fixtures against Bird's Celtics that year. By that point, Bird's body was breaking down. He played the season with bone spurs in both ankles, and a compression fracture of the spine. With Jordan at his physical peak, playing the best basketball in the league, and paired with the man who would later help him win six NBA Championships, Bird beat him three out of four times, AND matched his personal statistical output. Imagine if Messi were still the Messi we all know, but he had never beaten Ronaldo, and would never win anything until Ronaldo left the league. Would we still consider him the greatest player of his generation? Honestly, I don't think I would do so. *THAT* is how good Larry Bird was.

It was one of the toughest eras of basketball. He was doing it vs multiple hall of famers.

For a better understanding of the competition at the end of this video with Magic Johnson, please view videos about how Magic Johnson and Larry Bird saved the NBA. Those two are linked together from the beginning of their respective careers to this very day.

10:33 Indiana Pacers: Why do I hear boss music?

11:15. I am not sure that you are aware of Magic Johnson (#32 in yellow). His rivalry with Larry Bird saved the NBA in the late 1980s. Larry Bird (and the Boston Celtics) won 3 NBA Championships & Magic Johnson and the Lakers won 4 Championships. Bird & Johnson are NBA Hall of Famers & probably Top 50 for All Time Players.

He demolished everyone! For football, check out Barry Sanders top 50 plays!

After watching this video yet again, I think Larry Bird might be the 2nd best player in NBA Basketball History: #5) Kareem Abdul-Jabbar #4) Kobe Bryant #3) LeBron James #2) Larry Bird #1) Michael Jordan Each time I see this highlight pack, it just seems like Larry gets better and better each time. I couldn't put him ahead of MJ because Michael Jordan has a 6 point lead in ppg during the Regular Season and a 10 point lead in ppg during the NBA Playoffs. MJ also has a 6-2 lead in Finals MVPs. Larry is down 10 to nothing in Scoring Titles and it's just too lopsided. Michael has won 6 Championships and Larry won 3. For those reasons, for me, Larry Bird is the 2nd best player all-time in NBA History.

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Larry Bird didn't last very long due to injury. But for seven or eight years, he was the best that ever played.

Suggestion for an excellent video and more of Larry Bird’s legendary accomplishments in the NBA watch Making the Case for Larry Bird.

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Who gives a shit what he is wearing?

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He's actually that good. Different in a weird , magnificent way, he predicted where he would shoot , make, and call his shots lol. He's different, maybe not totally dominating but when he's cooking, get out the kitchen lol. Top 3 player in my mind, just different, AGAIN LOL. GOOD REACTION DUDE

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