Why y’all not including Lebron in y’all Top 5???? What’s good wit y’all 😂?

No travel, Bird dribbled once after he caught the ball.

“Looking into Larry Bird’s eyes is like looking into the eyes of an assassin.” -Dominique Wilkins

How many players would fracture their face in a game and still come back and finish the game…Bird was incredible and still is my all time favorite player

You'll understand why Dominique and others were falling after you watch all the Bird stuff. He made Hall of Famers look stupid.

Larry Bird is the greatest small forward ever. Lebron can only dream of being as great as Bird. Two Pat Riley quotes about Bird: 1) "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life...I'd take Larry Bird." 2) "He's the greatest clutch player I've ever seen. The hell with Jerry West!"

" why you falling " lol the guy falling is Dominique Wilkins he is not a random bad player xD

They fell because Bird was a dangerous all around player. He could shoot and pass at a high elite level and had an extremely high basketball IQ. The sudden "jabs" got them because Bird had them unbalanced on their feet not knowing what he was going to do next.

If Bird is not in your top 2 you are illogical. Bird is the greatest all around player I have ever seen! Period!

The reason they fall on that jab step is because no one knew what Bird was going to do so they had to anticipate what Bird was going to do and where him and the ball was going. If they anticipated wrong they would lose there balance and down they would go. It was just beautiful!

That was Dominique who fell the third time. People were falling over Bird because they had no idea what he was going to do, and they were just reacting as quickly as they could. Defense was man-to-man in those days--zone was illegal--and was far tougher than it is now. Bird had his defenders just grasping at straws.

When he returned after hitting his face he had a fractured right check and was seeing double and still hit every shot.

I appreciate your reaction, but no player who whines as much as LeBron can be in my top 5, especially one who whines when someone else gets mvp.

They're falling because Larry was unpredictable. He was already in their heads before he even touched the ball.

Pat Riley said "If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game I'd choose Michael Jordan; If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life... I'd take Larry Bird." You should react to Making the Case. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/ht6WZ7Wr1Mmsfmw.html The guy has a whole series, 8 videos, about Making the Case for who is the greatest of all time.

And Larry had suffered a fractured cheek bone during the game he came back. Larry broke his orbital….and played….broke his back….played 7 more seasons….played with a concussion and double vision twice…the list of injuries, some that should of been career ending….that he played through is unmatched….with no pain meds ever…Lebron got carted off the court crying with leg cramps….just saying

101% agree with you: you can't write NBA history without Larry and Magic. Period.

I've been an NBA fan since the mid 1970's and coached youth basketball for years. 2 of my 3 sons played basketball through high school here in North Carolina. My personal top 3 are: 1. Michael Jordan, 2. Larry Bird, 3. Magic Johnson. After the top 3, it’s more debatable to me. I’ve seen everyone over the last 45+ years. IMO, these players had the best BALANCE of FG%, FT%, clutch play, great offense, great defense, makes teammates better, great team play, shares the ball, passing ability, finishing, coachable, high basketball IQ, finds a way to win, has all areas of the basic fundamentals down pat, seeks high % shots first, knows where teammates are on the court at all times, able to score while being fouled, played against tougher competition, played against great defenses. No one today has ALL of these attributes. Not even Lebron. He flops and has choked in too many key games, which brings down his value. To me, only Michael Jordan and Larry Bird have ALL of these attributes and are (by far) the most clutch players of all time. Consistently winning the close games is what separates icon players from everyone else. No players after my top 3 come close to doing it at the level they did. Though today's players have a lot of talent, most players lack most of these attributes and no one has all of them. Defense and team play aren’t nearly as good today as in the 80’s/90’s. Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, and Magic Johnson (by far) are the most clutch players of all time and did it against the best defenses of all time. Great video. You did a good job.

Check out more videos of Larry and he's gonna go up on your top list superfast :)

1.larry 2.magic 3.mj 4.russell

I think you would love Birds greatest passes. Best court vision of anyone I’ve ever seen play the game

Great reaction!! If you’re wondering why so many players broke their ankles trying to defend Larry Bird when all Larry Bird did was a “simple” step back, it’s because, to put it frankly, Larry Bird was the literal INVENTOR of the step back None of them had ever seen that move before, so it left even all-time great defenders bamboozled on how to deal with it. It was as dynamic and revolutionary in the 80s as AI’s crossover and Harden’s double step back in the 2000s and 2010s. I mean, how do you defend a move you’ve literally never seen before?

The night of his retirement celebration there no game that night but the place was packed .

You heard it from Magic. He even wrote it on his jersey! Larry is the goat. I wonder how much would that jersey go for in a auction..

Larry fuckin legend

I guess Bird was my favorite player to watch because he did things that he wasn't supposed to be able to do. He always came out full steam, win or lose. Thing is, you always expected him to win. In my book, no one can touch Larry Bird. There may be players with more accomplishments, but there are none as much fun just to watch

Bird is the one player from the past who I wish we could see play in the present. He would dominate, because a freak is a freak in any generation.

1a. Larry Bird 1b. Magic Johnson 3. Michael Jordan 4. Wilt Chamberlain 5. Bill Russell 6. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar 7. Oscar Robertson 8. Lebron James 9. Jerry West 10. Pete Maravich 11. Elgin Baylor 12. Hakeem Olajuwon

If one is attempting to select a GOAT in the NBA - remember that it is a team sport. A GOAT must enable his teammates to be their best as well. Bird was truly transformational as a team player. The Celtics had their worst team performance in their history the year prior to Larry's arrival to Boston - only 29 wins. With Bird as their only significant addition to their line-up, they won 61 games his first year (+32), and the following year with McHale & Parrish won the NBA Championship. Despite his "superlative" individual stats, MJ was not transformational, but only added to his team's performance by his singular action - and in fact his play often reduced the potential of his team mates. MJ arrived to a weak Bulls team to be sure, but it would be 4 yrs before the Bulls got to .500, and only after Pippen and Grant arrived did the Bulls make their move upward. Further proof comes later when MJ "retired" to play baseball, and the Bulls did not suffer a major downturn (55 wins to the previous year's 57), with Pippen having a better year than ever now without MJ. Larry B gets my nod for all he could do in all situations, plus his unbelievable positive impact on the team as a whole.

1.) Larry Legend 2.) Magic 3.) Jordan 4.) Kareem 5.) Russell

The best 5 players in NBA history are as follows, in NO particular order: Larry Bird LeBron James Michael Jordan Kobe Bryant Wilt Chamberlain

Watched lots of Larry reaction videos, you're one of the few that recognizes Bird's left hand finish off his own shot. One of the greatest plays ever, good for you for recognizing it.

I thought it was a travel too but if you look closely there's a dribble that's away from the camera angle

I’ve seen quite a few reactors change their minds about Larry. After a handful of videos, they were hooked. I hope you’re next 👍 The ankle breaking is bcuz from what I’ve heard, nobody was doing the step back in Larry’s day. Plus Larry was so unpredictable he caught everyone off guard. Regarding that “travel” I’ve rewound that & saw a dribble…. 🤷‍♀️ What you should be seeing is that LARRY IS AHEAD OF HIS TIME. Larry Magic Wilt (NO JORDAN. NO BRON. NOT SORRY.)

Top 5 1: Bird 2: Magic 3: MJ 4: "Pistol" Pete 5: Dr. J

Magic & Larry, resurrected the game of basketball......My dad loved basketball, but stopped watching, until the competition between Johnson & Bird was highlighted......What my Dad used to say, about Larry's game, is that it reminded him of someone, who was not only playing basketball, but also, volleyball, dodgeball, hockey, baseball, football, soccer, & strategic chess, all at the same time, and was what made him so great 😊He certainly was one of the most unique and gifted players, I have ever watched!

2:55 he did not travel he literally bounced the ball as he caught it and took two steps to the rim learn basketball knowledge before u calling travel

What shortened his career significantly was wanting to make a driveway for his mom's house himself, instead of hiring a crew :P Shit completely messed up his back. But that's who Bird was, one of the spectacles in Boston was a crowd watching Larry mow his lawn XD

My top 5. Give me Bird, Magic and MJ no certain order and the next 2 are debatable.

Stats are stats and you can argue about them all day, but if you are judging by who had the biggest impact on the game, it's hard to find anything with a bigger impact than the Bird\Magic rivalry. It literally saved the game from a slow painful death in the 80's.

Growing up in MA, the stories of Bird like the one below are the ones that stick out to me. I remember clips shown during Celtics broadcasts of Bird running up and down the stairs of an empty Garden while the other team was on the court having practice/shoot around. Then he'd go and play near 40 minutes that night. His mind games were an another level. Except from an article I found posted below: During that ’85 season, New Jersey Nets coach Stan Albeck praised Bird in front of his team when he saw the Celtis star shooting three hours before the game. Months later during a return trip to the Boston Garden, Albeck’s players questioned Albeck’s praise when there was no sign of Bird three hours before the game.

Young man, probably one of the the greatest Coach of all time Pat Reilly said” lf I needed someone to make a shot to win a game, I would pick Jordan, if I needed someone to make a shot to save my life, I would pick Bird.”

Larry not only came back in the game after being hurt and won it, he had fractured his right cheek orbital bone when his face hit the floor and he had a concussion with double vision. Theres a couple videos where Larrys doctor and Larry himself talked about it. The Doc told him he was done at least for a day maybe more, but Larry was watching the game from the locker room while Chuck Person was racking up the points and Larry said "Not in my building" and waited until the doctor stepped out then he went back out into the game. After the game they had to take Larry to the Hospital and drill a hole in his cheekbone, insert a medical tool and pull the broken section back into position so it would heal properly. How many players would go back out into a game under those conditions, just a small part of why Larry is called LARRY LEGEND.

That is what made Larry the Legend! You should not have been falling for those moves in the 80's either; yet they did!

1. Jordan 2. Wilt 3. Kareem 4. Bird/Magic 5. Olajuwon

⛔️ NO TRAVEL - HE TOOK A DRIBBLE - RE-WATCH IT AT 2:55 - he didn’t just take a bunch of steps, he put the ball on the floor then took two steps

What sets Larry apart for me are 1) his toughness and competitive drive; 2) his court vision. I've not seen anyone all time who could place himself surrounded by 9 other players and see where they were going to be NEXT like he could. Dr. J talked about how he was "always one move ahead". He predicted movement and positioning better than anyone else. Great example of this: the clip of him running to grab his own rebound and catch it with his right hand, transfer to his left, and sink it while his body was behind the basket. Pretty athletic for a not classically "athletic" guy, but the main point here is watch him anticipate where the ball is going. As soon as he let's go of his shot he knows it's going to be wide right and sprints to where he thinks the ball will drop after hitting the rim. That's exactly where it goes. Notice Parish -- no slouch as a rebounder -- isn't in position to grab the rebound, even though he was set on the right hand side of the basket. He couldn't read where the ball was GOING to be as well as Bird. That's how a 6'9" forward playing in the league with Olajuwon and the other great rebounders of the day could average 10 boards a game over his career. Hid didn't out jump people, he just anticipated where the ball would be going better than anybody else and positioned himself accordingly.

The most amazing part of the Larry Bird story is that he literally NEVER played at 100% through his entire pro career. He shattered the knuckle of his pointer finger the year before his first season and he said he never had the same feel for the ball. Compound that with foot and back injuries and recalculate how good you think he was. And for the record, the last player whose ankles he broke with the double jab was Dominique Wilkins. DOMINIQUE FREAKING WILKINS.

Imagine had bird and Johnson been on the same team together.

When Larry came back out in that game from getting medical treatment, he had a fractured cheek. They didn’t want him back out. But he came back anyway. He had double vision also. And was still sinking shots. Players today wouldn’t come back out.

Larry Legend was the most complete player to ever play in the NBA. Bird was the smartest most clutch, best shooter to ever play. Top three- Bird, Jordan, Olajuwon.

Check out Larry Bird Making the case , 5 times Larry Bird refused to quit and Larry Birds Heartbreaking story

2:55 He didn't travel at that one point you're were talking about. It looks like he took four steps but if you slow it down and look more closely you'll see he bounced it once on his way to the hoop. My top 5 are Wilt, Magic, Jordan, Bird, and maybe Kobe or Bill Russel or Pistol Pete or Kareem. Sorry Lebron's not there in the top 5. I respect his accomplishments and stats but he's just not quite there with those other guys. They're cut from a different cloth. Maybe top 10, or top 20 for sure, but again, he's just not quite at their level overall. It's a big picture thing at this point when trying to rank top players all time. No one will likely ever match Wilt for scoring per game and rebounds. Kareem is the all time scoring champ. Bill Russel is the only one close in rebounds, and Bill has 11 rings and went toe to toe with Wilt and Kareem. Jordan was a nearly unstoppable scoring monster and all around player and has 6 rings? Who has 7, I forget. No one else close to 11, though. Kobe was a killer and a scoring monster, too. And Magic's accomplishments overall may be unmatched, looking at everything, except by Larry Bird, but even his overall accolades and accomplishments aren't QUITE the same, just close. Though Larry might be the better all around individual player. And Larry might be the smartest and best all around skilled player of all them (not the fastest, but skilled). For context, Larry faced all the greats except the ones before he was in the NBA or after '93, and he was the only one to ever be undefeated against Jordan in the post season, 6-0, even when Jordan drops 63 points on him. Larry's record against Jordan regular seasons is 18-11.

LoL Young Buck I was interested till you said LeFlop is Top 2... I would take a broke back Larry Legend all day everyday and twice on Sunday over LeFlop James ...

The real GOAT list is short,Wilt,Russell,Kareem,Bird,MJ, and Magic. With all due respect to Stockton and Duncan,there's no one else in the conversation.

Great reaction! I’m hitting that sub button! Double check that first clip, he didn’t travel, he bounced that ball during those “4 steps”… 😁

It wasn't a travel. Watch it again, his body blocked the view of a dribble on the way to the basket.

Thank you for the reaction. I enjoyed watching it and listening to you. Problem is MJ is way above Lebron. MJ never beat Bird in the playoffs, i.e Larry beat MJ each time in the playoffs. Just to beat your guys I would take Lambier (sp) lol. Really though I would start with Bird then there are so many that could make up the rest to include the Celtis 86 team. Learn more about Bird and many of the 80s players before you start picking your five. Thanks again.

Bird won 3 straight MVPs, then Coach of the Year and then Executive of the year. Only person to do that.

Bird got elbowed in the side of his face which left him with a hole in his cheek.. but he still played. Bird had a toe infection for which he ignored. After a week, he had to have a 2 1/2 inch cut in between his toes. He had a game later that night… and he still played. He got another elbow to his head that left him with double vision… but Bird still. It is said, that despite having injuries, Bird never took any pain medication.

My top 5 of all time are Jordan, Chamberlain, Russell, Bird, and Kareem. You could keep going because there are another 15 players who could all be considered top 5! And both Bird and Kareem do not get enough respect! I would say Magic is the best assist man of all time! Magic could also be considered a top 5 player! Its simply hard because there are to many good players. Best to play and not win a ring I would say Karl Malone. Barkley was amazing but just lacking a little!

Now that you've started the Bird-wagon. You should watch his trash talking stories, making the case, and 50 assist videos.

It is so much fun watching younger people enjoy what we saw live all those years ago….🙋🏾‍♀️

Larry Bird is the third and so far last player to win the MVP three years in a row and was runner up every year he didn't win from 1981 to 1988.

My top 5 is Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird and Bird. Everyone else is a distant 2nd

11:50 - Just to give you an idea of how the game was more physical back then, when McHale took down Rambis on that play in the '84 Finals, I'm pretty sure that was just a common foul. Back then I don't think they had "flagrant fouls". It was either a common foul or they could throw you out of the game (but that was pretty much only for if you got into a fight and started throwing punches). A few years after that when Jordan was emerging whenever he drove to the basket against the Pistons, they'd hit him as hard as they could and sometimes after a foul was called they'd hit him again harder because the refs can't call two fouls on the same play. It was ROUGH.

The only time Larry Bird travels, is when he is on vacation😂

"Four steps!" Yeah but he dribbled the ball, which makes it not a travel.

Jordan, kareem, magic, Russell and bird. Bron can't be top five. He's underperformed with having the most help in history. Also that 2011 finals is crushing.

1. Bird 2. Magic 3. Jordan 4. Kareem 5. Barkley , Sir Charles is so underrated.

Larry fractured his cheekbone around the eye then came back out to win the game

I raise horses. Some of these guys can really be compared to them. Some horses are fearless and willing, some are fearless and don’t follow direction. Some have all the talent in the world but no drive. The best horses are the ones that have heart and a great work ethic. Horses that want to be a team with you. That’s what Larry was. A team builder, a work horse and a magician on the court. I always love a horse with work ethic.

React to Larry bird greatest passer of all time re-edit or react to Larry bird ain’t no choir boy.

Bill Laimbeer is the most hated player ever. check him out.

Bill Russell, yeah that Bill Russell put's Larry at his number one spot. The prosecution rests, your honor.

Number 1: Larry Bird 2: Jason Williams 3: Michael Jordan 4: Kobe Bryant 5: Magic Johnson

If you want to be the best, you got to beat the best! Something Jordan never did... Larry Bird was the best when Jordan came into the league.. 0-6 vs legend in the playoffs

Bird and Bill Russell, the best Celtics ever!

Put playback speed on .25 & you see he catches, dribbles immediately & takes 2 steps

At the 3:00 mark when you said it was a travel, slow the video down and look very closely at the floor in front of Larry and you’ll see that he dribbled the ball once so it’s not a travel. I can see how it looks like that at quick glance but on closer inspection you can see that detail.

What a gift it was growing up in New England in the 80’s going to the Garden and watching Bird play. Is he the GOAT? It’s hard to say, but if you don’t have him in the conversation you’re a fool.

Fun fact, Jordan never won a playoff game against Larry bird 6-0

That game Larry hit the shot and a timeout was called... He hit the game winning shot four times that game... Once in regulation to tie it... Once in overtime to tie it...once in double overtime where didn't count because the timeout was called.... Then again a double overtime to actually win the game four times in one game to hit the game winning shot......

3 MVP in a row in a era of all the greats at that time.. Look at all the other greats he played against.

Dear Sir thank you for your commentary. Okay, a couple of things, Bird did not travel. He bounced the ball and it's hard to see. And my top 5 are: Kareem, Jordan, Bird, Magic, Kobe. Off the bench: Dream, Drexler, KD, Stockton, Dirk.

Why all you young guys think Lebron so great…..

Can you see that Bird would dominate in today's NBA? With todays rules and medical advances. By the way, that packed to the rafters crowd at his retirement ceremony, was only there for Bird's retirement ceremony. There was no game that night. Some of those people were from around the country, as well as a lot of people from the immediate area.

Consider this, Bird after being signed to the Celtics but prior to his first game broke his shooting hand playing baseball with his brother. Bird said that it never healed 100% and he had to change how the ball rolled off his fingers….

Larry had so many tools in his arsenal of weapons on the court that defenders were nervous that’s why jab steps dropped him. He got them twisted and falling over their own feet because they didn’t know what he was going to do next. If you noticed one of those guys was Dominique Wilkins not exactly an easy guy to drop. On a sidenote Larry hurt his back trying to fix his mothers driveway which was the beginnings of his back problems.

Larry #1

People were falling because they didn’t know what Larry would do because he could do everything.

You are absolutely right. They shouldn't be falling from those jab steps. The reason that guys were falling from those moves is because nobody had done them before. James Harden didn't invent the jab step...... Larry Bird did.

Bill Russell played for 13 years and won 11! NBA Championships!

You: "Yall shouldn't be fallin for that" Them: "You had to be there"

1. Bird 2. MJ 3. Kobe 4. Kareem 5. Magic

2:44 you may want to take another look at that "travel", closely, and see the dribble between the 2nd and 3rd step....

Bird is without a rational argument, a top THREE player of all time! He could easily be argued as the best of all! Kareem thinks so!

1. M. J. 2. Kareem 3. Larry 4. Magic 5. Russell 6. Lebron 7. Wilt 8. Kobe 9. Duncan 10. Oscar

He was watching the game inside the locker room and when they got real close he decided to come back out.

Everybody, especially the young players today, say they wouldn't "fall" for Larry's back step. They talking like they're better than the pros. Do you know know many players back then said they wouldn't fall for Larry's "tricks", but then fell for them anyway? If you let him shoot, he made it. If you guarded him too close, he went around you, and, at 6'9", most of them couldn't stop him. It's funny to me how many young players say they wouldn't get taken by Larry, but they most certainly would! Mot players brag, or talk trash, but very few can back it up. Larry certainly could and did!