“Brady Manek has really kind of changed the way that Hubert Davis has constructed North Carolina” - Jon Rothstein believes Brady Manek is the difference-maker for UNC
"Y’all being disrespectful to me" - Charles Barkley shares an amusing anecdote about Larry Bird, mentions the Celtics legend got offended when he was guarded by a "white guy"
“When you see a player like Luka, when you see a player like Dirk, they’re great players, but they’re not Larry Bird” - Michael Jordan says Larry Bird’s work ethic was way above the game
"Magic and Larry wouldn't get a chance to do that without Dr. J" - Former NBA player reveals Julius Erving was the driving factor behind the ABA-NBA merger
“Bird is an assassin, LeBron misses a little bit of that gene” - Chris Russo says he will take Larry Bird in the ‘peak of his career’ over LeBron James
"The beauty of those guys talking trash is they could back it up" - Mike Woodson believes Michael Jordan and Larry Bird are 2 of the best trash talkers in NBA history
Watch: "Who's coming in second?" - Throwback to when Larry Bird won his 3rd consecutive 3-point shooting contest while still wearing his warm-up jacket, 34 years ago today
"Jordan as a player talking shit to Larry Bird when he was a coach" - Prominent soccer columnist on his favorite part from "The Last Dance" docuseries featuring Michael Jordan and Chicago Bulls
“Maybe some kind of legacy, they're going to remember me ... which, they are not” - Nikola Jokic gives a cryptic answer when asked about surpassing Larry Bird on all-time triple-doubles list
"The only thing that those two had in common was their unshakable confidence in themselves" - Robert Parish on sharing the floor with Michael Jordan and Larry Bird
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