15 NBA Legends Who Were TERRIFIED Of Larry Bird….This Is Real!!👀

[@kathieovercash8414]

The 5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit and the 4 times Larry Bird was hurt but showed toughness. The injuries he played with will blow your mind. Seriously. You'll have even a greater respect for Larry.

[@aramhamparian9641]

Back in the day, players would fake injuries and illness just so they would not play against Bird. It was called having the "Bird Flu." LOL. 😂😂

[@POVJAKELive]

@@aramhamparian9641 that’s dope bird flu 😂

[@michellejackson6679]

I'm pretty sure it's a fact that Larry and Magic saved the NBA

[@courtney5796]

Their college championship in like 1979 is STILL the most watched college game ever. That is crazy! 46 years!!! NBA may not have died, but they definitely propelled it!! Larry Legend is still my fav. player. MJ the goat though, but I take MJ and Larry 1 and 2.

[@hookedonreactions7649]

They pretty much saved it. Out of the top 10 most watched basketball games in the 70s, 9 of them were college games. The lone NBA game came in at number 8.

[@Youretheone4ton8ly-cf3ff]

People say that Bird wasn’t that fast, I can SEE that maybe, but when they say he wasn’t athletic, I don’t really get it. I think he was probably MORE athletic than many other players. To do the things that Bird does in these and his other highlights, I see a lot of athleticism and of course his smart play, too

[@PixelPro-4000]

Another great Larry Bird reaction, thanks! I recommend this fun video: David Letterman interviews Magic Johnson and Larry Bird.

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Yes please.

[@Ocrilat]

You were saying how you'd be embarrassed getting cooked by Bird...but would you? These guys are NBA greats, and they are bragging about getting cooked by him. These guys admire Bird. There is no shame in being beaten by one of the best basketball players of all time.

[@EthanKandler-ti8px]

The best thing is them saying he wasn’t fast, wasn’t really athletic, couldn’t jump. But he would tell you exactly what he was going to do to you, tell the opposite bench, tell the opposite coaches. They still couldn’t stop it.

[@Rastafaustian]

None of us have Bird confidence because none of us are as good at anything as Bird is at basketball.

[@POVJAKELive]

@@Rastafaustian 😭😭

[@bbox5938]

6:50 mark - IMO that kind of confidence comes from HARD WORK. When you prove it to yourself over and over again, nobody can talk you out of it or take it away from you.

[@msbolan]

I'd just like to know how someone who "wasn't that athletic" was cooking all the greats of the era. Larry Bird had every trick in the book and defending him was a nightmare for opposing teams and coaches, because he could do anything at any time that he wanted to.

[@tobybostick5570]

Larry Bird would just be doing Luka Stuff today. It's really that simple

[@rc1564]

He's athletic as hell.

[@joelspaulding5964]

He wlis an athlete. Better than most, but in the NBA, Larry had to rely in skill, not athleticism. Larry wasn't in the same League, athletically as Jordan, LeBron, Kobe, etc. Not even close. Said as a 50+ year Boston fan who only watches reactions to Bird.

[@jeremyhabich4072]

Hard work, rep after rep. Shoot the shots so many times in practice that its just another shot in a game. Watch "Magic vs Bird a courtship of rivals." That will give you an inside look on both Bird and Magic. Probably have to do it in a 3 or 4 part video series. Good one for you and your bro to react to.

[@jimmyboy131]

One of my favorites was John Stockton's story, where Bird walks up to the Jazz bench before the game and tells them "yeah I feel like 43." I mean, who does that??

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

One thing (one of many) I admire about Bird is that, as much trash as he'd talk during the game, as thoroughly as he'd torch a guy, if the guy guarding him didn't give up, kept on putting in maximum effort for the whole game, Bird would respect him and compliment him. He DEMOLISHED Sean Kemp one game, gave him like 50, talking trash the whole time, and at the end of the game complimented Kemp on his effort and invited him to come over to Bird's place in the off season and shoot around with him.

[@jeremystanton382]

Bird gets a lot of requests because most people are just now seeing him play, most already know about MJ

[@aramhamparian9641]

Bird was the truth bro.

[@POVJAKELive]

@@aramhamparian9641 💯💯

[@richardknight8986]

Bird is the HOF

[@bretkaiser7355]

Larry was great not just because he could shoot and pass, but because he knew where EVERYONE on the court was, AND where they would be 5 seconds later. An unreal ability combined with awesome passion.

[@ricklove8588]

He was sneaky athletic. A great finisher in his early years before the back injury. Especially for a 6 10 SF

[@georgemccormick4786]

Everyone of those players talking about him are in the Hall of Fame.

[@heavin6586]

That's the thing. If someone like Jordan is super athletic and can run fast and jump high, you know to try and keep him from jumping. But, with a guy like Bird, whose main "skill" is mental, how do you defend that? You can't keep him from " thinking" And combine that with being the most all around player... That's why he was so hard to guard.. And yes, I know the way I worded this was over simplified but, I think you know what I'm saying.. Another great reaction! Keep em coming 🎉🎉

[@POVJAKELive]

@@heavin6586 thank you!!!🙏🏽

[@alextaunton3099]

The only defense against Bird was to be smarter than him... and that dude was a basketball genius. He knew the court, he knew the ball, he knew how the players thought, and he mastered the game.

[@michellejackson6679]

Larry Legend came to play every day.. with heart... he played hurt for like 7 seasons... after his prime and still made it happen for his team. He didn't have to have the ball.. he would pass .. do anything for a Win

[@EdKoller]

Legend as BAD a man who ever dribbled a ball.

[@deanhovey8348]

Pat Riley said if you pick a player to make a shot to win the game you pick Jordan. If you pick a player to make a shot to save your life you pick Larry Bird ... Larry looks so regular - but he was a legit shoe off 6'9, he was huge ... Massive arm span + Larry was the best shooter in the whole league ... Crazy ...

[@FrogLegs313]

Larry got where he got by work and dedication. He would stay after practice to take a hundred extra shots. A maintenance man was cleaning the seating areas in Boston Garden one afternoon. The only other person in the gym was Bird who was dribbling a basketball around in a very methodical manner on the floor. Of course the guy had to go ask what he was doing. Larry's explanation was that he was listening for dead spots in the floor so he not only knew where to avoid dribbling but where to steer anybody he was guarding. That's how you get to that point.

[@jameylebel]

The great misconception is bird was un athletic. So tired of hearing that. Bird was a top tier athlete. He just didn’t look smooth. He worked actually harder than everyone on the court this his stats. He didn’t last long because he worked harder and gave more. Bird excelled in every sport he played and anything he put his will too. Only players that come close to his toughness and work ethic is Kobi and MJ. And, anyone who believes Bird wouldn’t be able to play in today’s league is an idiot. Period. He would physically and mentally destroy today’s league. The only worry Bird would have is the amount of fouls he would get and the amount of psychological damage he would do. Too many players would quit

[@MemphisBrown-wy9es]

totally agree Bird could play today😊

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

Bird was the white boy basket ball player we always wanted to be .. but we never was .. even close! cheers the GOAT

[@jeremyhabich4072]

You'll get a lot of Larry for 2 reasons. 1- Bird is very underrated and its fun to watch ppls reactionswho don't know much about Bird. 2- Everyone knows how good Jordan was. That is why you will get more request for Larry Legend. That being said, there are a lot of old NBA players worth checking out. Dominique Wilkins being one.

[@LadyShar]

I agree with you on these 2 reasons, I'd add that birds' will to win, his work ethics and willingness to dive for loose balls, fight for rebounds etc is not something you see in "star players " very often.

[@simplyskrypt3914]

Dominique, clyde the glide drexler, dr j, some of my favorite players outside of bird

[@bjmcmahon722]

Not underrated at all. All-time great for the #ASSOCIATION. He & #Magic most likely saved the league.

[@mikes3827]

Good outtakes on your part, but the reason Larry had a chronically bad lower back (in addition to both achilles being injured) was because of all the hustle Bird brought to each game. It's easy to forget that Bird also made the All-NBA Second Defensive Team three times. He wore is body down to the point where he would get into a full-body cast when he was at home, to help minimize the back pain he had. He used that cast for a couple years, and then the next day after he officially retired, he took that same body cast into the woods behind his home in Indiana and blew it to pieces with a shotgun.

[@cindyknudson2715]

Thanks for the reaction. 🙂 ☘️ Larry Legend I was hoping this video would include a group interview with 5/6 guys, including McHale, Walton, and Detlef Schremp. Detlef played on the Mavericks with Mark Aguirre and told an an interesting story about playing against the Celtics. It's "rumored" that Aguirre did not like playing against Bird.

[@gailshepard-cook6350]

I Know People Like To Say He's Not "Athletic", But Come On. No He Was Not A High Flying Slam Dunker. In Fact He Enjoy Beating "Those Athletic Men". But Not Fast, O'Please. When You Watch Some Full Games, You'll See He Is Everywhere That Ball Is Around The Basket. He Get's Rebounds At Both Ends. For His Career He Averaged 10-Rebounds. And Like One Said, He Can Pass Like A Guard. His High BB IQ & Huge Confidence Is Why He's The Best All Around Player. Also, He Made His Teammates Have Confidence. There's So Many Shots That He Could Have Taken Himself, But He Wanted His Teammates More Involved To Get Them Believing In Themselves Better & It Worked. Yes He Also Had A Lot Of Endurance. Why, Because He Ran 3 TO 4 Miles A Day. Away Game's He Might Only 1 To 2 Miles In. You'll See Him Play A Lot Of Minutes Out There, In Fact He Really Wasn't To Happy If They Took Him Out Rest, ha ha ha, Sometimes You Can Tell He Wasn't. I Hate To Kinda Say This, But He was Just Smarter Then Other Players, High IQ/Wit/Skills/Out Worked, Is Why He's Still The Best All Around SF Basketball Player Till To This Day.

[@kellycrook543]

Larry Bird is the GOAT!!! BEST EVER!!!!

[@BronxGuy1]

He was a legend WHILE he played! Unique player that had it all and then some. All the stats show it as well as the intangible clutch gene ! Top 5 GOAT no doubt!

[@Robert-tj3qq]

To say that Larry Bird wasn't athletic is like saying water isn't wet.. look at what he did. He hustled and was always at the right spot at the right time.

[@pawelgorniak8550]

all of them hall of famers, all 15, and all top 50 and 75

[@jabreck1934]

Confidence does not come from an external source. Shoot 500 shots a day, like Larry Bird and you will be more confident. Simple as that. Work ethic is directly related to confidence…..in any situation.👍

[@pop9095]

Meaning no disrespect to you specifically, saying that Larry "Works way harder than you" Bird is not athletic shows a lack of recognition regarding reality that borders on contemptible. Was he comic book character agile, no man is. Was he even olympic level strong or precise? No sir, but that doesn't meant he had no athleticism. He was in great shape and no one was working harder, full stop. Some guys evidently think that if the player is hyped for being cerebral or understand the game at a fundamental level better than others that the player must also not be very athletic, it's balderdash in this case.

[@giannimaggio474]

About the Phoenix game: what's incredible is he hadn't even attempted a 3 pt shot in entire game. It was the first, but was a clucth time....

[@shaundonlin277]

Larry is one of only three players to win three consecutive MVP awards. The other two are Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain

[@Blazekickz]

One story from Jason Williams is also hilarious: He started out excited to try and defend bird, but it only took 3-4 plays for him to think about suicide. 3rd Quarter the coach was looking at the bench for someone to switch onto Bird and Jason started looking into the stands, giving no eye-contact to the coach while thinking "Please!... Please don't put me in there with that white guy..." He was never more terrified to go into a ball-game than that game, even thinking maybe he shouldn't be playing basketball and that perhaps he wasn't that good.

[@shaundonlin277]

Every player on here that speaks is a Hall of famer

[@lilJJslayer]

all rodman said by that was he wouldnt even make it in europe nevermind the nba cuz bird used to cook him

[@mikewatts867]

I think a lot of his confidence came from his rough life when he was young. Family was poor as dirt, his dad was a hard worker but had demons and killed himself, Larry knew that working hard was what it was all about, and compared to all that, this is just a game. So out of that, as much as he wanted to compete and win, he also was grounded and knew it wasn’t really a life or death deal. So he just did what he did.

[@SamKnause]

Larry Bird could do it all and he did time and time again. Larry Bird was a beast !!! Larry Bird #1.

[@9Ballr]

All of those guys are in the Hall of Fame.

[@Mainegirl79]

Larry when interviewed by sports illustrated said that he didn't like it when they put a white guy on him. He respected the black players because he played with them as a youngster growing up. He thought the black man was the best basketball players. He grew up watching the aba. Larry bird was a force to be reckoned with back to his high school days and college days. There is a great video that covers his college years. He really only got to play three years at college because he was considered a transfer and the rules didn't allow a transfer to play. I saw some of his college games my senior year of high school and followed his whole career. I see some of his game in joker and Luca and Dirk when he was playing. I even see some of his play in KD. I really don't get why he is not talked about more. You have to watch a couple videos that show how tough he was. One is called 4 crazy stories that prove Larry bird is the toughest nba player and the other is 5 times Larry bird played hurt. This was a great reaction. Hope your friend watches with you again. ❤

[@POVJAKELive]

@@Mainegirl79 thank you!!🙏🏽

[@pallen49]

I do not envy any young folks nowadays whatsoever, of their computers, cell phones, their youthfulness, you name it...I don't mind being old ( I'm 61 ) because I'm so bless, so fortunate that I live in the time that I did lived in and grew up in...Because I've seen some of the greatest athletes that had ever played the game of basketball ( and many other sports as well ) back then...Imagine seeing ( on tv ) the dawning age of Bird and Magic, of Jordan, of Hakeem, of Shaq, of Kobe, of Dr J, of Ewing, of Drexler, of Barkley, of Robinson, you name it, all in their prime...I wouldn't trade those times for ANYTHING on earth..

[@rmcclain124]

Joe Dumars wasn't kidding about the Celtics being nigh on unbeatable at home during Bird's prime. In 1986 alone, the Celtics were 50-1 at home -- including the playoffs!

[@leahmollytheblindcatnordee3586]

Lovin the Bird videos. These players are able to talk about this because they experienced it. I think that Bird was more likely to make a last second shot, just because he needed the pressure. I only am aware of one time he didn't miss the last second shot. Both Magic and Bird put in unreal amounts of time practicing. They drove each other. Each one would put in extra hours practicing just because they thought the other one was doing it.

[@MatthewC137]

Good job man; great reaction.

[@FUBAR1986]

🎉😂❤Larry Legend ❤😂🎉 Every one of them is a Hall of Famer

[@CrazyhorseDK]

ill put prime larry up against anybody any Era he was the most complete ballplayer ever

[@Denver10215]

Cooper flagg be first pick . Next year . Duke ..

[@bretkaiser7355]

I be lookin for your next, thanks.

[@loriallen6650]

Don't forget to checkout the USA Olympic basketball 1992 dream team video. Thanks

[@robinmahan8814]

Ok. I have a request.. early Bird was athletic. Very athletic. Watch Bird is the word- 15 minutes of Larry Legend.

[@girlinvt]

I have been graced with the privilege of seeing some of the best basketball hall of famers in my lifetime. Pistol Pete, Wilt, Dr J, Bird, Isiah, Magic, Kareem, Olajuwan, Ewing, Malone, Drexler, Jordan, Pippen, Barkley, Stockton, Rodman, Kobe, Wade, and current greats Lebron, Jokic, Durrant, Doncic, and Curry who are on their way to the Hall. There are so many who made basketball what it is today. If your lucky you get to see some amazing things in your lifetime...

[@OoogaBoog]

Bird came from nothing. Fought for everything, and won with tenacity. Find that in a player today.

[@-KiTToBuG]

Larry Bird was a more complete player but Jordan was unstoppable in the paint

[@RobertAnalog606]

Like Pat Riley once said... "If I need 1 person to take a shot to win the game, it's Jordan. If I need 1 person to take a shot to save my life... It's Bird"

[@7wnb]

These are all great examples of why Larry Bird will always be the greatest SF of all time

[@Denver10215]

Cooper flagg might me next Larry

[@StandingStones1776]

I grew up watching Larry he was the GOAT. I used to go see Russell,Cowens, Havlicek, jo jo White and Larry had so much heart for his team. I liked your look at this, try to go check out the Philly vs Boston games in the early 80's real tough games

[@julianwilcox399]

You cant find a proper MJ clip saying Larry was better. Or even saying Larry was a great player. For some reason MJ is so precious he cant admit he wasnt the best all around player. Every single Other GOAT claimant has 100 videos naming their top 5 or top 10 , But not Jordan. and its easy to see why

[@callmeoutlaw6601]

Do you understand that these were the Greats of the day that were showing Larry all that respect. These guys all don't hand out compliments like this to punks. When you have 15 of them all say the same thing. That they all hated playing against Larry, (which is what this video boils down to) says what some of us have always known. Larry is the GOAT.

[@jessechambers6170]

As someone who was a Lakers fan, I hated Bird and the Celtecs ! They kept beating the Lakers ! It was frustrating.

[@scooter5301]

I love your stuff. It kind of reminds me of back in around 87 Canada Cup Hockey in Canada.The coach of the USSR team aka Red Army, i think his name was Victor Tikinov or close. There was this skrauny kid he seemed to be worried about. He had scouts in the stands to tell him the minute this skinny kid steps on the ice, he was scared. Ps the rest of the story, this skinny kid was named Wayne Gretzky.

[@DavidL-fz9hx]

I'm 53..Jordan and Bird are still the two best I've ever seen.

[@bjmcmahon722]

Celtics should've won 🏆 in '87 #BIRD #33 is my #1 forward.

[@donaldpaulson3920]

My top 4 MJ, Kobe, Bird, Kareem... ain't put enough thought in for who's after, so many factors...but those 4....

[@BronxGuy1]

Anyone who doesn’t have Bird in his top 5 goat can’t be a student of the game!

[@yambo59]

Bird got a lot of his confidence from hours and hours of sheer hard work until playing was just simple muscle memory for him - add his amazing court IQ and he was a force to be reckoned with

[@SharonBird-b9f]

Thx Jake love you’r reactions Keep the videos coming Ty Larry was a dawg fr Ty keep them coming ❤❤m

[@chris5947]

It's tragic people deem LeFlop to be GOAT status. How far we have fallen...

[@Denver10215]

Cooper flagg gonna be number 1 pick see if h

[@mimithompson1998]

It isn’t just confidence. it is skill backed up with hours of practice. He worked for it!

[@randyhaynes832]

People that never got to watch Larry legend play missed out on one of the greatest to ever do it

[@SamKnause]

Can someone explain the camera on the floor story to me ??? It is over my head. Thanks.

[@BigDan-T]

Larry is the best of all time. Not Jordan, not James.

[@pokerpat6470]

Nice P. Magic was my fav, but I agree when he said Bird is "The greatest basketball player ever". No disrespect to MJ, Kareem, Magic or LeBron. He shot like Curry, passed like Magic, rebounded like Kareem & stole like Stockton. ISU sucked: Enter Bird, 30-0. Boston sucked: Enter Bird, a Dynasty. 3 rings, 3 Consec MVPs, 3X 3 pt. champ, 3X all-D & King of the 50/40/90 Club....LEGEND!!!! 🏀

[@vernonrutherford458]

I live in Boston....best times...he is a Legend...

[@marylynnedix5991]

I agree 100%. Even John Salley said Larry Bird was not slow. He said he would like to know exactly what games these people are watching that are saying he is slow and unathletic. Because it definitely was not any of the games he (John Salley) ever played against him in.

[@LiLiJo]

I think people forget when they say Bird wasn’t fast they are taking about seconds. In just one second someone could move really fast or jump high but in the same amount of time Larry was calculating basic physics. What goes up must come down. People getting to the other end of the floor fast just showed their setup. Larry was fast and athletic in his own way.

[@JamesGranderson99]

People didn’t bring him up because of their biasses

[@NagelLisa]

Larry Legend is a Hall of Famer himself.

[@russellhunt2071]

I forget the player but one guy regretted talking trash to Bird. Bird had a bad first half and one white guy that was guarding him told Bird "that's what you call D". Bird told him that there are 2 half's and that "I hope your Mom is watching". The next half Bird destroyed them and won the game. Yes the guys Mom was at home watching Bird wipe the floor with him.

[@MarianWalles-c8t]

I'm from Chicago and watched MJ in his time with the Bulls and have always thought he was the GOAT. I used to hear about Bird but never REALLY watched him play. I thought people just grabbed onto him and touted him because he was white (I am also white, btw). Since then I have watched a lot of videos showcasing Bird's talents and have learned a lot. He was amazing, and maybe ... just maybe ... the real GOAT.

[@BronxGuy1]

Great reaction vdo ! Look up his 50 amazing assists vdo for more LL material!

[@EthanKandler-ti8px]

Lookup Bird v Eddie Johnson 2nd career game.

[@MJM1309]

GOAT

[@ricklove8588]

All in the hall

[@tonylawrence8882]

Smartest cat on the court cuz. I grew up in fla and legend was my guy. I was a Celtics fan from the south do to L B.

[@briananderson3466]

In today's NBA, if Joker and Doncic can do it, Larry could do it. And if you wonder how many points per game he could average, the answer is... he would average whatever was needed every night. Points, rebounds, assists, steals, whatever it was that the team needed. He could play with any combination of any players in the league, on the ball, off the ball, under the rim, midrange, long range... just whatever the team needed, he could do.

[@finalfrontier2376]

All those guys were HOF !

[@antoniocunha8772]

weeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[@POVJAKELive]

@@antoniocunha8772 😂

[@finalfrontier2376]

The only reason you didn’t hear about him is two reasons he’s white and he didn’t endorse all those tennis shoe contracts. He is just simply the best ever, and Jordan only beat him once.

[@johndickinson1605]

With all due respect, your comment about not expending energy was about the farthest thing from the truth. Keep watching his videos and name a player that dove for more loose balls, jumped into the stands, and never quit until the buzzer sounded the end of a game. It ended up shortening his career due to the bumps, bruises, and injuries, but it was the only way he knew how to play. GOAT!

[@homersimpson3650]

Larry was a problem

[@VFL603]

I love Bird. I still can give MJ is credit . But there will never be another all around player like Bird. One of the best things of Bird. The heart Bird played with playing wvery second of th3 game. He also expected his team mates do the same. He once said the Celtics basically played like sissy's. He challenged his team to come out to play hard. They did. He was such a great leader and always played as hard as any player i have ever watched. He was remarkable at what he was able to do even after having surgery on both feet and breaking his back. He played with so much heart. His IQ for the game was absolutely amazing. It was so fun to watch NBA with all those great players in that era try to stop Bird.

[@JamesGranderson99]

You really want that confidence,… look up this word “eccentric”… understand what it means then apply it to yourself!!!

[@JamesGranderson99]

How can you be a non-athletic player and dominate all the greats in the same era!!!! You must be greatest player alive to do that,…. No other player can say that, not even Jordan!!!