4 Crazy stories that prove Larry Bird is the toughest player in NBA history!

[@Dom2k16]

Larry Bird is the toughest player of all time. Not only did he play/perform well in multiple games that any regular person would've sat out in, but he played almost half of his career with a terrible back. Here are 4 crazy stories from his career that prove he was likely the toughest player in NBA history! Like comment and sub if you enjoyed! *Hit the bell next to my name if you enjoyed!* Business email: [e-mail] Patreon: patreon.com/dom2k16 Facebook: facebook.com/dom2k16 Twitter: twitter.com/dom_2k Instagram: instagram.com/dom_2k Snapchat: Dom_2k

[@JasonDrivakos]

Dom2k WHATS THE INTRO SONG???

[@SwaggyS1]

Dom2k love how you have ratchet and clank music at the end of the video- massive respect

[@joeyfox2158]

Dom2k Kobe is tougher..

[@devonleverett3465]

Joey Fox shut up

[@martinward3084]

Kobe is my 2nd all time behind Larry legend I'd take a fight with Kobe over trying to deal with that big hick.

[@johnmurphyable]

when larry bird was born he drove his mom home from the hospital

[@davidlishin6455]

J M ya heard that too

[@patsysadowski1546]

This is an underrated comment.

[@KimJongUn823]

J M only 42 likes? NO WAY

[@awakenman209]

Makes sense 😂

[@Apollocreed2076]

Lmao

[@affleberryfondue5288]

"If I need a shot to win a game I want Jordan, if I need a shot to save my life give me Bird". Pat Riley

[@nmarbletoe8210]

If I want a shot to make me believe in God, give me Curry

[@ztlabraptor211]

N Marbletoe ...

[@ztlabraptor211]

Kenneth Forrister lmfao stfu. You're braindead.

[@kennethforrister8232]

I don't remember addressing you

[@ztlabraptor211]

Kenneth Forrister I don't remember giving a single fuck

[@sistershook7468]

Dude the more things i hear about bird the more i feel he might be the greatest of all time.

[@mike81_vib]

No way....his body didnt hold up and it was before the above the rim era.

[@jerbony9677]

I think he was

[@Rankk_YT]

He is the G.O.A.T

[@paulc7138]

@@mike81_vib DId you not watch the video? He was having back problems before he even entered the NBA from lifting big bags of concrete and he had his knuckles shattered before the NBA and still had a shot like this. Just imagine how amazing he would've been if he didn't have these problems.

[@God-w-]

@@paulc7138 Doesn't matter according to the guy above. If people cant dunk in your era, your era doesnt mean shit. Because i guess dunks win games.

[@arguingwithstupidpeople2047]

Isaiah Thomas (Pistons) said, "You put four of us in a room - me, Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird - at the end of the day Bird will be the one who comes out."

[@globoy9019]

Jade Prado i think the video is called the best game michael jordan ever played

[@smilkoff]

@Jade Prado kzbin.info/www/bejne/opfYpZWXn9OLZpo at 1:02

[@Mikeplaysdbd]

What did he mean by that?

[@smilkoff]

@@Mikeplaysdbd That Larry Joe Bird was the toughest of them all.

[@Mikeplaysdbd]

@@smilkoff badass

[@Bo0mH3ad5hot]

Larry sneezes with his eyes open, eyes pop out , Still finishes game

[@alexvillar64]

😂

[@markandroguevarra6764]

😂😂

[@calebpotratz881]

Kylen Wayne Larry breaks both legs still plays with only an ankle brace

[@davidmccracken6473]

Larry scores 10pts while in the locker room getting a beer⛹

[@ryan10491]

and scores 39 and goes 6-8 from 3

[@phuz7821]

Larry Bird is the only person to be the NBA's Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and President of the Year

[@kantahanwithkahel]

phuz *Executive of the Year (not President)

[@kevinjones9159]

great point

[@Ggver]

This brings new meaning to "Living like larry"

[@weirdassbird]

Gg0ver9000 i have never seen a greater comment

[@cyborgelcuatro]

Isn’t that quote from Spongebob!? Omg I’m dying bro 🤣 #BestCommentEver

[@idek1143]

This deserves more likes

[@Dittoh123]

Dardanilo Latoreno I would have to agree

[@x5rocket48]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@bcfrombu]

Unbelievable. As a Boston fan who watched Bird's whole career, I always knew he was tough but this video was amazing. Thanks for compiling it and sharing with us.

[@heron6764]

Bill Corrigan It was magical to watch...

[@coachcarter8238]

He was tough as nails. No one, and I mean no one, could play through what he had to play through throughout his career.

[@TheJimmyClip]

IMHO: Mario Lemieux is the only one who gets honorable mention.

[@sdgakatbk]

@@TheJimmyClip Mickey Mantle and Bobby Orr are two others.

[@felixjenkins4521]

Yeah There is a lot of people that could

[@leftbenchplayaa]

There can be a legitimate argument for Larry Bird being the greatest basketball player of all time.

[@donniedoesdishes]

he is in my top

[@johnsicard6461]

Tommywood he’s no doubt a top 5 and could easily be the greatest Small Forward of all time, Larry Legend

[@Marvhagler]

Yes absolutely, the G.O.A.T

[@iaisndidijejejdidi6367]

@@johnsicard6461 i'm curious about your top 5 let me tell you mine this is my personal opinion 1.) Jordan 2.) Kobe 3.) Lebron 4.) Magic/bird 5.) Kareem

[@JonSmith-hk1bq]

Yeah, Bird invented proto-modern basketball at some nothing college program in the 70s. He then dominated the 80s by being a big man who can spread the floor with his shooting and by being the 2nd best non-PG passer I've ever seen (right behind Lebron). He retires and the NBA goes back to the way it was, none the wiser because he was such a glitch in the system. Nowadays, a big guy who can shoot is a lot more common. But can any of them pass, or defend, or lead like Larry? Heck no. Bird would dominate any era in a way no other player I can think of would.

[@danmarshal2968]

I always thought it was fascinating how 3 of the most legendary basketball players didn't play full careers. Michael Jordan- didn't play full career do to retirements Larry Bird- Back injuries upon other injuries Magic Johnson- HIV

[@N8veJay]

MJ made his choice, Bird and Magic could've had more success, Magic even could've had more career stats then what his numbers said had it not been the HIV. missed 4 years of basketball.

[@Gonnzo]

Truth, my Dad has Bird #1 and Jordan #2 Bird was fucking clutch too.

[@Themadman172]

dan marshal Three best players of all time too

[@asherandrew6563]

Don't forget about Kobe. If injuries didn't catch up to him he probably would've been able to have another Championship and would probably still be playing today

[@user-xk1zt2ds4b]

N8 FUCK THE HABS !!

[@blaaz3r252]

"4 STORIES that prove Larry Bird is NOT HUMAN!" -Mike Korzemba

[@Akjayy74]

Blaaz3r loool

[@drdoom5499]

Ikr I actually really dislike those types of titles, so click baity.

[@keviontewhigham7379]

MLG PRO but it's not though

[@JuM24-y3r]

W😂

[@sonicoduh1125]

MLG PRO lol he just uploaded one with a similar click baity title

[@shreyasramani1437]

The left handed game was crazy!!!

[@maxkillian2262]

HelloKittyHellFire He has 47 in that game and shot all but 3 shots left handed .

[@jaewok5G]

that's my fave larry legend story

[@feellucky271]

@@jaewok5G same....

[@StoneGone]

I knew Bird was tough...but I didn’t know he was this damn tough. My respect has definitely gone up a few more notches for him.

[@CLNS_Nick]

This video is outstanding. I remember the bird era and often think back on how much character and how much his legend grew in his later years. Bird was just amazing. His high threshold for pain also enhanced his legend. Damn, I miss The Legend. Thanks for this vid Dom.

[@Dom2k16]

Thanks man glad you liked it!

[@williamcollazo223]

Simply put, Larry Bird was and still is the GREATEST BASKETBALL PLAYER to ever work the 🏀 court..... Keep in mind that basketball wasn't a game to him, he saw it as his job, and so far, NOBODY..... and I mean NOBODY has yet done a better job than the legend LARRY JOE BIRD..... thank you very much for the Memories Larry

[@401Rob]

4:25 you know your the man when the opposing teams bench is in awe of the show your putting on.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Great video. Not many people remember this but Bird broke his thumb in the 1979 Missouri Valley Conf. championship game so played entire NCAA tourney on a broke thumb. Bird said: “It wasn’t a big deal; it was my left thumb.”

[@ElijahHalliburton]

MerkinMuffly Wow!

[@feellucky271]

What's a MerkinMuffly? Axing for a fiend....

[@phillipthomas4328]

Larry Legend means so much more now! Excellent video! You really don't hear about his greatness like you do everyone else.

[@DannyAwesome08]

Phillip Thomas what about kareem too

[@phillipthomas4328]

DannyAwesome 08 yes Kareem and wilt

[@joewellindowd5664]

I remember watching those games live. It was truly heart wrenching to see him go down in pain like that. But he would get up and fight thru it as long as he could and was truly a great example in sports for regular folk and athletes alike. Kids need players like this today to show this level of heart and toughness and loyalty rather than just money and manufactured admiration. Larry was humble and earned the respect he got. Thanks Legend

[@johnnysullivan436]

a hockey player in short shorts

[@DanShouse0607]

I was going to hit the like button on this post but saw it already has "33" likes which is appropriate! So big like for this..

[@ArnoldwilliamDow]

Larry said he always wanted to be like Bobby Orr.

[@Switcharoo12]

🤣🤣🤣 That's funny as hell

[@lancemilliken9078]

ArnoldwilliamDow it is a privilege having the greatest basketball player, greatest hockey player and greatest football player all represent the same city

[@GTXTi-ob2cm]

Johnny Sullivan lol

[@maurder3268]

Bird was a beast! Also in my mind one of the most fun to watch, after all he is the greatest of his time. He was so important to Celtics as a franchise, and Celtic Fans EVERYWHERE!

[@o7_AP]

In my opinion Larry Bird is the best Celtic of all time

[@nets4life377]

Andrew Who rivals him?

[@boratsagdiyev4517]

Nets 4life bill Russell but I still think Brid is better

[@o7_AP]

Nets 4life Bill Russell and maybe in a few years Isaiah Thomas

[@nets4life377]

XaZz platinum Oh right. But still even he isn't half as great as bird.

[@o7_AP]

Nets 4life true

[@lew.mulk3]

The best shooter, passer, trash talker, and team leader in nba history

[@mileskhan5555]

Lewis Mulkey all of those are true except the best passer

[@Liam-gt3qm]

Miles Khan he’s close to the best passer

[@schneiderv.9564]

Lol

[@kristjanthorsteinsson3412]

In comparison, Magic had Jabbar (one of the greatest of all time, and has said Bird is probably his best opponent) Vs Chief (no disrespect to Parish) And Magic had J.Worthy, which was chosen best player in collage over Michael Jordan (vs Mchale, Still no disrespect to Mchale)...

[@mumphry]

Steph Curry is the best shooter of all time, don’t get it twisted.

[@1950RetroMan]

Even though I know this already, I still just love to hear people acknowledge the man.

[@JFigueroaGuitar]

The grittiest player by far. A real man among the boys of today.

[@dwpolicelli1]

I saw every game. He is a legend. It's hard to comprehend just how great he was. Great video.

[@desperado77760]

He obliterated Dr J. 42-6 and then Dr J attacks him cuz larry said you need to retire.

[@kevinjones9159]

you can say after doc couldn't get in the league until he was over the hill

[@cindyknudson2715]

Bird didn't tell Dr. J to retire. Someone on the bench made that remark.

[@pennygirl015]

Larry Birds checklist to be able to play: Still breathing? ☑️ That’s it.

[@tommiller5809]

THEY TRIED EVERYTHING TO DISMANTLE THIS TOUGH AS NAILS AS THEY GET, LARRY BIRD IS A MACHINE. NEED SAY NO MORE! WHAT A PHENOMENAL BASKETBALL PLAYER TO WATCH AND SAY TO YOURSELF,. CMON MAN, DID HE REALLY DI WHAT I SAW HIM DO ? INCREDIBLE COURT VISION, JUST CRAZY GREAT WAS LARRY BIRD, IN JESUS NAME I PRAY, AMEN🙏😊❤️👍🙌👌🏀🏆

[@Gr3Nd3LsBan3]

You forgot all extremities under voluntary control

[@originrcl]

I had seasons tickets across from the Boston bench for all of Larry's career. Those were the Golden years of the NBA. The old Boston Garden would be rockin'. I saw it all ad Larry was one tough S.O.B. TY Dom2k for this video illustrating what he wen't through and how great he was. Today nobody could endure what he endured. Those Celts vs Lakers games were the greatest. and I'm glad I had the privilege to be there.

[@Dom2k16]

+Craig Lovell You were lucky to witness that live

[@originrcl]

Yeah bro. So many memories of the Golden Days of the NBA when Magic and Larry brought the interest back to the league. TV ratings were down but they jumped up when they arrived and have continued to this day. I love how people say MJ saved the NBA. That's total BS. Larry and Magic paved the way.

[@libertypastor1307]

@Matt Beeman Me too, doubt I have watched a full game since '92. Lose interest too quickly.

[@o3_o3_28]

A true crime that Magic and Bird were both out the league by 1992 when they still could have played into the late 90s

[@Rameel]

number1kpfan [G17] Magic played some in 96

[@akeme25]

Maybe mid 90s but not late 90s

[@99potoy]

It is a tough era...compared to Lebron's...

[@Mosababumarzouk]

Lucky for mj, or else he wouldn't be worshipped like he is now

[@TheDman216]

Back issues are hard to live with..Bird was done by 1990 he even said him self he should have walked away in the late 1980's but he loved the game

[@FrYLocK41]

Comparing Kobe's toughness to Bird's is laughable. Bird is THE toughest player in league history pound for pound, followed by A.I.

[@binkymagnus]

I never saw a player with less regard for his own safety than AI. He was afraid of nothing......except practice.

[@Penitten]

And now Kobe's gone...RIP

[@louiehughes4065]

Yh I bet bird probably could’ve survived that helicopter ride

[@Penitten]

@@louiehughes4065 dude...xD

[@oldmanballer5088]

Bird said himself Kobe was his favorite player because of his mental toughness. I think he recognized Kobe as being tough or Almost as tough as he was.

[@tazzmanbees9832]

Larry Bird's my all-time favorite player always has been

[@kevinjones9159]

I can respect that. And he probably would have had more numbers if he had stayed healthy. But Jordan left for 2 years. Kobe didn't start for 3 years so.... its all relative

[@lorijohnson1478]

I was lucky enough to be stationed near Boston in the Army. I saw many of his games. He has always been my favorite player, his sheer gritting it out attitude and ability, makes him the toughest guy in my eyes too.

[@Screany]

Long live Larry Bird, my first coach talked about him so much he inspired me.

[@hardenisthebestd4627]

Holy crap and I cry when I stub my toe

[@coopdog1220]

pussy

[@Raid_3011]

Power Within lmao stfu

[@3nathan]

Lol

[@feellucky271]

Cuz you're a human bean. Larry Legend is a bean from another planet. Maybe even another plane of existence. G O A T

[@feellucky271]

Cuz you're a human bean. Larry Legend is a bean from another planet. Maybe even from another plane of existence. Larry Bird is G O A T

[@timhedman6840]

I have read some comments that bother me. Calling Larry Bird the Greatest white player is wrong. Bird was colorblind and disliked when a whiteboy guarded him. He talked trash to everyone regardless of who they were. If the could play basketball is all Larry cared about. I don't think he is the best player ever, but his 5 prime years would hold up against anyone. He really didn't have a weakness to his game except he treated an exhibition game like it was the finals. Diving for loose balls in practice. He could have played longer if hevdidn't play every moment with reckless abandon every game, but then he wouldn't had been Larry Joe Bird.

[@johncraftenworth7847]

He was a hick from french lick indiana, a white blue collar mentality, he's totally white. Does not talk or act black at all, so let's not pretend he's "white chocolate" here.

[@tjfrye11]

Thts contradictory saying he's colorblind (I assume u mean figuratively) & then saying he disliked wen a white guy guarded him

[@tjfrye11]

John Craftenworth ur missing the point. The point was tht it didn't matter wat color he was or where he was from, he could play & thts all tht matters

[@ElijahHalliburton]

Tim Hedman obviously he we could have seen better stats from him if he hadn’t shattered his knuckle. That alone could have destroyed a players career. Fact that it didn’t makes me think he could have put up more points.

[@Deadbuck73]

Elijah Halliburton 2022 I don’t know if he could put up more... he already put them ALL up! Lol! It’s time we get a GOAT image with Wings on it! Cuz Bird is the Goat!

[@ericdrinan2774]

If birds injuries didn’t hold him back he could’ve been the greatest ever

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Some argue he still was. I'm not knowledgeable enough about basket to make such a claim... But watching his plays and even his stats I don't find it an unreasonable argument. If you go by titles then yea, he's not in the running but there is so much more than titles to consider.

[@kenmadden6294]

I grew up in Southern Indiana the same time Larry did. Everybody knew he was special. You can't imagine the excitement that year when he took Indiana State on his back to the final game. That team wouldn't have won 7 games without him. I also got a kick because he ditched IU and their tyrant.

[@itsmezed]

Excellent video! People today often forget how great Larry Bird was.

[@WH15P3R3R]

Dude was the definition of the Blue Collar player.

[@SaltLake808]

You did a great job on this. You did alot of good homework. You really come across as a likeable person through your demeanor. You need to be on T.V. if your not already. Just subscribed. I like your style. Keep it up. Just thought you deserve some credit.

[@donalddaggs3509]

I got the pleasure of watching live Larry Bird toast my Washington Bullets for 47 points in the now torn down Capital center in Landover Maryland. He actually made me root for him against my own team! I will never forget him.

[@theresamusser4390]

Thank you! What a great video. You narrated it so well, and I was smiling and laughing and shaking my head yes the whole time!! Thank you for this! How much I miss basketball like these guys played it. Most everyone watched the game during that era, because it was worth watching!!

[@sugarnads]

Love watching that last clip you showed. Bird rebounding his own missed shot and shooting off balance, airborne, and nailing it.

[@cimib]

What Larry bird is the best at if all time • Basketball • Trash Talking • Toughness

[@jasonaaroe9114]

Cam Grady but for trash talking this is where Richard Sherman comes in.

[@deecrazedninja8922]

Jason Aaroe no definitely not, chad ocho cinco is the best of all time at trash talk he would tell the db his route then still burn him

[@charlesallen7027]

You just spoke a mouthful...he was and is the great white hope of the NBA...

[@jacksonpayne3477]

Jason Aaroe after that Super Bowl Richard Sherman should probably keep his mouth shut

[@Joscope]

Bruins could have used him on his days off and he'd have fit right in..

[@jeremyv8647]

Kevin McHale played the 1987 playoffs on a broken foot.

[@vahleeb]

Jeremy Vachon yep, true... Because he played with Larry.

[@newerafrican]

Larry taped it up before every game.

[@feellucky271]

@@vahleeb 'zactly Right on.

[@mikebeasley6447]

YEAH & MCHALE NEVER WAS QUITE THE FORCE HE WAS BEFORE. WHAT A SHAME!!!!! THE CELTICS WERE NEVER THE SAME WITH WALTON & PARISH AS WELL AS BIRD GETTING OLD BEFORE THEIR TIME!!!!!! TRADING AINGE & NOT KEEPING DJ WITH BIAS DYING THE ODDS WERE JUST TOO STACKED AGAINST CONTINUING THE CELTIC DYNASTY. IT MAKES ME SAD TILL THIS DAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@curtiskretzer8898]

was that the Detroit series where Laimbeer was kicking @ McHale's ankle & Parrish went meltdown under the bucket on the badboy Laimbeer that folded like wet💩paper?!

[@saltychipdust5700]

41yr old Piston fan... 80s basketball was amazing..I hated Bird when my team played against him but I’m so lucky to have had my team play against him.. he brought out the best in everyone’s play.. Dare I say it but made the Boys Bad ..bad enough to beat the best..to finally win those championships ..Bird was something else!!

[@mbvideos664]

I started watching when he came in & stopped when he left. I love the self pass off the glass you showed at the end. He was so aware of everything on the court.

[@hbksharpshooter]

Larry Bird is the best SF of all-time. LeBron does have a chance to eclipse him, but in my opinion Bird is still the best SF. Shooting, rebound, passing (which is underrated, check out his highlight reel, he became a great passer because he envied Magic that much.) Part of the 50-40-90 club. He didn't have the speed, athleticism that some people are born with. But he had that heart and killer driver that you cannot teach. If the game was on the line and Bird had the ball in your hands, you were scared. You could put the fastest, toughest defenders and double team hi, but everyone knew when Larry had the ball in his hand come crunch time that he would somehow find a way to deliver. Wish people talked about him more in the GOAT topic.

[@100ovrbatmanbron7]

LeBron is better than Bird. better scorer(not shooter;scorer), passer, and defender. more athletic and superior longevity. Bird does have clutchness, rebounding, and shooting on LeBron, i'll give you that. but overall, LeBron is simply better. 1-on-1, he'd kill Bird. Bird is an offensive superstar, LeBron is an all-around superstar. but it is close.

[@hbksharpshooter]

I kindly disagree. I know I am in the unpopular opinion here though. I just feel we are in the heat of the movement with LeBron these last few years (just like people saying Curry is 2nd best PG behind Magic and this Warrior team already better than any team before it.) I just do not see it. 1 on 1 I do not see Bird losing. When it comes down to 1 on 1, it usually comes down to who wants it more. Bird has shown on all occasions he wants it more than anybody. There have been times when LeBron has shown he did want it. I will absolutely give LeBron being a better defensive player. But not sure better scorer. LeBron can get to the basket better than Bird. Bird can shoot much better than LeBron. So it comes down to this: was Bird better at getting to the basket than LeBron is at shooting. And from everything I have watched and read I go Bird, but LeBron does have longevity on Bird so time can change that. Like I said, just my opinion.

[@N8veJay]

hbksharpshooter as much Pain as he went through, in my opinion Lebron has surpassed him immediately after last year. But I wouldn't complain to much, Bird is an All-Time Legendz

[@TheCharlesJackson]

Jayson Blackhair Bird wouldn't have lobbied for a suspension to make it easier to score man. Whether y'all admit it or not, the Cavs wouldn't have come back from 3-1 if Green played with a still healthy Bogut and Iggy in Game 5. Stop acting like LeBron did it by himself and is a god.

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

TheCharlesJackson get out, they won two games when green was playing.

[@farrdawgjoker7087]

When he hit the floor against the Pacers and still played and finished the game is something you will never see again. Bird like so many of his generation would not quit on his teammates/brothers/family and his personal brand was nothing compared to his overall teams performance.

[@Evenchully]

Does anyone else appreciate the opposing bench reactions?? So funny

[@stevet4564]

I only got to see him one time live at the Boston Garden when i was sixteen in 1986. In 1981 when Boston won their first Championship ball with Bird I was laying in a bodycast..already missing the days of running out and shooting in the driveway at halftime. Coming from rural Maine, going to Boston was truly a trip of a lifetime.. It was just an '86 exhibition game when we got to go..they were playing the New York Knicks and Bernard King..but I was going to see my hero..the man.. Larry Bird. He was my biggest blue collar hero ever...a worker..a quiet killer. Thats one thing the family really could connect with. I dont have many memories of family trips that went well. My whole family agreed that Larry was the greatest.. Bird scored 45 that day and they went on to win the '86 NBA Championship..we watched every game together..as a family..no arguing..just chearing and once again running out at halftime to shoot baskets in the driveway...making deals with the basketball gods.."if i make 5 in a row before the 3rd starts they take this one..." Thanks Larry.

[@cindyknudson2715]

🙂 good story. Thank you for sharing that.

[@awfpunisher]

Dude thrived in horrible conditions. They made him better. Straight fortitude.

[@donesy125]

Kids these days have no clue how good Larry Legend was 🙄

[@dannycarroll2735]

Christopher Dones hes white lbj is better

[@kevingonzalez9191]

@Danny Carroll Lol wth,so he’s white so he isn’t good?Imagine someone saying that some player isn’t good in MLB because he’s black so he ain’t good.Bruh stop being a dumb racist,he ain’t white he’s a legend.

[@bennogb5069]

@@dannycarroll2735 Imagine being this racist and people don't say anything.

[@dannycarroll2735]

I’m whitr

[@dannycarroll2735]

Benno GB I’m white

[@AlejandroPerez-eq5kp]

" Larry Bird is from a different planet" LARRY ISN"T HUMAN CONFIRMED

[@theoneandonlyrustyshaklefo6256]

Alejandro Perez he can't be, he's blonde.

[@zinjgreen3398]

it is said that Bird came from the dinosaurs..

[@mikeyoungblood1642]

Alejandro Perez He played a full 12 minutes of Basketball with a Broken Face...twice!

[@feellucky271]

@@mikeyoungblood1642 Larry Legend played his whole life with a broken heart. His dad killing himself set the die for the man and player he'd become. R E S P E C T

[@boominaughty9531]

Bird = GOAT SF

[@Pleaver]

I grew up in Boston at the peak of Celtic glory. What a time. Such pride in the great old Boston.

[@davidwright6153]

Being a native Southern Californian LA Lakers fan who was 17 when Magic & Bird entered the league, when it to the debate of who was the better player, I like most everyone else on the west coast chose Magic. I now know we were all wrong. If TV coverage in the 80's were equal to today's, we probably wouldn't have been fooled. Larry Bird, when you take into consideration how extremely rough the game was then, is the ABSOLUTE BEST PLAYER EVER, in my opinion. He did everything you could possibly ask of a player to do: pass, shoot, rebound, defense. You name it, he did it. Through injuries, commercial flights, sucker punches, etc. Bird was as clutch as they come (whilst also talking shit to his opponents). You'll never see another like him.

[@ronaldomendoza7578]

I was watching Gordon Ramsay roast some dudes but I found out I didn't get a notification for Dom 2k's video smh

[@ethanbrown1142]

Bird is so underrated, this man is amazing!

[@camilobarraza7716]

Larry Legend 🍀

[@matthewdisalvatore3380]

Great job on this man! It was very enjoyable to watch.

[@deutschland403o2]

I love the amount of respect that was shown in this video. Well done

[@ExxylcrothEagle]

impressive. he's always been my favorite

[@Dev-rl5fs]

great vid you should make one about reggie lewis being very underrated

[@ajsraiders23]

Bill walton played through some tough injuries. You should do a video on him

[@octojake]

Great job Dom2K!It was a great pleasure watching Larry play through thick and thin. So many great things he did during his career. Certainly one of the absolute greatest of all time. For many reasons.

[@sierra2562]

dude, beautiful video, love larry bird

[@archle1169]

Bird was a better passer, shooter and rebounder than lebron. The best SF of all time debate should be a lot closer than people say.

[@kevinjones9159]

stop that non sense after better shooter. He played w 400 hall of famers

[@bradensmith8170]

@@kevinjones9159 so has Lebron. Wade, Bosh, Ray Allen, Love, AD, Dwight Howard, Kyrie maybe Rondo. Hes played with so many great players 😂

[@williambohannon6264]

I wouldn't say better passer, but he wasn't far off from LeBron's passing

[@archle1169]

@@williambohannon6264 That's fair, his assist numbers are a bit lower.

[@irishgrl]

@@kevinjones9159 Yer just a hater stfu.

[@chunkz1187]

And players today sit out games because they want to be fresh while getting paid ridiculous amounts of money. Look at the elbows bird copped here the players today would NOT survive the 80's NBA. Plus back then with all the travel these guys did in COACH. Kevin McHale told the story of how they were delayed for about 6 hours and hopped off the plane and Larry Bird said "I'm gonna take it out on these guys" can you imagine the prima donnas of today riding in coach suffering delays and playing the same day? Players from the 80's were on a different level it's the golden era of NBA and in my mind it's the measuring stick for modern greatness.

[@TheFatboonedaddy]

TY

[@robertdale7001]

no no and once more no..the game today is less physical so foul prone these guys would looking like the walking wounded...hell half the team from what prima dona's we have wouldnt answer the bell after the ass kicking any of the top teams would have given them from that era..not even mentioning the ' bird' man...who isnt from earth so he doesnt count..

[@furryhoof1865]

elton francis. i cant imagine u watched basketball in those days. all u talked about is modern players. if u making a comparison u gotta talk about who u comparing to...... charles barkley, karl malone, dennis rodman, patrick ewing, bill lambeer, charles oakley, alonso mourning - players like these dont exist now. they played with a physicality and toughness that is absent in todays game. rules or no rules, the game is played waaay softer today.... also the era of small ball doesnt have bigger players then the era of the 7 foot center, lol, do the math

[@billmelton5528]

Elton Francis How many times did BIRD go to the LOCKER ROOM & COME BACK OUT ON THE FLOOR & FINISH the GAME because HE WANTED to PLAY ! 2 many players today SIT OUT because they NEED the REST! BULLSHIT

[@billmelton5528]

Robert Dale I AGREE 1000%

[@ynzane8719]

4:28 the hawks bench going wild for larry bird lmao

[@peachesb-georgia1125]

Was always one of my favorite players... and a great player too...

[@OslerWannabe]

The very existence of a Larry Bird illustrates just what it is that makes a "great" basketball player. Among the skills required for high level basketball are (1) all the attributes that come from having a predominance of fast-twitch muscle fibers - lateral speed, quickness, jump height. These are inherited, but can be improved a bit with training (2) height. Inherited, not trainable (3) Coordination. This actually encompasses several distinct abilities, involving different loci in the various components of the neurologic system, the integration of peripheral sensory inputs (visual, vestibular, brain stem, basal ganglia), static strength, and intangibles like personality, character and will. If it were possible to quantitate each of these, we could see specifically which traits make each player what he is. Larry Bird lacked vertical ability but was reasonably quick laterally. He excelled in the various manifestations of "coordination", and his will and personality made him unaccepting of failure. On the other hand, NBA tryouts are over-run with tall young men with 40" vertical, who can't play the game because they lack one or more of the other qualities. If the game were called Jump Ball, and scoring was done by stuffing ping pong balls through 3" holes at various heights in the backboard, a one-trick pony with a 44" leap would be an All-Star. Larry made up for his deficient vertical by excelling in all the other categories. "Skill" correlates with how many balls he put through the hoop, not his performance in one of the tasks in the skill set. Minor point, but this is the second video I've seen which refers to a fracture of the "orbital." The "orbit" of the eye is the bony cavity in which the globe ("eyeball") sits. Roughly, it consists of a rim of bone called the "orbital rim", which you can feel around your own eye. The orbit itself is defined by thin walls of bone above, below, behind and to each side of the globe. The floor of the orbit is the weakest part. The globe is incredibly tough, so that an elbow to the eye with force and velocity won't explode the globe (generally), but will blow out the orbital floor, pushing the globe downward, encroaching on the maxillary sinus. A "blowout fracture." That traps the strap-like extraoccular muscles which control eye movement, causing double vision. That's serious but not an emergency so, in theory it would be possible to play a quarter of basketball with it. I wouldn't, but I'm not Larry. The "fractured orbiter" he kept referring to is undoubtedly a fractured orbital rim. That, by itself, isn't much, except that it never occurs by itself. It's the associated blowout fracture that causes trouble.

[@KByrd80]

Dom 2k and Korzemba Drop Videos on the Same Day Again?!?! Lets Go!

[@jimmymanning8012]

My fav LB play was the last video you showed: he missed the midrange shot but sprinted to catch his own rebound on the baseline and in one fluid motion grab the ball and flip up the perfect shot from a bad angle. So many other incredible plays rival that one in terms of memorability because Larry Legend was one of the greatest.

[@1stinsonflyer]

...and he put that shot up while his momentum was carrying him out of bounds. I saw that shot live and could believe it.

[@patron40silver]

He's not Larry Legend for nothing.

[@og1ie]

He played against the best the game has ever had. He did very well. No one said they were better than him to his face, on the floor, and got away with it. He also complimented opposing players when he saw greatness.

[@voladvocate]

Thanks for this amazing footage!!!! You are a great filmmaker and you illustrate the video so well!!!! You are very articulate!!!!

[@josiahd5286]

now its DEFINITELY confirmed Larry Bird is a top 5 player of all time

[@billbuttlicker1594]

The Hawks bench from 4:20 to 5:00 😂😂😂

[@Webinho7]

Bill Buttlicker 💀

[@killerseddie8295]

BUTTLICKER, OUR PRICES HAVE NEVER BEEN LOWER!!!!

[@jec020468]

The thing is he was seriously trash talking the Hawks and told someone (maybe 'Nique) that the next one was coming from the trailer's lap. Watch it again and see where he ends up.😉

[@ytjax8922]

The NBA back then was way more physical back then if you drove to the paint you know you were going to get hammered but now if you get touched it’s an automatic foul

[@kevinjones9159]

but guys are too strong now to play like that. If lebron hit someone in the face today it could in their career

[@wojo3663]

I just subscribed to this channel for the content is amazing, but above and beyond all, the creator puts in the WORK and therefore deserves all of the support possible. Excellent, my friend!

[@staceyhorton228]

BIRD is from another planet!!! 1 of a kind!!! Love the chumps that hit him from behind as he backs up down the court!! Larry put in more hard work more practices more heart & soul more do it for the team than any other player!! If you don't agree read up on it!!! Hero!!!! Larry Legend!!!! Love to watch him give other players what they deserve when they played dirty!!! He didn't start it but he finished it!!! All heart & soul!!! A CHAMPION!!!!!

[@vickhj6333]

"he was still breathing so he went back to the game" jesus bird was tough

[@norelation3]

YOU GOT THAT FUCKING RIGHT BETTER THAN MAGIC

[@tanner2k405]

LivinLikeLarry33 GOAT

[@JuM24-y3r]

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[@VitruvianVictor]

fr Larry before his injuries is fucking goat like

[@lucheson7948]

Tanner 2K thnx my man

[@Nutt_lemmings]

HIV!!!!!

[@ireneduke5022]

Such a loss that Byrd had to end his career way to early due to his back. I'm thankful thou we had him for as long as we did. Best ball handler and passer to ever play the game.

[@feellucky271]

Yes ma'am Bird is the wird. 33 for me and thee.

[@michaelehrhart9670]

I loved watching Bird play in the 80s...would drive up from Columbus to watch him beat the hapless Hawks...wearing my green shamrock sweater. But there was another guy who knew a thing or two about passing...and his last game was as a Celtic, playing with Larry... kzbin.info/www/bejne/qGSsmn6GmdeYbLs

[@jimtuberosa7040]

You've certainly hit the nail on the head.......I'm a retired sports writer and covered all of Larry's career......I saw so many incidents that proved how tough he was......I also have many private stories that show what a great teammate and great guy he was.....Would love to see more of what you've got......Pleasant memories, especially about LARRY are always welcome......Will gladly pitch in to help you if you'd like......I've got a great story about Larry and Pete Maravich that nobody's heard......Please keep up the good work.......

[@cindyknudson2715]

Share those stories, please.

[@horrorfan4-life689]

My fav Bird moment is when he and Dominique were going back and forth shot for shot. During this epic duel the Atlanta players on the bench got caught up in the moment and are on tape cheering as Bird is killing it! Lol

[@dukechance1245]

He plays with heart

[@tazjammer]

Magic said, "There will never, ever, ever, be another Larry Bird."

[@mushtikla1]

The man is considered top 3 (top 5 at the least) of all time by many and only played 13 seasons and with all this shit happening to him... So yeah, Larry was one of a kind... And as Magic so beautifully put it, there will never, ever ever be another Larry Bird... Favourite player of all time by far!

[@avp5964]

Great video, "And it probably would have been if Larry Bird was from Earth" is a perfect summation of the guy

[@ryanoneill2352]

I would happily listen to Dom2k talk about anything, for any length of time.

[@McGarthur]

Jesus... the pain this man suffered

[@immortalegend9986]

Larry Bird is a smart, tough player, if he was in the league today with modern NBA rules he would easily dominate the league.

[@levibezzant301]

Larry Bird just said hold my beer

[@eddiehaskell1957]

Dom2K.....Very good narrating and excellent research! Thanks for the video.

[@GrizzlyGroundswell]

My favorite Larry Bird stories are of my late father cheering Bird on.