“He controlled the tempo of the game like nobody else … I knew I’d probably like him and then I’d lose my edge” - Larry Bird says he was never able to read Magic Johnson
"Luka is so freaking slow and you're like, 'Why can't they stop that?'" - Robert Horry explains why defenders struggle to stop Luka Doncic, compares Mavericks guard to Larry Bird
“Sorry, Boston, but it’s the best franchise in NBA history” - Chris Broussard says the LA Lakers have had almost all of the greatest players in league history
“Havlicek was a great player, Larry Bird was a great player, none of them were as great as Russell” - NBA analyst says Boston has a 'tortured history' because of relationship with Black stars like Bill Russell
“All of a sudden they got this master team that Red Auerbach put together” - John Salley questions how the Boston Celtics were allowed to sign Larry Bird
“He was the first star player that it was truly a weapon for” - Nick Wright says Larry Bird was the first “true great deep shooter of any era,” says his court vision was surpassed only by Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas
"I’m going with Larry Legend! ... Larry at 6’9, 6’10, I’m taking Larry Bird" - Darvin Ham emphatically chooses Larry Bird to take a hypothetical game-winning shot over Steph Curry and Ray Allen
“You have a chance to grab Finals MVP and follow in the torch-passing legacy from Larry Bird to Paul Pierce” - Kevin Wildes says 3-time All-Star needs to have a legacy defining game, and ‘own the series’
“I’m gonna pull up in your face, and the net gonna say ‘shoo’, and that will be your Christmas present from me” - 1x NBA champion says Larry Bird was a cold trash talker, says he had ultimate game
Exclusive: "I grew up watching Magic and Bird go at it in the '80s" - Steve Kerr opens up on journey to another NBA Finals with Golden State, past connection with Boston Celtics, and more
ICYMI: “My Apple watch went off and told me my heart rate was going up” - 3x All-Star’s mother gives an extremely wholesome interview after Boston Celtics make NBA Finals
"I’ll take Larry Bird over Magic Johnson... He’s gonna do the exact thing he did in the NBA" - Former NBA champion believes Boston Celtics legend is the greatest white basketball player of all time
“Andrew Wiggins made ‘Baby Bird’ look like 'Baby Hummingbird' to me - Skip Bayless says Luka Dončić's performance vs the Warriors was not superstar-like
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