All the Way to the Bank: Danny Ainge Shares an AWESOME Larry Bird Story | The Dan Patrick Show

[@andybilakshow260]

Larry, always looking to up the ante🤣 Always coming through🥰

[@user-rd8vp6nq8b]

That's why I Larry is a legend

[@SleeeshooveEyy]

Larry is the true GOAT 🐐

[@sportingminds3311]

Great story, thanks for showing us Danny!

[@TL2354]

What did he show us?

[@davem1212]

Larry wasn’t cheap , he was that damn good. 80s basketball was like no other.

[@ppumpkin3282]

He wasn't concerned about losing the $20, he was concerned about losing the bet.

[@keithmoon8838]

@@ppumpkin3282 Bird was notorious for being cheap. He hates having to spend money.

[@arautus]

@@keithmoon8838 You're right, he was cheap, but winning the bet was more important

[@costumeninja1914]

Dan is a goof... but he loves Bird.

[@adamr6794]

I wouldn't call him cheap. I would say he had a lot of respect for a hard earned dollar and made it his mission for his career to make sure the fan got their moneys worth. For that alone he's better than LeBron or any other small forward

[@joejacobs2112]

Bird was great ! Saw his whole career

[@deand3223]

Larry Legend indeed

[@kenhasibar2450]

What a great story! Thank you.

[@tonysmallwood4701]

What a BB player!!!!

[@tonysmallwood4701]

Jordan,Bird,Chamblain,Kareem,Magic,Big O in that order.The best of the best!!!!!!

[@stephf2053]

You got 1 and 2 wrong.

[@cecildison6788]

Wilt Bird then the rest

[@DrummerDanVa]

I am a drummer and Buddy Rich was one of the most supremely confident people ever and Larry Bird is that same type of person. Not too many people have that confidence and can back it up.

[@porkfrog2785]

that's a fresh one to me...I also think the one where he fakes out Brad Daugherty and gets him airborne[gets him a bird?] and smacks Daugherty on the ass with the ball as he goes by before sinking a 3 is also one of the rarer ones...Brad told that one himself

[@Rottidog68]

Giving Parish shit because he messed up a pick, while in the air AS he makes a 2 pointer over Barclay

[@trackcoachmac]

As he says, "Fly bird."

[@mytimemanagement2796]

Thanks Dan for grilling everybody for Bird stories. #MagicDaGoat #2 Bird #3 Kar...Jordan

[@mrho4speed]

That's a great story, typical Bird.

[@robertjohnson8938]

Great story

[@murraywestenskow2896]

ADHD Dan - cutting Danny off in mid sentence - to rehash the same old Xavier story. Danny takes the punch - gets back to tell an all time great Larry story.

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

He just wanted to do his lame Bird impression.

[@CinHalCedHerChance]

@@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921 It gets so old so fast when he does his Bird impression. It's more about him than Bird at this pint. Dan really needs to check his ego at the door, but I doubt he will.

[@MerkinMuffly]

Damn, wish I could find footage of that game, I'm looking.

[@acusticsunri4255]

MerkinMuffly Is is the the xmas day game from 1985?

[@localwear1]

No Merk, they lost that game correct? Xmas?

[@filmstudent787]

There is no way to be sure that Danny is talking about this shot, but if you watch this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/jHi8fIt5et-kjaM , near the end, Bird banks in a three against the Knicks. I bet that's it.

[@G.b._esq]

film student great pull!!

[@localwear1]

Film student, that link is broken. Can you put it back up? Please:)

[@wallacegrommet9343]

Back when $20 could get you a whole night of fun

[@deadarmd]

Dan. Do you want to hear him tell the story? Or did you want to tell him which one to tell.

[@earldeanpowell]

Ainge wasn't going anywhere with the question, so Dan fed him a lead. It's called PROFESSIONAL.

[@markbrinton6790]

@@earldeanpowell nope, it's called Dan trying to make it about himself. Do you listen to Dan? He ALWAYS gives his terrible Larry Bird voice. The original poster is spot on.

[@chrispavlich9656]

A penny saved is a penny earned.

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

I still the best story to me and there all great is the one off the glass an he falls into the trainer docs story then the guys fall off the bench too

[@dwightlove3704]

Someone should have made a bet with Bird asking for him to block an attempted dunk by a opposing player.

[@cecildison6788]

Or betting jordan and pippin to stop bird on a game winning shot!!! Jordan is maybe top ten!!

[@ChrisRobba]

This makes his living telling the same Xavier McDaniel story over and over.

[@toscodav]

Dan Patrick doesn't know Bird very well it he thinks he cared about 20 fucking dollars in that bet. BIRD lived to prove people wrong.

[@mynameisjeff512]

Anyone know which game that was?

[@MaddenManification]

like Dan Patrick, but man, that guy has some twitches.

[@mrblue99999]

Mike Saunders

[@roysreceptive]

The Hick from French Kick is a Penny Pincher.

[@johnlothrop704]

The Hick from French Lick gave back $16 million and whenbhe visited Boston after being drafted . ...the Celts got his room service bill.$0.00

[@earlcampbell8927]

L.Pasteur Hahaha You're supposed to scrimp and save and be wise with $ so you can splurge once in awhile, and give to others. Wasting $ is foolish and stupid

[@kellienicolebrooksschettin6598]

Yeah man no no no 20 bucks shit Larry wasnt gonna lose money on or against his basketball skill omg the drama is killing me way off....still great story principal principal man dang Joe

[@terell2k12]

Bird said Ainge told Red to trade him/McHale, i no longer liked Danny after that. No loyalty at all.

[@bassfishingwiththeantichri2921]

You know what. I never like Danny, ever. For a three sport all American and National collage player of the year he sucked. Boston should have traded his ass in 85 if not sooner. For him to be a dud, you’d think he at the very least would be loyal. He IS a trader. “F” that whinny punk!

[@jlobiafra]

When ainge approached red to do that bird and McHale were in decline and may of had some trade value still. Ainge was technically correct but it would of been a PR disaster

[@adamh9271]

Didn't Danny Ainge suggest that Kevin and Larry be traded? What a doofus

[@TENNESSEETRACKHAWK]

Yea..... u were so confident in Bird and Mchale that u wanted to trade them smh

[@Rottidog68]

I think that was the time Red sold the Celtics & the new owner was doing that shit. (Out with the old & in with the new) BS. Red bought them back (obviously) & stopped issues.

[@rbarger71]

@@Rottidog68 I think he was referring to Danny saying that if he was GM during the late 80's that he would have traded Bird, McHale, and Parrish for players or picks or both. Funny thing is that Danny was the one that ended up getting traded. I do wonder what kind of return they could have gotten for those 3 at that time....

[@rexbridewell7966]

True but they were old and not as good at the time. But still were talking about BIRD.

[@cindyknudson2715]

@@rbarger71 I wonder if that was behind Red trading Ainge. ? You're right, Danny, someone should be traded. 😏

[@stephenlnoe]

wish DP would stop bringing up the same old stale Xavier story..

[@martinhanley9524]

Yes it’s stale

[@celestialscripture]

Why you gotta call a man cheap?

[@porkfrog2785]

He ruined his back, altering and shortening his career forever, doing menial labor [either roofing or shoveling gravel, I forget], or there would be no Larry vs LeBron argument....Larry from about 84 - 88 eats Lebron's lunch, all day, every day risking a multimillion dollar body doing 10 buck an hour work yourself is CHEAPNESS SQUARED...Larry grew up dirt poor. It's like that sometimes. Personalities don't change with the bankroll[Larry was the highest paid rookie ever when he first signed with the Celts]

[@earlcampbell8927]

Celestial Scripture He liked to mow his own lawn, fans would drive by to see it

[@scottgibbs7235]

PorkFrog the problem is when you are measuring these 2 two greats one of Lebrons greatest strengths up to this point is his longevity. The argument could be made that he is still getting better.

[@phillipcarpenterjr1576]

@@scottgibbs7235 that's a debate that is mute. Lebron came straight from high school. Larry Bird played his college years. Speaking of college years, look up Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's UCLA stats and awards. Michael Jordan was barely played when he was at North Carolina. Even before his(I believe) ankle injury. Dean Smith missed the mark on that one. James Worthy played at Chapel Hill some of those years. It's perspective. Basketball players who played college vs. Lebron James, who came in without college experience at all. So, Lebron's longevity was from being an 18 yr old first year player.

[@adamr6794]

@@porkfrog2785 shoveling gravel to put a long driveway in for his Mother. Agreed, Bird is the word!

[@markbrinton6790]

Stop with your terrible Bird voice Dan. Don't you notice you're the only one that laughs after?