I agree that Jojo is being stubborn and ignorant about Bird. But he’s a very young man, most kids are stubborn. I understand correcting him. But don’t be mean, commenters.

Does Jojo even realize Bird is who Lebron patterned his game after and that Bird is in James' top 3?

"ThIs WoUlD nEvEr HaPpEn To BrOn" .....yeah cuz at that point in the play he'd already have flopped and be crying on the ground lol

Bird couldn´t jump, Bird couldn´t sprint and he still was unstoppable. That´s how great this dude was.

Lebron ranked his top 3 players as Jordan, Dr. J, and Larry Bird. If your son respects LeBron so much, this should tell him something about how good Bird was. Jordan tweeted Bird is the best small forward ever.

To correct your son: The defense was more physical back then. The rules today barely let you touch an offensive player. The game against the Atlanta Hawks you watched was clips from the last few minutes of the game and Atlanta was getting blown out. If Bird played under todays rules he would score 60 a night

Only young kids who don't know who Dominique Wilkins is think Lebron James is better than Larry Bird.

The physicality of the game back in the 80's and early 90's is something younger fans of the game often underestimate. Monsters like Rodmen, Laimbeer, Rick Mahorn, and Charles Barkley to name a few were physically beating up players. Bird's vision, and ability to read AND UNDERSTAND the game were special. There have been times when a player will show a special moment in a game or even a season but I've not seen anyone ever put together a career and effect and change the game like Larry. Thanks for the video.

You’re a really great dad…….so patient with your son

"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." Pat Riley, Hall of Fame Coach

Show your son the 5 times Larry refused to quit. Larry felt that if he was being paid, it was responsibility to play. Today's players don't have that attitude anymore. I've watched the game since the sixties, and the eighties was probably the best era of basketball. ✌

I love the relationship you and your son have. He isn’t stubborn, he wants proof! 😃 The 80s was a stronger nba not weaker. Those boys were playing street ball compared today. Watch some games, watch Bird crack his face off the floor, shatter his eye socket, leave, come back and win the game. I love watching your channel… sports to political. Much love from Maine.

At 17:55 you are looking at stats. They forgot to mention that Larry bird was also 3X MVP consecutively, NBA coach of the year, and NBA executive of the year. Also, Larry Bird is 6′ 9″.

"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." - Pat Riley. Would ANYONE say that about Lebron? nope in fact they have always questioned his ability to be clutch

Bird was an ankle breaker. Arguably the best passer and shooter of his time. He was 6'9" and until 1987, he was without a doubt, the best in the league. Nobody today could have stopped him on offense and he was a better defender including steals than anyone seems to remember. 3 straight MVPs. With Jordan and Magic in the league.

I grew up in the 80s. There was no one more exciting to watch. It wasn’t that there was bad defense, Larry was just that good.

Gentlemen this might put some perspective on how good Larry was. His stat line ... Games 897 ... Avg Points Per Game 24.3 ... FGM 9.6 ... 3 Pt made .7 per game (it was relatively new and he played forward) 3pt-attempts per game 1.9 ... Field Goal % 49.6 ... Rebounds 10.0 ... Assists 6.3 ... Blocks .8 ... Steals 1.7 Compared to this current active SUPERSTAR ... Games 826 ... Avg Points Per Game 24.3 ... FGM 8.3 ... 3 Pt made 3.8 per game 3pt-attempts per game 8.8 ... Field Goal % 47.3 ... Rebounds 4.6 ... Assists 6.5 ... Blocks .2 ... Steals 1.7 While technically he played 13 years he really played 12, one year he only played 6 games missing the rest of the season because of Achilles injury to both legs that required surgery. He also played the last 7 years with a broken spine that he was advised to retire or risk never walking. By most recaps he is top 10 all time ... theathletic.com/3137873/2022/02/23/the-nba-75-the-top-75-nba-players-of-all-time-from-mj-and-lebron-to-lenny-wilkens/

26:13. "Larry was a terrible defender". How can you make that statement if you haven't seen enough clips to make that decision? Larry was 3x all defensive team, btw

Larry Bird once scored 47 points left handed, saying "I'm saving my right hand for the Lakers". Bird was phenominal

This is so funny, when your son said he was born 10yrs after bird retired I realized he is my grandsons age. I feel you because it's like the back an fourth I have with him lol. They always have a what about don't they smh!

Thank you fam for teaching your son about our basketball generation. Love you brother.

In 1985, the Boston Celtics legend had arguably the greatest game of his career, almost recording a quadruple-double in a blowout win over the Utah Jazz. Bird only played 33 minutes, logging 30 points, 12 rebounds, 10 assists, and 9 steals. When asked why he sat out the 4th Quarter, he said "I've done enough damage". Larry was a Savage ...

22:50 you comment that this could have been a foul. It was. The shot didn't count, and Larry got 2 free throws out of it. He only had 1 three pointer in this game. With only 1 three, and no overtime, dumped 60 on the hawks. Defense wasn't really bad back then, he made good defenders look bad. I think it was James Worthy that said, "Jordan makes you look slow, Bird makes you look stupid"

Bird is the original (though shorter) Luca and the original Dirk. Worthy saying he'd rather guard Jordan for a game rather than Bird. And Pat Reily was quoted saying "if I need a basket to win a game I'm giving it to Jordan, but if I need a basket to save my life I'm choosing Bird

If Nique hit Bron with that power dunk, Lebron would need a season and a half to recover

Lebron is actually a huge fan of Larry Bird.

"If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I'd take Jordan. If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I'd take Larry Bird." - Pat Riley

lmao "want me to put on the record player? I got some Queen over here"🤣

Larry Bird was so amazing he could have numbers higher than anyone would still be able to come close to. The thing so many, especially young people, don't understand that numbers don't necessarily mean you're better. Larry gave the other team some serious arrogance but when it came to numbers the only ones that mattered to him was the numbers on the score board. He let everyone of his teammates on the floor shine too. Assisted Kevin McHale in beating his own points record. That was something a lot of great players don't do when the opportunity is there. They have the me/team attitude instead of the team/me attitude. Plus all the seasons he played with a back injury. His finger was destroyed in a baseball game before the NBA and he said the ball never felt the same in his hands again. Had surgery on both Achilles tendons. Had an infection in his toe and they cut it over two inches to drain the infection and he wrapped it up and played the entire game. He got his cheek bone broken in a game and sitting in the locker room watching his team fall behind he went back and finished the game with a win. Another time his eye socket got broken and he finished the game. It took between 4 and 5 hours before each game to stretch try to get his back to last 3 or 4 hours to play. Refused shots, and wouldn't take anything for pain. When he came off the court he would have to lay on the floor. In my book he was better than the best. Could you imagine what he could have done without the injuries and having to retire when he did. Larry would have still had many years of great basketball to play. Plus he was a quarterback when it came to passing full court and might as well have had his eyes closed for regular passing and can't ever forget the tap passing. There are some great videos out there. My favorite shot is the one over the back board.

3 consecutive MVP awards, and y'all are hesitant to give him top 20? Damn.

Bird would be even better today. Imagine no hand checks , and a zone defense. The game was way more physical. How would Lebron handle all the contact? Rodman would have made him miserable

I grew up watching Larry bird 🐦, he was playing chess ,the rest were playing checkers ,trust me on that,he backed up his trash talking ❤

What young buck doesn’t realize is Bird NEVER flopped to get 2. LaBron is an extraordinary flopper.

I think my son is secretly a BELIEVER now in Larry Bird. 🤣

Did you really say he wouldn't make the league? Dude 95% off the players today couldn't play in the 70s and 80s NBA

Dad, you showed a tremendous amount of patience 😂. Your son made the comment that Michael Jordan hadn’t come into his own when Bird beat him but Bird came into the league already “in his own”. You should show your son, some of the Larry Bird videos that demonstrate how hard they fouled back then. I really enjoy watching you guys go back-and-forth. Keep up the good work.

ESPN's "Ranking the top 74 NBA players of all time" had Larry Bird as #7.

There wouldn't be an NBA today without Bird and Magic they saved a dying league

No highlights like that of bron because he doesn’t put himself in a position to be on a poster, afraid to be on one thats why most his blocks are him coming from behind like the big one against the Warriors, another reason for that being is he’s usually behind the play because he doesn’t like to get back on D all the time but then when he decides to it turns into a chase down block highlight. Guys like Larry didn’t care how it or they looked so long as the job got done

So basically your son is saying every black player that played against Bird couldn't play today either, because he torched all of them

That's why LeBron Bird in his top 3!!!! Lol it's because of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Who saved the NBA. if it was not for them. NBA wouldn't be around For the guys today to be able to play. Even Magic Johnson said that Larry Bird was the best player of all time.

Okay I haven't finished this yet but there's a couple things that you're not taking into account young man. #1 is Larry is the main reason that people defended him that way. He had people so messed up about whether he was going to shoot or pass that they didn't know what to do around him. #2 the majority of the great plays you see him do are with people in his face. It doesn't matter whether he's closely guarded or not, his highlights are both consistently. #3 a huge portion of his highlights are of shots like that but are game winners and big shots. I defy you to find anybody else that has more game-winning shots in big plays than Larry Bird. Just some more thoughts to consider for you. Oh by the way James Worthy said he would much rather guard Michael Jordan than Larry Bird! That could be the greatest compliment ever...I'm just sayin'

I feel like what JoJo isn't' understanding is that Bird played a hustle, cerebral, work ethic based game because he wasn't the best athlete on the court. Many times his game beat the best athlete on the court with awareness alone. My personal feeling is that he would have been in bron's head and had him on tilt, frustrated, aggravated, and off his game in the first 3 min of the game

All those players he's talking about.... they didn't make MVP back to back 3 years in a row! And it's taking LeBron twice as long to even come close to what Larry Bird did in less than half that time! The disrespect man ...the disrespect!

Jojo, I'll just say this: Larry Bird was an All-Star in every season he played more than 6 games (in '89-'90, he missed basically the whole season because of injury/surgery). He was a back to back to back MVP in a league with Earvin Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Isaiah Thomas, Glenn "Doc" Rivers, Julius Erving, Dominique Wilkins, and Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Bird put up 47 on the Blazers left handed after telling the press he was saving his right hand for the Lakers. In my mind, Larry Joe Bird is the best SF ever. To me, the single biggest difference between LeBron and Larry is that Larry made everyone around him better.

Magic Johnson himself said Larry was the scariest player he ever played against. He also said that Larry was, in his opinion, the best pure basketball player ever. They are also incredibly good and close friends. Larry beat all the best players of his generation, despite having far less physical talent and a bad back. The list of guys he beat are a whose who of Hall of Famers. There is NO way I would not include him in a SUPER team, he was simply on another level.

I respect..you giving respect..to those guys..who deserve it..62 year old former marine from south carolina

Anyone who doesn't put Bird in at least the top 5 has not watched any of his games.

Your son is off the mark with his perspective. The bias and misunderstanding about how the game has changed is blatantly obvious. It’s a classic case of “what I understand is superior”. What Larry Bird had is non-existent in todays game.

There's a good story about Bird when he fell and broke his face and kept playing like a champ. You don't see that thing these days.

Michael Jordan's Bull's never beat Larry Bird's Celtics in the playoffs. Ever. In case anyone was wondering who was better.

This is so funny with your musical journey and everything else you’re referencing is so refreshing

The game is so soft today. JoJo says lebron James is the best but he cries like a baby whenever he gets a little hurt or loses a game. Larry Bird played with a fractured face and still won the game. JoJo is right about one thing, there is no comparison.

Bird was the best all-around player the NBA ever had. That's compared to EVERYBODY! Sure, there have been better scorers than Bird (very few). Bird could go long range or/and he could post with the best of them. But, he also averaged 10 boards/game FOR HIS CAREER! He was also the best passing forward to ever play the game (sorry LeBron fans, it's truth). Oh, yeh, he also led the league in FT% 4 times in his career. He invented/was the founding father of the 90/50/40 club. When you put all of these things together, no one can hold a candle to him. Sure, MJ was this, Kobe was that, LeBron is this ..... can't take anything away from any of them, but, none of them could do all that Bird could do. If that hurts someone's feelings, well .... show me where I'm wrong. :)

Pops, I love the way you deal with JoJo. I didn't think you were old enough to know about Dominique! I am 63 and I lived in Boston, so I am a Larry Fan, but, I also know Dr. J, and seeing all those old faces is just wonderful. Those were the good old days! How can your son be 22? He looks like a baby.

He single handedly caused a 32 game winning shift his rookie season compared to the season before he got to the league. LeBron's era was night and day way softer than Bird's. Throughout Bird's years you often wondered if you were watching an NFL game instead of basketball because it was pretty damn rough at times with guys getting flattened in the paint if they were driving to the basket. Afterwards they would just get up and continue playing without complaining unlike the ridiculous flopping in the current era when there's the most minimal contact imaginable.

I grew up watching the old Byrd/Magic Johnson rivalry. I remember that no one was really able to stop him. Even Michael Jordan admitted Byrd's greatness. Of course that was when basketball was fun to watch.

"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." - Pat Riley 'Nuff Said. Mic Drop.

Ya boy said Doc was lying about calling his shot into the trainer! 😂😂 somebody help this kid. Somebody need to tellum.

Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time. He is the only person in NBA history to be named Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, Finals MVP, All-Star MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.[1] NBA Personal information Born December 7, 1956 (age 67) West Baden Springs, Indiana, U.S. Listed height 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) Listed weight 220 lb (100 kg)

The hick from French Lick… best player ever, hated to lose, huge heart, never took a play off

Bird was a badass. He backed up everything he ever said.

LeBron? son needs to respect THE TRUE GOATS!

"Y'all just don't realize how much I know about basketball"... proceeds to call Dominique Wilkins(an NBA HOFer) DeAndre Hopkins(a future NFL HOFer)..😭

I feel bad for your son. He thinks he knows the NBA but he really doesn't. The players of the 80s would absolutely destroy the players of today. That's without question

Thanks for the shout out. Defense was not that great back then? How about Rodman? Bird tormented Dennis and scored at will on him. Oh, and this is back when defenders could literally hang on your Jersey and elbow you in the face and not get called. Lebron would retire after 15 minutes against players like Laimbeer roughing him up.

We’re all ignorant of things in life. The difference is choosing to be WILLFULLY ignorant. When info is right in front of you it’s either cognitive dissonance or willful ignorance. He eventually saw what you were showing, so props. Proud to see Fathers being Fathers though. I miss these. Hope you’ll mix them in. Been watching for a long time and support you and your fam. Entertaining, open minded, and informative. God bless you and your family.

Larry Bird is the greatest. No one played with the intensity than him. He actually followed up his on shots. NBA today, they don’t even know how to get an offensive rebound. Here’s how you know you are the greatest "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." Pat Riley

This young man needs to be better educated in these matters💯

Jordan learned his verbal demoralization as a student of Larry Bird, and took it to the next level. One of the biggest lessons he learned from playing against Bird, was that telling your opponent that you were going to do something, that they couldn't do anything about it, and then backing it up was far more demoralizing than just trash talking people. It doesn't matter if the Warriors won one more game than the Bulls, because unlike the Bulls, they didn't finish the job in the end.

The McDonalds Bird and Jordan commercials were a nod to Bird trash talking and calling his shots and then making them.

Youngsta, I guess you conveniently forgot when a rookie Jason Tatum posterized LeBum and then bumped him afterwards?

Lol he confused Dominique Wilkins with Hakeem Olajuwon. Can't take his basketball knowledge seriously especially after that. He's just a young kid ignorant on the golden age of old school basketball. Larry Bird is a LEGEND.

JoJo, u seem like a good kid and I like u but as u get older and gain perspective I think u will appreciate the old school players better.

I think also equally important to remember, is that the 3 point shot didn’t even enter the NBA until 1979. These old school players, didn’t grow up shooting the 3 pointer, because it didn’t exist.

The reason why defense looked bad against Bird is because they never knew if he was going to shoot the ball or pass it. He basically got the defense frozen with their duh faces on

I won’t bash this young man for being clueless, but I won’t subject myself to watching LARRY LEGEND be disrespected when he CLEARLY doesn’t deserve it. All I can say is….I hope this young man appreciates his open-minded father. I hope one day he becomes the Man his Father is. He’s got a loooooooong way to go. Good luck, & good bye ✌️

Let me say this, 3 time MVP, Rookie of the year, 3 time Three point champ, Michael Jordan couldn't beat him, awesome court awareness, passer, assists, team player. Plays hurt, clutch shooter. 50/40/10 only three people did this and it wasn't LeBron it was Bird. The game today isn't as physical as it was when Bird played.

The reason the defending looks weak is because they were terrified of him. They afraid to commit because he’s done every single one of them multiple times. It was far more physical back then.

That boy needs to learn not to judge people by the way they look and he needs a good lesson in humility before he gets any older

Larry played the second half of his career with heel spurs and a destroyed back. He missed all but 6 games of the 88-89 season to have surgery on both feet to remove the heel spurs. That's the year he didn't make the All-Star team. But out of his 13 year pro career, he made it 12×! That's phenomenal! His 3 league MVPs were back to back! Lebron didn't do that. He's got to watch the "Making the Case" Videos on both Larry Bird and the 86 Celtics

What a lot of the younger people don't realize is when Bird, magic and other play it was full contact like football without safety gear

Larry Bird never choked like LeBron back in 2011 playoffs. G.O.A.T.s dont choke

Your son is a good kid, but he is just being stubborn - that's how young kids are. Bird, during his final few years (after the 1988 season), played with a hurt back.... meaning that he couldn't feel his legs. And he still averaged more than 20 pts per game.

He also averaged 10 rebounds per game. For his entire career.

I like you jojo, labron plays in the cupcake league. Can’t compare these leagues. 80’s and 90’s was big boy league. Your players will sit out a game if they have a cold. M.J won a championship with the flu. Larry bird broke his face, came back in the game next quarter and won the game, after they were trailing. Larry would torch James. Larry was one of the few that can play in your cupcake league and be top ten

They beat the warriors only because Greene wasn’t allowed to play in the finals. Because of lebron. He stepped on his nuts or something. What makes Jordan and Byrd great? They built and lead a team. They didn’t jump ship to chase rings.

I am so torn about this reaction. Jojo, I'm super glad that you are standing your ground and defending your players. And in this video, maybe you feel attacked. Trust me, if there is one thing a Larry Bird fan can understand it is defending your favorite player. And you are correct, I think some players in the NBA back then, depends more on the physical than technical. Just please give respect where it's due. These players you are hating on is the foundation of the league. The ones that you don't recognize, they are the idols of current players. Who they wanted to play like. Whether you like it or not...please just be respectful of the previous generation.

Dominique Wilkins won the title after Jordan retired? Wtf are you talking about? I knew more about basketball when I was 10 than Jojo does now. Lol

Love seeing the generations interact. Two great guys.

"You guys don't know how much I know about the NBA"- doesn't know who Dominique Wilkins is...lmfao

The ignorance of your son is legendary!!! Queen James couldn't hold Larry's jock!!!

When the whole of the NBA showers Larry Bird with respect from coaches to owners to players it's not because he randomly deserves that respect for being a great player; there are a lot of great players. Larry Bird EARNED that respect. Love him or hate him, if you didn't respect his game, he'd disrespect you on the court, and he did it over, and over and over again. Larry Bird has the moniker of "Legend" and that's not something you call someone who isn't.

Goat of small forwards and top 5 of all time

Depending on stats and rings is like how schools tell kids how smart "good" they are. The most brilliant people don't "test" well.

Doesn’t know Dominique Wilkins and doesn’t know it was Hakeem Olajuwon who won those rings but wants to say he knows a lot about basketball 😝

I love the dad at 3:30 just sighing at his sons lack of knowledge on that era. Bless his heart😂😂😂😂

The more that Jojo watches Bird, the more he will climb in his top players list. Bird was a 2nd team ALL DEFENSIVE player 3X. Bird was 9-0 against MJ in the playoffs. The last sweep was with a prime Scotty Pippen, and MVP Jordan in his prime. Don't take my word for it. Look it up. Please set color, and longevity aside. Bird was an absolute killer on both ends of the court, and THE ONE you want to take a shot to win a game. He controlled the game on both ends of the court. If you watch him enough, he will be on your top 5. Period.

Here's a stat to help your son. In Larry Birds first season the Celtics won 61 games. The previous season they won 29 games. He did this without the aid of having Parrish, McHale, Dennis Johnson or Ainge on his team. They didn't join the team until after Birds rookie season. And they were supposed to be one of the greatest teams of all time. No one in NBA history has a better win turnaround in a rookie season.

I love that he is slowing learning and I also love the respect you both show to each other. Looking forward to the next one!! And yeah, Larry is The Goat :)