Hilarious Larry Bird Trash Talk STORY Told by NBA Legends

Hilarious Larry Bird Trash Talk STORY Told by NBA Legends - "HE DROPPED 60 ON US"!

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NBA Legends Share The FUNNIEST Larry Bird Trash Talking Story - 60 POINTS!
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( • Cliff Livingston 2 x ... ) Cliff Livingston 2 x NBA Champion with Bulls and teammate of Michael Jordan. TV Ready conversation - The Coach Scott Fields show Channel
• Dominique Wilkins Join... (25:00 & 43:00) Dominique Wilkins Joins Q + D | Knuckleheads Podcast | The Players’ Tribune
• Dominique Wilkins Talk... (wilkins 46:53) Dominique Wilkins Talks Dunk Contest v MJ + Draymond Green Guarding Him: "He'd Need Some Help!"- The BTM Podcast
• Doc Rivers | Ep 70 | A... (Doc Rivers 36:00)
• Antoine Carr TV ready ... (Antonie Carr 22:00) Antoine Carr TV ready conversation - The Coach Scott Fields show Channel
• NBA Open Court - Best ... (Open Court 35:00) NBA Open Court - Best Signature Moves Of All Time- basketball central
• Doc Rivers on Being on... (Doc Rivers on Bird) Doc Rivers on Being on the Receiving End of Larry Bird Trash Talk | The Dan Patrick Show | 11/14/18 - Dan Patrick Show
• Larry Bird hits a "rai... (Doc Rivers On Bird 2)
• Danny Ainge Breaks Dow... (Danny Ainge on Bird) Danny Ainge Breaks Down Larry Bird's Franchise-High 60 Point Game v Atlanta | Classic Celtics - Boston Celtics
• Greatest Moments: Larr... (Celtics on LB Story) Greatest Moments: Larry Bird - NBA
• Larry Bird 60 Points: ... (post game interview) Larry Bird 60 Points: Post Game Interview + #Boston Local News - NBA History & Legends on CLNS
• Inside the NBA: McHale... (Mchale) Inside the NBA: McHale's Nine-Day Reign - NBA
• Inside The NBA | Larr... (larry bird on playing with flow) Inside The NBA | Larry Bird and Kevin McHale 1 on 1 - Brothers and Champions - CStandBy Below
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@pauljansen1137 Жыл бұрын

I always thought "the left hand game" was the best trash talk story!!! thanks for the entertainment, Nick!

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thanks Paul - this one is hilarious!

@davidgraham2673 Жыл бұрын

@@NickSmithNBA , This is the single best produced basketball video I've ever seen. It was engrossing from start to finish, and in particular the interviews with the Hawks players. They recognized a great performance was being thrust upon them, and they were literally powerless to stop it, and they knew it. Kudos on a job well done. Very well done.

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

@@davidgraham2673 that’s very kind, really appreciate that!

@jeramychunn9108 Жыл бұрын

@@NickSmithNBA I don't know if you realize this or not, but this is just as good not if better than ESPN & their 30 for 30 series. Very well done. Now when's the next one coming??

@geraldwright7513 Жыл бұрын

I'll agree definitely

@TAXENGINEER Жыл бұрын

Someone once said Jordan makes you look slow but Bird makes you look stupid!!!

@binkymagnus Жыл бұрын

that was James Worthy, who played on the Lakers with Kareem and Magic

@bubbakemp5817 Жыл бұрын

That's absolutely true!😂

@F1rstWorldNomaD Жыл бұрын

James Worthy, I think. Correct me if Im wrong.

@wolfcarr3507 Жыл бұрын

Forgot who said it. But was said in a question. If you have a game you have to win, who takes a shot? Person: Jordan If you have to save your life who takes a shot? Person: Bird

@levesd3722 Жыл бұрын

@@wolfcarr3507 That was Pat Riley I think.

@johnhines623 Жыл бұрын

Man I wish the NBA was still this fun to watch.

@brandaonb4249 Жыл бұрын

No shit. It will never be what it was.

@MusicMan1965 Жыл бұрын

These guys saved the league. It was fun to watch. Players played both end of the floor and they played just about every game. Now it’s a dunk or a three. Ask them to post someone up or hit medium range shot, they can’t do it.

@RealPackCat Жыл бұрын

The 80's to early 90's was the best ever in Sports.

@RealPackCat Жыл бұрын

@@brandaonb4249 You'll never be what your mother was!

@jerryfischer3988 Жыл бұрын

Same here 😢

@charlesseagraves6210 Жыл бұрын

Watching the Atlanta Hawks bench laugh, fall over each other while Larry Bird made impossible shots was entertaining in & of itself! 🤣

@lukecarmichael1588 Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you gotta enjoy the ride lol. Great sportsmanship.

@simaaj22 Жыл бұрын

That was hilarious 😂

@Weshopwizard Жыл бұрын

Sometimes you just have to enjoy the show. Even if it’s at your expense.

@richardpare3538 4 ай бұрын

@@Weshopwizard As one of the Atlanta guys said after getting fined $3000 for celebrating the show that Larry put on "That;s the best $3000 seat I've ever had!".

@deejayimm Жыл бұрын

Watching the guys on the other side cheer their opponent on is one of the most honest and sweetest things I've ever seen in major league sports.. You don't even see that kind of love for the game at the high school level nowadays.

@MMajchrowski 11 ай бұрын

Just seeing the Atlanta bench cheering & loving what’s happening before their eyes is the coolest thing. I’d gladly take a fine to be front row to that performance!

@BD-uw1kq Жыл бұрын

Larry used trash talk to mentally unsettle his opponents because he knew how to. He was just as much a badass in the mental games as he was on court. He wasn't vulgar and mostly was not loud enough for anyone but the person he was talking to, to hear it. He didn't need to shout to make it work.

@eriklaguira Жыл бұрын

Dominique is a class act ! Awesome player who doesn’t get mentioned enough.

@BRITTGYPSY Жыл бұрын

Love ‘Nique! He was called “ The Human Highlight Reel” at the time!

@davidshuff8838 Жыл бұрын

I agree

@jrr3787 Жыл бұрын

@@BD-uw1kq Nobody ever dunked the ball with more force than Nique. Nobody. Shaq hung his fat ass on the rim and broke backboards, but Rosie O'Donnell could have done the same from a ladder - assuming she could actually climb one. Nique was pure Drago like force.

@davidgraham2673 Жыл бұрын

No argument here. Dominique could bring it, and sping it, with his jumping ability. That was the Golden era in Profesional basketball, and Dominique was certainly a big part of it.

@davidshuff8838 Жыл бұрын

@@davidgraham2673 dam straight!

@jessielee1369 Жыл бұрын

I loved it that the other team was entertained by Bird and his shooting prowess. It shows they had a lot of heart and appreciation for Birds accomplishment. Good guys. Tough guys too.

@tonyduncan7710 10 ай бұрын

You'll never see a team do that with any other player. That's why they call him "LEGEND"

@christophertaylor5441 Жыл бұрын

Nothing better than to listen to those old school players. They show respect to each other. What a time in basketball history!

@tomperkins5657 Жыл бұрын

And I stupidly took it for granted.

@ohsweetmystery 11 ай бұрын

The players were not just great players, they were intelligent and well-spoken, unlike today.

@bigpoppadarb9940 9 ай бұрын

@@tomperkins5657a lot of us did😣

@ronniewilliams3264 7 ай бұрын

Not only that some of them really hate each other still and some give the upmost respect to their enemy.🎉🎉🎉

@sirchan1576 Жыл бұрын

Man I can listen to Larry Bird stories all day!!

@sarge420 Жыл бұрын

Me 3

@boothdos Жыл бұрын

One of the best of all time.

@zavierdesine4405 Жыл бұрын

I modeled my entire game on Larry "Legend" Bird. I respected him so much.

@stinkypinkeee5085 Жыл бұрын

I have...grew up loathing him, now he is my favorite player of all...

@hooker4749 Жыл бұрын

DITTO....and I'm not a basketball man

@brianandchewiegohiking2152 Жыл бұрын

LARRY IS AN ABSOLUTE LEGEND .Magic was right there will never ever be another Larry Bird ,no man can talk that much smack and back it up over and over and over.THE LEGEND

@dusk6159 9 ай бұрын

No way there will ever be, and this is coming from Magic. Larry Legend.

@jamesterrance Жыл бұрын

I don't watch basketball, but I watched this. I couldn't shut it off! As much as the skill of Bird, it was the mutual respect of all the players. A guy can lose and can still respect the opponent and even praise him. This should be shown to all high school players.

@lorriemcgee5562 Жыл бұрын

I appreciate the respect these players had for him, there was no color. ❤

@silverjohn6037 Жыл бұрын

Funny thing is whenever these guys tell the stories about Bird making them look stupid, they always seem to be smiling;).

@lorriemcgee5562 Жыл бұрын

@@silverjohn6037, it's amazing what age and maturity do for the memory.🤷‍♀️

@manuelorozco113 Жыл бұрын

Indeed there is no color, it shouldn’t be, wether is sports or whatever it shouldn’t be for all that matters is the color of our blood which I guarantee is as red as anybody else’s. Thanks to all the great players and to the maker of videos like this

@kathleenrobertpogue6818 Жыл бұрын

God damn, why does everything have to be tured into a race issue. Are you racist or something. The only people I know who care about race are racist.

@lorriemcgee5562 Жыл бұрын

@@kathleenrobertpogue6818 not at all. I was raised to not judge by color, but by character. In today's world, that's not always the case unfortunately.

@sweynforkbeardtraindude Жыл бұрын

Never heard Antoine Carr talk about this game. It was cool to hear him break it down.

@steve5150mrscary Жыл бұрын

Im still laughing at him saying bird's" I'm 🎉finna light up this team!" 🤣

@Defender78 Жыл бұрын

i think this footage is from 84 or 85, at 5:53 Antoine's moving down the court like he's a Malone or Barkley MVP candidate, with a skip-step on that second play! Power forward Antoine Carr is one of my 2nd-level favorite guys (non-all-stars or celebrated players, journeymen etc), he had a couple of good seasons, including 1990-91 where he scored 20 per game

@TickleSalty Жыл бұрын

The Hawks bench was so in awe of Bird that game, their reactions were of respect for their opponent.

@blueriverlore Жыл бұрын

I'm 70 years old and I remember watching the game against the Hawks. In my mind it was the greatest basketball performance ever. I was watching the Hawk's bench and seeing them celebrate with me. Man it was awesome. Thanks!

@darenferrell6656 Жыл бұрын

I know everyone talks about MJ and LeBron as being the greatest but in my opinion Larry Bird was and is the greatest player ever. His basketball IQ was off the charts. If he hadn’t have played so hard and gotten hurt it’s hard to say what he would have finished his career with in points let alone rebounds, assists, and everything else. He was a player who not only played hard but he made everyone else want to play harder. He made everyone he ever played with a better player too. Bird will forever be my NBA GOAT.

@chriswells506 Жыл бұрын

Nobody worth listening to talks about Lebron being the greatest.

@dustchip8060 Жыл бұрын

@Chris Wells LeBron is the greatest. Just ask him, and he will tell ya.

@northernstar6641 Жыл бұрын

I watched Bird from Indiana State to Boston and the battles with Doc and the 76'ers and Magic and the Lakers.... I liked him for all the reasons you stated but he's top 5, MJ is the 🐐

@dusk6159 9 ай бұрын

Well, Lebron is the greatest SF of all time even against the one almost impossible to surpass, the legend. That's how good Lebron is and that's a testament to Larry Legend.

@JoshRitchie-ok8em 6 ай бұрын

Bron ain't ready for Prime bird

@julioangel1839 Жыл бұрын

And yet so humble so many current players should learn from this man

@jeramychunn9108 Жыл бұрын

So many current players should learn from that whole Era of 80s ball. Today's ish just isn't the same. I would watch sooooo much ball back then with my brother's because of how remarkable it was at the time. I might watch 5 games a year of today's ball games, not including collegiate ball. I'm a big fan of the big 10 & enjoy that much more than pro ball of today's game.

@derekhoude1514 Жыл бұрын

@Jeramy Chunn well said. Now the rules and personalities of the current players make it crap compared to the tough ball they played then. Not to mention the Legends that played in the eighties made the game way more interesting than todays do. Today it seems like theyre a bunch of overpaid actors. Also for me the biggest thing is the fix OBVIOUSLY being in from vegas, That ruins every sport. Maybe it was back then too but at least they found a way to hide it better .

@davidthompson7817 Жыл бұрын

@@jeramychunn9108 I was so disappointed to see the Boilermakers drop out in the first round this year and they had such a fantastic season… Extremely unexpected but when I found out the team they were playing was with a bunch of short guys that had a tremendous amount of fire in their bellies I thought oh no this won’t be good for the Boilermakers they turn over too many balls with aggressive players(I think I watched all of their games this year so I speak from my own eyes’ experience and many years loving basketball too) hopefully they’ll turn the corner next year. This little video on birds 60 point game was fantastic. Gotta love that guy.

@rogertan8239 Жыл бұрын

@@jeramychunn9108 They were gentleman but not now.

@allergyahead8128 Жыл бұрын

That highlight I have seen more than any championship game highlight. And Bird is not why people want to see it. It's because it shows humanity at its best. Those guys were truly amazed and happy for the sport of basketball winners or losers for what they were witnessing .You can't bring that back it's priceless .

@Johnny53kgb-nsa Жыл бұрын

All these guy's talking about Larry are very good player's themselves. There were a really big group of good player's then. Many don't get the recognition they deserve. Larry was a smart player, who could read the court better than anybody.

@johnryan2 Жыл бұрын

The glory days in the NBA. The game was so much more fun back then.

@themtube9455 11 ай бұрын

This video shows the true heart of sportsmanship. Even the guys on the opposite team watched in awe. I love this. For guys that spend their whole lives to perfect this game, winning means everything, for them to just be enjoying the opposite teams succes is unheard.

@dwightbrosell5629 Жыл бұрын

They loved to play. They loved to win, but you can tell that they loved each other. That made them great.

@robertswift6101 Жыл бұрын

larry could have games like this whenever he wanted and would have even more amazing stats but he he always wanted his teamates involved in the game until the time came where he would just take over completely...one of the best basketball players ever and the ultimate competitor,,,,a true legend

@mountzion2938 Жыл бұрын

Not like MJ who is selfish

@jimjason5146 Жыл бұрын

@Mount Zion or kobe who was even more selfish 😂

@diabolikmitchell2960 Жыл бұрын

I remember Bird would go the first quarter of games taking only 1 or 2 shots but having 6 assists and 6 boards. Next thing you know you're down double digits. The only other superstar I've seen do this is LeBron tbh.

@artgrusensky121 Жыл бұрын

inspirational

@analogalbacore7166 6 ай бұрын

@diabolikmitchell2960 to bad LeBron lacks mental toughness. He's probably the most physically gifted player I've seen on the other hand.

@Glenn-em3hv Жыл бұрын

I can't believe that even the bench of the Hawks was celebrating and rooting for Bird!!!! I don't believe that any team has ever done that for any other player!!!

@NoleFan74 9 ай бұрын

My favorite player! Some of my favorite memories growing was getting home in time to shower after ball practice and eat dinner and sit down with my dad to watch Larry vs Magic in their many finals matchups!! Also a very underrated defensive player. He never took a play off to use football terms!

@monica93304 Жыл бұрын

Laker fan since the early 80's here. I absolutely loved Larry Bird. Second to no one as far as being a fierce compettitor. For not being "athletic" he sure was great at everything else in his game. It was never smack talking because he would back it up. He would be great today too. I don't care what anyone says. What a player. Much respect to you Mr. Bird.

@dusk6159 9 ай бұрын

Larry Legend. It doesn't get better than a pair like Larry and Magic.

@Patrick-sb2sb Жыл бұрын

That bench action was absolutely classic!!!

@kathyklutsch4862 9 ай бұрын

I followed Larry Bird all through college. When I lived in Denver my Dad and I never missed a Celtic game. I remember hollering through games “give it to Larry”. Never disappointed. I had every Sports Illustrated that Larry was on cover. Jersey and Celtic jacket. Lost all in a fire. Thanks for memories LB.

@cindyknudson2715 8 ай бұрын

Great memories ☘️

@jonasoverka3956 9 ай бұрын

there's so many Bird stories out there but this is a good one. I dont think a Prime Bird would be stoppable today either. He knows the game not just plays it.

@jefftollison3848 Жыл бұрын

These guys are pure class.. what comes through the ribbing, the laughter, the magic of the moment, is the great respect they have for this amazing legend... you guys are the best!

@JamesThomas-zl9er Жыл бұрын

The mutual respect and sportsmanship of all these guys is an example to us all…

@deansapp4635 Жыл бұрын

Larry was the best, Period

@voriandayne-en9gb Жыл бұрын

One of the best. He can be your personal best, but not the best player on consensus

@alanpeterson4939 Жыл бұрын

That’s not the only time an opposing player celebrated a Bird shot. Watch the opposing bench on the famous shot where Bird sinks it from behind the backboard. One of them jumps up in disbelief.

@nathanrobinson3653 Жыл бұрын

The thing about Bird is that he has this narrative from his critics that he couldn't play defense. He made multiple all-nba 2nd team defense and even LED THE LEAGUE IN DEFENSIVE WIN-SHARES 1 season. He made the steal and assist to beat Detroit in the ECF that everyone knows, but that was just the tip of the iceburg. He, and his team played tremendous team defense. He made big plays in big moments like no other--whatever was needed. Points, block, rebound, steal, assist, and sacrificing his body. He did it all--best teammate, hardest worker, and toughest I have ever seen.

@dhollongstreet4725 Жыл бұрын

One of the times when even the team that lost gets to enjoy the game because it was so much a big show.

@dusk6159 9 ай бұрын

That was pure sport displayed by Bird on the basketball court

@jasonmartin7137 Жыл бұрын

The best part may have been DJ photo bombing Larry Legend at 4:33. Thanks for putting this together for us, Nick!

@biggldogg 8 ай бұрын

Yo that was it for me.

@citystreetz1076 Жыл бұрын

Mans said he be thinking about what his grandma doing while he dropping 60 in the flow of the game🐐

@allergyahead8128 Жыл бұрын

Even our bench was celebrating. Classic old school sportsmanship.

@dr.ronbernard9927 Жыл бұрын

Being from the Boston area, naturally we were Celtics fans. Sadly though, I never had the pleasure of watching Bird. In our day it was Cousy, Havlicek, Heinsohn and Muskatov. Much later after our family had left Massachusetts, Bird and McHale came on the scene. Thanks so much for this video. Without it, I would never have had the pleasure of seeing people like McHale and Bird.

@CYCLONE4499 Жыл бұрын

He was so good he had basketball muscle memory. That last part where he says sometimes he wasn't even mentally in the game yet still was able to make shots almost automatically. Thats phenomenal.

@jh58 Жыл бұрын

I will never tire of watching the Atlanta players on the bench while Bird is scoring 60. They had the guts and the sense of humor to appreciate what their opponent was doing. To me that is great sportsmanship.

@donrudd1358 10 ай бұрын

The respect the players have for him is evident. No hard feelings just respect. Perhaps the greatest small forward that ever played.

@jmreynaud Жыл бұрын

You will never, ever see the opposing bench fall over each other like that for an opposing player again ...😂😂😂

@jkmsaturn Жыл бұрын

When Dominique Wilkins says your great, you must be the greatest.

@daviddelgado4620 11 ай бұрын

True sportsmanship, great men, superb athletes 😊

@henry.mcbride2296 Жыл бұрын

IN my 80 years I have never seen anyone put on a show like Larry Bird. There will never be another Bird or an Air J. Both guys are irreplaceable. 50 years from now when some hot basketball players look at these films they will be awestruck.

@soapyart 11 ай бұрын

Thanks for reminding me of how much I loved watching Larry Bird. What a great surprise to see how much he was respected by the opposite team. Hi this is Xavienne

@seanharrington7493 Жыл бұрын

It brings tears to my eyes to see how wonderful it is when white and black people respect and love each other.

@ZION73082 Жыл бұрын

We're all brothers and sisters in Christ. 🙏🤗

@Brentaaron300 Жыл бұрын

I love the fact once Magic and Larry did the commercial together, they became close friends!.....perfect example of how we as humans, once we get to know each other, realize how much we have in common😊

@harleyl4098 Жыл бұрын

@@ZION73082 religion haa let's talk about unity when we hold our holy war.

@jamesclinesr2511 Жыл бұрын

Well sadly democrats and people have destroyed that I love everyone but I am sick of seeing white kids getting beaten almost or to death. We didn’t kill black peoples families.

@willieduffie4967 Жыл бұрын

The way it should be ....

@SGTJDerek Жыл бұрын

When you're down that much and another player is that hot, all can do is enjoy the show.

@KoolKat006 5 ай бұрын

As a resident of Massachusetts and someone who's had an opportunity to be in the presence of this legend I must say his approach to life and the game and everything is a story of empowerment and encouragement and I'm a better person listening to these stories! He's a force to be reckoned with and as you can see was feared by many and he had so much confidence and it all worked for him in the end! Much respect and love to the legend 💚💚💚

@shawnwalford6578 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for bringing the LOVE. The World needs more of it. 🏀

@mcahill135 Жыл бұрын

Larry Bird - The best “Team Player” ever. Also the GOAT.

@michaelshay5594 Жыл бұрын

I remember watching bird in awe as a grad schooler.

@kevwmobile3238 Жыл бұрын

I had the pleasure of watching many of the Celtics games during the 80’s, but it’s fun again hearing about the trash talking. I never had any idea he was talking crap during games. 😂

@greggdesmarais4050 Жыл бұрын

Bird was the Man, never be another like him

@sharonhoyt2133 Жыл бұрын

Long time Larry Bird fan. Saw this game. Thanks for posting this great history.

@ChurchofPirateology Жыл бұрын

I just love the respect he gets from other players...

@willieduffie4967 Жыл бұрын

He deserves every bit of it ....dude was bad .

@seanbrown2414 Жыл бұрын

This man said he was thinking about his grandmother and what she was doing during an NBA game he was playing in😂😂😂 geez

@warbirdwf Жыл бұрын

I wish I'd paid more attention back in the 1980's to Larry Bird and MJ when they were in their prime. Like some, I didn't always watch their games nor appreciate their greatness at the time. Now much older, I do appreciate elite athletes playing today like a Tom Brady. Amazing how fast time goes by! This is reinforced seeing these 80's basketball stars now in the 60's.

@Biggersandwich Жыл бұрын

Hope you watch lebron Giannis and luka now than

@gavinhadley7672 Жыл бұрын

..we rarely missed a televised Celtic game in the 80s. Too bad youngsters today don’t realize how extraordinary Larry Bird was. Some say greatest small forward to have played the game..nonsense…the GOAT period regardless of position IMHO!

@BD-uw1kq Жыл бұрын

@@gavinhadley7672 Every single Celtics game was a Bird highlight reel. It almost makes the concept of a highlight reel superfluous.

@mikeaustin8547 Жыл бұрын

The Real Classy Guy’s are the ones that can lift another person up! I’m not a big fan of basketball But I’d Love to hang out with those guys a while! They are Really The Greats

@jc4388 Жыл бұрын

Trancendent is the word. They love the game and couldn't help but celebrate that performance.

@thedude9930 Жыл бұрын

in terms of basketball stories, Bird is the goat.

@thedude9930 Жыл бұрын

and just btw, he swept the great MJ twice. did he call shots against "his airness" too? would be nice to know .

@RobertKlein-bs4pt Жыл бұрын

This is the basketball I grew up watching. I had always kept an eye on all Boston sports, cause that was where I was from. I wasn't huge basketball fan, but when Bird started playing and the way the game was played, that really got me into the sport. Couldn't play worth a damn, but sure did love to watch these guys. I was at the Kevin McHale game, first game I ever went to, 3-4 rows off the floor off to the side of one end. Best game, ever. I remember towards the end, before he left the game, the place was rocking, everyone was having a great time, except Detroit, McHale missed a shot here and there and the crowd started booing (good natured), it was funny as hell. But as we are seeing, a little later on, Bird Followed up and the rest is history. Great basketball back then, not to take away from the talent today, but in my opinion, the game is not as good today.

@damontate8932 Жыл бұрын

Back when THE GAME, THE TALENT and the LOVE was genuine. The players played hard and RESPECTED each other and each other's accomplishments. Iron sharpened iron and each player/legend brought out the best in one another. Times have changed and things aren't the same anymore. Smh. These were truly golden/treasurable times.

@robertwheatley9153 Жыл бұрын

17:16 ... The Hawks bench player knew the ball was going in and had already seen enough..

@jamessills-ke8dl Жыл бұрын

Smooth. Bird. Dream player. Once in a lifetime guy!!!!

@donalddemo Жыл бұрын

The Atlanta bench reactions is top 10 all time NBA footage

@norrisjames747 Жыл бұрын

That Bird will always have wings..ALWAYS

@ldybozz Жыл бұрын

You did a FABULOUS JOB on this video of the great Larry "Larronius" Bird 🐐🍀💚

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much!

@deadcow4780 Жыл бұрын

Larry bird is one the greatest of all time 💯

@barotraumabruce4245 Жыл бұрын

Grew up watching all these guys. Them telling stories about Bird put the biggest smile on my face! Thank you!

@hitmonkey4267 Жыл бұрын

I love seeing the other team just excited for those shots. That’s just love for the game and sportsmanship you don’t really see today.

@user-bb3kz5lu6y Жыл бұрын

If these legends played today, they would mop the floor with these young guys!!

@deanbrunner261 Жыл бұрын

These guys played for the name on the front not the one on the back

@TheCrossing2271 Ай бұрын

Agree

@adamlone5548 Жыл бұрын

That snippet at the end where Larry is talking to McHale... it sounds like he's describing Ultra Instinct. Larry was the Goku of basketball lol

@paymaker11 Жыл бұрын

18:03 hahahah! When I was learning to weld an old timer told me you will know when your good because you’ll be under the hood thinking about what you are going to eat for dinner when you get back to your hotel room! So true!😎

@PaulA-vc6sn Ай бұрын

I am so great full that I was a young man back then and truly was blessed to grow up watching my Celtics, they inspired me to play and loved the game, because of Larry and the GREATEST TEAM EVER ! Thank you ALL for those GREAT DAYS !

@advancedchiropractic667 Жыл бұрын

Like how Bird never toots his own horn. Everyone else does it for him. Class act.

@vincentmurphy9252 Жыл бұрын

In college 82-87 Boston man we use to go to old garden cheap seats- it was goosebumps and no matter what you think today basketball does not compare

@boxerarebest218 Жыл бұрын

I could watch this all day. Thanks for sharing these memories of the Great LB

@NickSmithNBA Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@marcelgob3813 Жыл бұрын

What a honor to watch these players play from McHale to Bird. Dominique was great too one of the most underrated players to ever play. Glad I grew up a Celtics fan a lot of great memories.

@binkymagnus Жыл бұрын

the look on DJ's face at 4:34 when Bird is giving the locker room interview is awesome he knows exactly what's going to happen

@tyaz4467 Жыл бұрын

Loved that game, esp being a 20 something born and raised in Mass. I Love BIRD, Havlicek, COwens, Sam Jones and Russell.

@Sacheen81 6 ай бұрын

Okay, here's the deal. I'm a 60 year old lady that doesn't even LIKE basketball, but I suddenly find myself enthralled with the sport. From the charm and talent of Bird and McHale, to the joy that the Hawks on the bench are exhibiting, I find myself a changed woman. I will definitely watch the rest of your videos, thanks for your hard work putting this series together ❤️❤❤

@veelindolent5794 Жыл бұрын

Wow, that Bird really flew. I screamed with laughter when the opponents where celebrating Larry. It doesn't get any better.

@dusk6159 9 ай бұрын

"Yeeah big fella, you're in little trouble tonight" It doesn't get any better than Larry Legend's stories lol

@staz8999 Жыл 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."

@voriandayne-en9gb Жыл бұрын

“You’re going to let a white boy guard me?!” ~ Larry”Tyrone” Bird😅😂😂😂😂

@rustyshacklefordrefined5756 Жыл бұрын

Funny part is Tyrone was originally an Irish name 😂

@tommychew6544 Жыл бұрын

What Larry said there at the end, I think that is the most important part of it somehow. It's like you are so in tuned that you are getting help from an unseen force, I've felt that a handful of times in my life and there is no greater of a feeling. It's like all is right in the world and you don't really even have anything to do with it as it's happening. It's something deeper than can be explained.

@dominiquemassey2742 Жыл бұрын

Also what McHale said about the basket seeming bigger

@MrMagnaniman Жыл бұрын

It's not an "unseen force." It's the result of A LOT of training and experience. Have you ever been driving and then realize you don't remember driving the last several miles? Same thing. That's when you're driving at your best. Your body and mind are so accustomed to the task at hand it becomes subconscious, which frees up your mind to pursue other avenues of thought. Being able to do that in a basketball game, though, is pretty incredible.

@IraProctor Жыл бұрын

Thinking slows you, he practiced more than any NBA player in history. There are stories of practice ending, and the team shows up the next day for practice… and Larry still had not left. He kept shooting so late, he decided it was easier to grab a nap on some mats rather than drive home and back. He’d thought it out, a billion times, every situation… and practiced for every scenario. When the game began is when he stopped thinking. That’s why his nerves vanished. He wasn’t thinking anymore. He let the muscle memory and instincts he’d established thru excessive practice take over… his mind gave way to consciousness. The mind winks, the consciousness is what blinks… the reaction times of those two things says exactly way it seemed why he was playing/reacting almost faster than the game was unfolding… it looked like he was 1 play ahead of people.

@MrMagnaniman Жыл бұрын

@@IraProctor I don't know that he practiced more than anyone else... Kobe, for instance, didn't sleep at the gym because he would train and work out INSTEAD of sleeping. Point taken, though... Bird worked hard to be that good.

@robertjones1730 Жыл бұрын

More recently in the movie Top gun Maverick, Tom Cruise used the line "don't think, do" Train your instincts because instincts are faster than thoughts

@ericbrandau9332 Жыл бұрын

7:05 Antione Carr YOU DONT PLAY AROUND!😂😂

@busydem6161 Жыл бұрын

Like Nolan Richardson said “ dam that brother can play 😂

@jimwilliamson49 Жыл бұрын

Larry is one of the best ever !!!

@donproctor3445 Жыл бұрын

imagine how great the Celtics would have been had Len Bias not died. To have come there and learned from the greats on that team they would have dominated for many years. I believe that when Len died even though he never played a game it was the end of their reign.

@norrisjames747 Жыл бұрын

That fly ..Respect sir Bird

@FUBAR1986 Жыл бұрын

I started watching basketball in the mid 60s and I was a knicks fan. Larry bird convinced me to become a Celtics fan….. do you know how wrong that is to be a Knicks fan and then to also like the Celtics?????😂😂😂❤❤❤