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"I still can't believe that I did that" - Larry Bird said he was baffled that Donnie Walsh convinced him to coach the Indiana Pacers

Yet while Bird's greatness is well documented, few fans truly know the story behind his surprising leap from player to coach.

"We don't have players with heart sometimes" — Larry Bird's brutal postgame message that saved Boston's 1984 championship run

Larry Bird wasn't one for sugarcoating. After the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassed the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the 1984 Finals, Larry Legend delivered one of the harshest locker-room messages in ...
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Bill Walton raved about the greatest game of Larry Bird's career: "In a game that had tons of guys that were winners of the genetic lottery"

Bill Walton hailed Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals as Bird' greatest performance, when he dominated a floor filled with ...
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The Case for Larry Bird.

I broke down my entire argument for why I believe Boston Celtics and Indiana State legend Larry Bird is the third greatest player in NBA history, ahead of players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant ...
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Celtics' Sam Hauser outdoes Larry Bird in this historic NBA stat

Wallace is on the current Oklahoma City Thunder. Magic needs no introduction. The current head coach Carlisle was once a ...