Bill Walton TELLS a Larry Bird STORY

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[@almatsas351]

Bill Waltons enthusiasm for basketball and life was unmatched!!!!!

[@billydurham4143]

Walton is old school when it comes to telling a story. You want to listen all the way to the punch line. RIP Mr. Walton.

[@googoo-gjoob]

oh.... how i love Bill Waltons heart, dedication, loyalty.

[@csnide6702]

if he only would have brought that to the gym and WORKED at being a Pro.

[@googoo-gjoob]

@@csnide6702, you have displayed your complete absence of _clue_

[@csnide6702]

@@googoo-gjoob 468 games over 10 years...? Yeah... REAL DEDICATION there.

[@googoo-gjoob]

@@csnide6702, he played every minute e could. he played when he shouldnt have.... *THAT* is dedication. Celtics Drs failed him on his physical. Red asked him... " Walton, can you play?" Bill replied, "I think I can, Red. I think I can." Red INFORMED the Drs, "He's fine." Bill went out & won the 6th MOY award..... and his 2nd Championship ring. no teammate or coach e v e r called him anything but dedicated.

[@csnide6702]

@@googoo-gjoob first off --- he was a BENCH WARMER on Celtics .... HE didn't "win" squat for them . He was BACKUP to Parrish on a team that had McHale , Bird, Ainge , Johnson plus Carr, Schisting, Ford Kite and more. he was a ROLE player. Walton played 468 games over 10 years.... THATS FOUR YEARS OFF....

[@marleymagic1]

In honor of Bill. Thank you for sharing your game with the world, and thank you even more for being a humble and understanding human. You left a legacy that will honor your character, hope you and Garcia are jamming out enjoying your eternal peace. Carry on my friend.

[@jamesreed2475]

Bill Walton was a gem. What a great person and character.

[@christian19701]

Never was a big Walton fan until I saw him check his ego and go all in on the back up role he embraced in Boston. He changed his game to reflect his diminished skill set and played with heart. Respect

[@BBAKER22]

He's never had a big ego..He played as he had to with each team..Don't be ridiculous

[@tugginalong]

I agree with you. He was a prick prior to his amended role at Boston. Humility can change us all.

[@zeppelinmexicano]

The 86 Celtics had to be the funniest bunch of guys ever. Larry, Bill, Kevin and even Chief and Danny were hard to control.

[@user-ly1xt4zi4x]

ML Carr, Greg Kite, Jerry Schisting (I 'think' it's how his last name is spelled) were all great on that team.

[@Dillingham-]

When Bill Walton shot 21 of 22 to win the 1973 NCAA championship game, it was his 80th win in a row for UCLA (including his 20-0 year on the freshman team). EIGHTY.

[@barryrichman2874]

Bill is the best story teller period !

[@user-ts1mw1xh4i]

Larry Bird played the game better than anyone wasn't selfish always a team player that's why to me he's by far the G.O.A.T.

[@jkrasney1]

Yep - The Best - G.O.A.T. - Although Michael Jordan might raise his hand 🖐!

[@user-ts1mw1xh4i]

Yeah Mike, Dr J were flamboyant Dunk master's Larry was the ultimate Team Player Rarely had a bad game in many years most always had the play of the Game all good those were the Days

[@bobwhite2]

Can’t disagree.

[@genehornung3295]

@user-ts1mw1xh4i Bill Russell played the game better than anyone. If Bird was a master, Russell was a grandmaster.

[@MarkGentile-qj2ru]

How can anyone say LePussy James is the goat made 11 straight shots when was the last time LePussy James made 11 straight 10 supplements- HGH = Lebrick James

[@Tim_the_Enchanter]

There are not sufficient superlatives to describe Larry Bird. You can argue there were better individual players, but if we're building all-time teams and I get the first pick, I'm taking Larry.

[@pavlovshouse77]

Every time.

[@johndim11]

And you’ll win!

[@Zimmy68]

R.I.P. big man!

[@cjg8604]

Great story! Those hawks teams were no pushover. To comeback against them at home was something

[@Chris-ov1et]

Bill Walton was a great college player and a very good NBA player . Bill was a great passer and rebounder. Bird could do it all.

[@jeffreyjacobs390]

You gotta hand it to Bill Walton - God rest his soul - HE WAS A GOOD PLAYER, GOOD TEAMMATE & A GREAT FRIEND !!! jj

[@ek2156]

Its funny to see Larry Bird get bashful, and uncomfortable hearing people talk about him. You can see what kind of person he is just by his actions. He never talks about himself, he never has to come to his own defense, or argue about his position in the GOAT discussion..... Because he don't have to.... He played 13 years in the NBA and left his mark on the game that very few have came close to. Great video.

[@Julius_Paul]

My first three draft picks are Bird, Russell, and Duncan. They all had mature leadership from day one and proved it throughout their remaining early years. Players like MJ, Lebron, Kobe, Melo, Westbrook, Durant, Garnett, can only dream about having that skill in their early years

[@tbm3fan913]

I only saw Bill Walton play once and that was at Helix High School. Ironically, years later, his kids went to my high school which, was Uni back in 1971, but now Cathedral.

[@pavlovshouse77]

Todays players are worried about “their brand” how they can maximize their earning potential, personal stats, and social media likes. Bird just worried about winning, and making his team mates better. That’s why he’s the best player ever. Jordan is a close second, old school guys where winning brought everting else.

[@parmanduke]

Bird's pass to DJ one of the GOAT passes 1984 Lakers vs Celtics Finals

[@user-ly1xt4zi4x]

Bird's steal of Isiah's pass to Laimbeer in Game 5 of The 1987 Eastern Conference Finals...and pass to DJ for the winning layup....surpasses that 84 pass to DJ (even though The Celtics won in 84 and ended up losing in 6 in 87 to The Fakers, due to injuries/having to navigate a HELLA TOUGH Eastern Conference, while The Fakers had a cake walk to The Finals with the cream puffs they demolished). Still, Len Bias dying, Kevin McHale playing on a broken ankle for 3 months, Danny Ainge getting injured at the end of Game 7 against Detroit on a dirty foul by Isiah Thomas....which hurt his ability to contribute in The Finals against The Fakers. Even Parrish was beat up...both his ankles were terrorized by Laimbeer finding ways to come down on Parrish's ankles....finding ways to force Parrish to 'roll over on his ankle/ankles'. Regardless of all of that...The Celtics gave The Fakers a tough 6 game series (an inch to the middle of the basket on that last shot by Bird at the end of Game 4 of The 87 Finals...it would have went 7 games...and anything can happen in a 7th game. The Fakers have never beat The Celtics in a 7th game. Larry Bird was the king of 7th games! I just wish that Len Bias hadnt been freebasing coke. Dude was so gifted...he had Jordan-like talent. People forget the skills Bias had! Dude had hops, a soft touch from both inside the paint and a soft jumper that flowed into the basket. He could run the court like a deer....and finish with authority with his dunks! He was an underrated passer and rebounder too. However we'll never got to know how well his game would have transferred to The NBA.

[@ILLSmak]

When they flash to larry i laugh every time. It’s like anime sweat drop near the end. Great story and great how larry and bill, who are so different, can be on the same level on a bball court. Sports!

[@makgeoff]

Don't take it from me. Take it from Pat Riley. When he was asked who'd you want to take the last shot? He said: "To win the game, Jordan. For my life and death? Bird."

[@ORagnar]

We know who Bill Walton is. He was a great player! 4

[@jfk64kennedy95]

Larry Legend...

[@bucklaughlin906]

Never a bad time for a Larry Bird story. The 1978-79 Celtics had 29 wins. The 1979-80 Celtics got rid of Bob McAdoo and started rookie Larry Bird and won 61 games, a +32 win improvement due to one rookie. The other four starters (Cowens, Ford, Acrhibald, Maxwell) were the same in both seasons. Bird led the team in scoring, rebounding, and was second in assists. More importantly, he hated to lose and made everyone on the court better.

[@jingqi9106]

Larry Bird could get HOT and did. 🔥

[@kcender3771]

Maybe, just maybe, the best Larry Bird story ever told.

[@njnature]

You might be right. Have you watched Bill Walton talks Jerry Garcia part 2?

[@patricktully1874]

2 of the greatest ever a young healthy bill Walton and Larry bird 2 of the greatest passers in NBA history and shooters I was fortunate to grow up in the Boston area during the larry bird years he was definitely the G.O.A.T I remember being stationed at camp pendleton California marine corp 1984 and me and 6 Boston area Boys were cheering on the celtics snd another table of 7 marines were cheering on the Lakers well it didn't end well for them that day Celtics won it all and a fight almost broke out in the TV area between us Boston fans thank God the colonel was on deck to intercede or the laker boys would have lost a second time

[@warrenbaldwin6366]

Great clip

[@user-ly1xt4zi4x]

I wish I had an opportunity to meet Bill Walton. I loved listening to him talk. His take on the Pistons-Pacers Malice at The Palace was on spot.

[@chiefbrody75]

LeBron? MJ? Lol. Give me Larry Legend any day of the year. Best all around player ever, and the true GOAT

[@patrickreilly2739]

I often enjoyed seeing Bill Walton... Mostly at a Grateful Dead concert on crutches ❤. Fare thee well.

[@doovie101]

"Bill Walton was a former basketball player"? He IS a former basketball player.

[@SciTrekMan]

I was just going to post that! So many people don’t understand basic grammar.

[@Au60schild]

​@@SciTrekManLike when two planes nearly collide and they call a "near miss". WTF?

[@user-mp1gg7qj4e]

True GOAT

[@marke219]

Tell me how Lebron is better than Larry....no way

[@bartmix8994]

Lebron James has done it twice as long, and unlike Bird, Lebron didn’t play most of his years with 3 other hall of famers. Bird even played one year with 4 othe hall of famers.

[@marke219]

His longevity is amazing.....it's almost like he's on PEDs. Championships are a team award.....nobody that knows basketball would take lebron over larry.....

[@bartmix8994]

@@marke219 Lebron James has won more championships than Larry Bird. You have no proof of PED use so please stop.

[@capt.obvious9315]

​@@bartmix8994LeBron fans cry more than LeBron does.

[@bartmix8994]

@@capt.obvious9315 Sorry to inform you that I am not a “LeBron fan”. If basketball was just offense then I would take Larry Bird over LeBron James. On defense Lebron could guard any player in the league, and can block shot, and rebound all better than Bird.

[@billmalec]

I'll take BIRD over about anyone for a first pick.

[@res3382]

I high-fived Bill Walton at the Santana concert at the 2005 Jazz-fest.

[@Black_Caucus]

RIP A LEGEND

[@Curly34584]

BIRD WAS AND IS THE BEST!!

[@user-cu6gp8wz7y]

There's Larry Bird !!!!! then you you start with everyone else not even close

[@danielneece6404]

Great story tks

[@jimmyfaherty8588]

RIP Bill

[@nicolepaletta3760]

6 years of your life on the Clippers - the joke is Evergreen

[@MrNaturalSez]

♬ Roll away... the dew ♪

[@jackwhite6030]

THAT was a good one....

[@hafajc]

Larry Bird. GOAT, at least to me.

[@jasonjackson5696]

Bill Walton, never short on words but most times he should be 😂😂😂

[@Julius_Paul]

In most cases where people 'don't get it', I say "Was he too fast for you?" but in your case I must say, "Was he too slow for you?" If you don't know the art of storytelling, then stick to watching MTV fast paced senseless pointless editing without a story and without art.

[@jasonjackson5696]

@@Julius_Paul very cute and I see that English is not your native language😂 Rather than correct your sentence structure, pointing out the missing punctuations & your nonsensical rant, I will leave it to you to ponder. BTW, is MTV still on the air?

[@Amick44]

As far as Larry taking the ball out of bounds, I remember that. It was almost he that did.

[@paulj.5542]

Can anyone verify Walton's tale of a successful 25-point Celtics comeback in Atlanta during the mid to late-80s?

[@paulj.5542]

Okay, the story is true but Walton embellished a bit about Larry Bird's performance. That game was played on January 18th, 1986. The Hawks had actually built up a lead of 27 points before settling for a 70-48 lead at halftime. Walton said in this video that Bird hit eleven straight shots in the 3rd quarter including 7 three-pointers, but that part was exaggerated. Bird finished with 15 shots made in 27 attempts as the Celtics won the game in overtime, 125-122.

[@paulj.5542]

I'm sure I watched that game on a Saturday night in January of 1986 as a devoted 14-year old Celtics fan growing up in Framingham, Massachusetts but I'd forgotten all about it.

[@billygoatbaa3350]

Stil,l he didn't lie, sometimes you forget some details over time, but he wasn't far from the truth😊 besides Bill tells such damn good stories😂

[@leightonbrady9055]

​@@billygoatbaa3350we'd have to know what he truly thinks to know if it was a "lie" but its easy to check that doesn't align with what actually happened. With the "back in my day" folks, "forgetting" details tends to go in one direction- the direction that makes them better and tougher.

[@rachelginter3616]

❤

[@bukamiller]

If Larry Bird was a wrestler, he’d be “Harley Race” 👍!

[@charleswinokoor6023]

I was a big Celtics fan back then. But when it comes to online comments I’m sick to death of the sports acronym GOAT. And the same goes for typing in “respect” as a single word sentence, which always makes me think of Da Ali G Show.

[@Deepsouthlaker]

6702 your crazy bill walton when healty was one of best centers ever. Guarantee you he was in great shape just had bad knees and back but hatered to see him go to celtics. GO LAKERS

[@user-ts1mw1xh4i]

All good they were both special players ✅

[@jk-kr8jt]

Walton drank that bottle of whiskey.

[@bartmix8994]

Bill Walton is not a dumb man.

[@jk-kr8jt]

@@bartmix8994 no, but you obviously are. In your feeble mind is anybody who drinks whiskey dumb? You are rather foolish.

[@SIXPACFISH]

I hated the Celtics. I was a Lakers fan. The only time I ever rooted for the Celtics was when they played the Detroit Pissedons.

[@charlesbromberick4247]

AI is so screwed.

[@jgrantsf]

Bill Walton exaggerates all his stories

[@bartmix8994]

It made for a better story. Did the accuracy of that story really matter? Basketball isn’t politics.

[@jgrantsf]

@@bartmix8994 Bill is like the boy who cried wolf. You really never which, if any, of his stories are true.

[@michaeln.2383]

The Celtics had to fight hard for every win in Atlanta, and they didn't always win.

[@mikeholt1248]

If you want to watch some hotshot show off then then take your pick, but if you want to win the game get Larry Bird. Period!

[@barryeck4183]

Why did Walton with his foot problems keep wearing those crappy Adidas and not try some other shoes?

[@rudymontana4515]

Because he tried crappy Nike's once and realized shoes weren't the problem.

[@kenichitamagusuku3194]

Billy Walton was not a good player, he always acted like he was hurt when he was just lucky playing on all those great teams. That bench warm should have retired after his U.C.L.A. Days.

[@andrewyarosh1809]

This robotic voice is awful. And the introduction that acts like, we’ve all been dropped in from space and need to “introduced” to Bill Walton.

[@jamesrichardson1]

Hate your AI commentary

[@csnide6702]

Bill Walton was a dog who didn't work hard on staying in shape.

[@adamr6794]

You have no clue what you are talking about

[@steverenom.299]

You with the Clippers? Lmao!!!!!

[@bartmix8994]

So what I read is you projecting and that you are an out of shape dog.

[@JakeStine]

Walton was a physical specimen from '83 to '86. If anything he worked too hard when he maybe should have rested. That was his fatal flaw.

[@csnide6702]

@@JakeStine still ... averaged 46 games a year for whole career.... last i saw the season is 82

[@robertrissearbeobie5612]

Jocks have the best sense of humor!

[@user-ts1mw1xh4i]

Champion Jock's

[@bartmix8994]

Maxwell and McHale always took the tougher defensive assignment. Bird spent his career playing with 3 other Hall of Fame players, and in 1985-86 he played with 4 other Hall of Famers, giving him a huge advantage.