Larry Bird's Epic Trash Talk Moments That Solidify His Goat Status | ITSJONJONTV

After a 6 week Hiatus we are back with Basketball videos on the channel! In this video we will be reacting to Piotrekz Productions video on Larry Bird's stories of him being the best trash talker. Gary Payton, Charles Barkley, Dominique Wilkins, Byron Scott, Magic Johnson and more will all give their stories of the great Larry Bird.
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00:00 Introduction
01:13 The Authentic Kingz Podcast
01:41 Larry Bird Video Intro
03:14 Gary Payton on Larry Bird
04:27 My take on GP (Luka is closest thing to Larry)
05:54 Charles Barkley on Larry Bird
06:22 More stories on Larry Bird
07:41 Larry Bird trash talks 3 Point Shootout Competitors
09:46 The Larry Bird Challenges- He played Left Handed?
11:30 Doc Rivers on Larry Bird
13:44 My take on laughing at your teammates
14:38 More Doc Stories on Larry Bird
15:02 Dominique Wilkins on Larry Bird
15:54 Dan Majerle on Larry Bird
17:11 KC Jones on Larry Bird
20:01 Shoutout to Piotrekz Productions
20:34 The Xavier McDaniel story on Larry Bird
21:02 Byron Scott on Larry Bird
21:30 Magic Johnson and Byron Scott on Larry Bird
23:36 Kobe Bryant on Larry Bird
25:16 Patrick Ewing on Larry Bird
25:59 Nolan Richardson on Larry Bird
27:08 Gary Payton on Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson
27:33 Magic Johnson on Larry Bird
32:22 Closing Remarks

[@lynnhoffman247]

RIP Bill Walton 🙏🏼😢

[@michaelsmith-iu1be]

The best college player i ever saw. And i'm old af.

[@F1rstWorldNomaD]

Didnt know he died.... 😭😭😭 Bill is a legend. May he rest in peace

[@OoogaBoog]

DANGIT....I didn't know he passed....such a loss to the NBA community.....

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

F

[@mattphillips538]

Luka+Jokic+Dirk=Larry Bird. Maybe.

[@marybuhs9741]

? I believe

[@jonathan031795]

You have to watch those guys and appreciate their greatness. They are generational players as well

[@andrewft31]

@@jonathan031795has any of them won 3 MVPs in a row? Bird is the third and last person to accomplish this. Took a team with a horrible win/loss record to the playoffs his rookie year and that is why he won Rookie of the Year. LeBron James has as his top 3: Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlin and Larry Bird

[@marthayoung2308]

​@@andrewft31OR, "ONE" steal away from a QUADRUPLE DOUBLE, in the THIRD QUARTER, but took his own self out the game! Very short list of quadruple doubles EVER. Lol

[@lll9416]

@@jonathan031795 Sure, just not dominant like Larry.

[@daryllemons66]

There will never ever ever be another Larry Bird...🏀🐐...no truer words ever spoken

[@jonathan031795]

With evolution, there will be a better version of Larry Bird one day. He's the original, but the game will continue to grow

[@mattlefebvre123]

Luca and Joker have elements of Bird’s game. But neither one of them have the most important trait! Larry Bird was a cold blooded killer when his team needed it the most! Best example of this was in the 88 Easter Conf Div game 7 against the Hawks. Both of his Achilles were killing him, but he found a way to go out there and carry his team on his back in the 4th quarter to win!

[@MS-zv4bf]

Yes, there are players with elements of Bird's game. I've seen Jokic live and the influence is obvious. But there will never be the same combination of Bird's intellect, personality, humor and hubris, toughness, skills, size, upbringing, work ethic, Indiana basketball culture, and the affect of his father's life and suicide. There will probably never be another skinny white, poor kid who grown black men taught to talk trash and play street ball. Who else could face the humiliation of leaving IU (you blew it, Bobby), then bounce back from pushing a broom and hauling trash to the cover of Sports Illustrated, an NCAA final, and a storied career with the Celtics? Earvin isn't talking about Larry Joe Bird, the Legend. He's talking about his friend, the man. Magic was right. There will never be another Larry Bird.

[@redkat7406]

@@jonathan031795 The guys you mentioned to being Larry Bird are not as good as Larry they have Larry traits but they are not all around great players Larry did it all they don't do it all and they don't have the basketball IQ that Larry has there was no cap in Magic's statement

[@davidolson2729]

There will never be another Larry Bird because none of the current players will ever have to deal with the physicality of that era. Watch a few minutes of “The Bad Boy Pistons” to get a feel of what Bird and Jordan had to deal with, no comparison.

[@robgelfand2414]

Here is a statistic most people don't realize about Larry Bird Bird averaged more defensive rebounds per game than (and this is just a small sample): Shaquille O'Neal Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Moses Malone Karl Malone Charles Barkley David Robinson Hakeem Olajuwon Ralph Sampson Patrick Ewing Kevin Durant Dikembe Mutumbo

[@jonathan031795]

For perspective, a lot of those players actually played until they were shells of themselves, leading to poor stats at the end of their careers. To be fair you must look at the peaks. You're not about to tell me that Larry Bird is a better defender than Moses Malone

[@robgelfand2414]

@@jonathan031795 For perspective - the same thing can be said of Bird. IF you look at his rebounding stats before and after he injured his back. As for Moses Malone vs Bird and who is the better defender - let me ask you a question - why is Malone a better defender than Bird?

[@user-uw7yb3vc5v]

Bird said Moses Malone had a second jump when he rebounded that he didn't have. Bird always gave props for his competitors and told it like it was. Another reason Bird is my favorite player of all time.

[@andrewft31]

@@jonathan031795after 1985 Bird had destroyed his back fixing his mothers driveway, he didn’t trust anyone else to do it correctly. With a broken back he proceeded to torch everyone in the league for another 7 years. He won the three three point contests after he injured his back and won his third ring.

[@davidfaxon3336]

​@@jonathan031795Larry injured his back, and played for another 7 years. Let that sink in. Do you think LBJ, KD, Steph, or any other players today would continue to play for 7 years with a back that was like Larry Birds. Bird had 6 healthy seasons.

[@michaelridgway5458]

My wife was always a Bird fan. She says she became a fan of Magic, MJ, Kobe, and Labron but Bird will always be her #1.

[@jonathan031795]

I can respect that everyone have their right to root for who they want to root for. As of late, I've become a big fan of Larry Bird. I've always liked him, but after hearing his story I can relate to him

[@karenlaneville8074]

RIP Bill Walton❤❤❤❤

[@mattphillips538]

Magic and Bird are the winningest 2 players in NBA history, #1 and #2 respectively... essentially tied.

[@brigscott5202]

I'll take a prime Larry Bird over a prime LeBron any day. Bird wasn't afraid to take the last shot of the game, he thrived on it.

[@georgemccormick4786]

Forgot. Bill Walton passed away today. One of my favorites back the day. RIP, Big Red.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

RIP Bill Walton! 🙏😢

[@jonathan031795]

RIP to big red. This video was actually recorded on Sunday, 5/26/24 that's why I didn't mention it in the video

[@patticriss2238]

Rip Bill Walton. He was absolutely one of my favorites and one of the best!

[@brendawalters3728]

Not only was Bird the third player (and the only forward) to make MVP 3 times in a row but In a 9-year run from 1980 to 1989, Larry Bird got 67% of all MVP votes that were cast. All other players combined only received 33% of the votes. in an era that included the players who eventually made up the dream team and a large list of HOF players.

[@majorkade]

And one year he didn’t play

[@emmamurphy9955]

Some people may play a little like Larry but no one is the full package like larry

[@paulpenix8198]

Never be another Larry Bird. It's not just his skill sets. You can't compare another to Larry when it comes to trash talking, attitude, work ethic, hustle, team oriented play, toughness, and leadership. Joker and Luka don't have all that. That's why my top 3 players are MJ, Bird, Kobe. They were all tough, straight killers, heart of a Lion, and competitive psychopaths.

[@jonathan031795]

I can respect that take. But I love me some Luka and Jokic. They'll trash talk you in another language and in English. Like Drazen Petrovic used to do

[@cbogolo]

​@@jonathan031795 yes but you would have to combine both of their skills and kobe's heart to equal bird. Watching Luka I believe bird would probably average 5 more points a game in today's NBA

[@xciteful]

Magic was right in saying that they're would "never ever be' another Larry Bird. It was real and contextual.

[@bernardqblack]

Rip mvp OG Bill Walton

[@epic103]

"I fear no one but Larry Bird, because if you keep it close he's gonna win that game." Magic Johnson

[@jonathan031795]

I expect nothing less from Magic, who is Bird's biggest fan

[@user-rj5qd2on9q]

Don't care who you're top five is son! I lived to witness birds greatness! If he isn't in the top 3 of all time then you just know!!!

[@jonathan031795]

To each his own. The only thing I have to go off of is his highlights and stats.

[@andrewft31]

@@jonathan031795with players like Bird and Magic you can’t go by stats, they were about winning not scoring, if someone else was able to score Bird and Magic made sure they got the ball. Notice when Bird plays he doesn’t hesitate to pass to Parish or McHale or Johnson to Kareem or Byron Scott. If Bird and Magic were ball hogs they would have higher number of points but that isn’t how they approached the game.

[@marcmartocchio2681]

Bird is a top 3 player ever. Period. If you look at it objectively you can’t name more than 2-3 guys that affected their team as much as he did

[@hookedonreactions7649]

RIP Bill Walton There’s a 4 part series called The Complete Collection of Larry Bird Stories that I think supplied some of this footage

[@jonathan031795]

I'll have to look into that 4 part series

[@chrisellenburg2680]

It's all about timing. Magic and Larry Literally saved the NBA

[@Prozak63]

Yes, I agree that this was well worth watching. Good to see you back.

[@jonathan031795]

It's great to be back! I missed engaging with y'all. Thank you for sticking around

[@homermtz]

Hiatus then drops a larry bird video. well played

[@jonathan031795]

But did you like it?

[@robinmahan8814]

Watch Bird is the word- 15 minutes of Larry Legend. You'll see footage that you won't find anywhere else.

[@jonathan031795]

I'm definitely gonna check it out. I'm just concerned with Copyright claims

[@robgelfand2414]

I forgot this one - during his career Bird led the NBA in defensive win shares 4 times. IF you add together the number of times Jordan and LeBron have done that - you get ZERO

[@jonathan031795]

Bird had a better supporting cast. Defensive win shares it, not an individual stat. It will only go to players that's on the best defensive teams. Dennis Johnson, Ainge, Parish and McHale were all solid defenders. Dennis Johnson is one of the best lane defenders in NBA History

[@robgelfand2414]

@@jonathan031795 Since when is DFS not an individual stat? If it was a team stat then all players on the team would have a similar DFS and that is not true.

[@DEBIJOT45]

If you know, you know. A basketball genius. He isn't called a Legend for no reason.

[@russlanders6518]

Dude when you are playing the top 1% of players and tell them what you are going to do and still do it …. Goat

[@michaelhrivnak9463]

Magic and Bird are very close friends now. Bird, Magic and Jordan became close.

[@jonathan031795]

Competition does that. Once you're past it you can appreciate the player that pushed you to new heights

[@brendawalters3728]

I read somewhere that Bird had Bron's passing, KD's midrange shooting touch, Curry's long range and free throw accuracy, Jokers rebounding skills, Kobe and MJ's killer will, and more clutch than any player in history! It should say they have Birds.

[@jonathan031795]

Magic is a better passer. All of those players named were arguably better in each of those traits. I would say that Bird is the 2nd greatest " all-around " player of all time behind LeBron, in my opinion

[@brendawalters3728]

@@jonathan031795 I'm from Cleveland and I'm grateful to Lebron for the Championship he helped bring to the Cavs. I can't give the goat title to him, in my opinion players that jump from team to team like KD and Lebron as well as others to form super teams in order to win titles can't be considered the goat. Can you imagine how many titles would have been won if MJ, Bird and Magic would have formed a super team. Their thought process was I want to Beat the best not join them.

[@1Thomkro]

Did you ever do his ultimate mixtape? Had a look and can't find it if you did... if you didn't, you should 🤷‍♂️

[@jonathan031795]

Me and my brother actually reacted to that video. It was a great mixtape

[@1Thomkro]

@@jonathan031795 post a link?

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

dude this is another take on a lot of these famous plays .. so cool. thanks for finding this one

[@MarkKolter-jj7eg]

Bird, MJ, Magic, Kobe, Wilt - My starting lineup

[@raross6119]

Only I would take Dominic over kobe

[@JohnWarner-lu8rq]

Yes, this is one of the better compilations, for sure.

[@MrMakemyday3]

you just dont like him, admit it- he is top 5 and probably the goat

[@jonathan031795]

I love Bird. How is being the 6th greatest player of all time an insult

[@ianwakers]

Luka is offensively kinda close to Bird. Defensively it's not a question. Bird is way ahead.

[@terryduncan31]

When Magic got sick Larry was there for him 100%. They are brothers to the bone to this day!

[@ALEXBOLONGAITA]

I've watched NBA just on tapes way longer that most. I started watching on reels about the stars of the 60's and 70's at the USIS in our city in the Philippines. I was a basketball player myself and privileged to be able to watch those reels in that building. I remember those players Gail Goodrich, Elvin Hayes, Pistol Pete, Monty Towe, Thompson, etc, long forgotten names. The technology transitioned to Betamax tapes for rent, and then DVD, and parabolic satellite antenna where we now in the third world country can watch NBA championship games live. Finally, we now have cable TV and watch games live for years. I've watched all them during their college days and in the NBA. My idol was Bill Walton of the UCLA Walton gang for awhile until the name Larry Bird stated appearing in some sports magazines. Then i saw him play. He was just awesome. Complete player and always a winner. There are many legends in the game but that is the word legend in a generic sense. Larry owns that title simply because he is the best by far. Larry Legend.

[@Wardr0p]

If all the legends that played against him called him the greatest, who are we to argue? Thats just how I see it, do we really have any authority to say they are wrong? They all universally picked Bird.

[@jonathan031795]

There's no argument from my side. That's just my list. A lot of the great players exclude themselves from their Top 10 list.

[@Wardr0p]

@@jonathan031795 Your right, of course they exclude themselves. But we have to ask who do they all name as being the best? They all have one name on their lips, no?

[@alonzomadero9413]

True! That’s a very good point you’ve brought up, well said!

[@AEric7]

Greatest overall player ever.

[@clifflawrence7479]

I do not have Kobe in my top five but will not dispute anyone that does. One of my all time favorites as well. He was definitely very special. Wrote a poem about him when he passed

[@timothyking7117]

After 78 -79 college season, bird and magic played on same team in wit classic. They say that team won unbelievable.

[@sandyleewhite]

Enjoyed your reaction 😊 For me Larry Bird's trash talking, either broke a player down, or forced an opponent to be a better player, & it was the strength of the player, which way they were affected.......that was just a part of who Bird was 😊 I agree with your comparisons as well......My Dad and I have watched Larry since the 70's, and the only players that came close to his style in our opinions, are also, Jokic & Luka.

[@charlesphillips3192]

RIP BILL.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

🙏❤😢

[@wokjock]

Man I love that mutual respect that magic and Byrd have. Reminds me Volkanovski and Halloway in the UFC. Beautiful to see.

[@user-yw8hj9uc3r]

Sad to here unfortunately Larry Legends former Celtic team mate the great Bill Walton passed away RIP.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

❤🙏😢

[@nicknick2903]

Magic and Bird changed the game and saved it.

[@andrewft31]

Without Magic Johnson and Larry Bird their would be no NBA, they were dying. Low ratings, low attendance, drugs issues, playoffs would be played after reruns. Bird and Johnson brought attention back to the league and saved it. No Bird and Johnson and you would have no Jordan, LeBron James, Kobe Bryant etc… and those players you named that could be similar to Bird, Bird won Rookie of the Year, took a bottom tier team with the worst win/loss record and took them to the playoffs his first season, won a ring his 2nd years, won 3 MVPs in a row, only the third and last person to do this. 0-6 against Jordan in the playoffs.

[@marykuettner752]

"MJ said Luka and Joker are great but they are by no means Larry Bird." Every player that played against Bird says the same thing whether they loved it or hated him. Jordan said it best when he was asked about playing Bird. "He wasn't that athletic, didn't jump that high,run that fast. But his mind for the game was so great it made up for it. Therefore Larry Bird has no flaws."

[@unity1016]

'Bird is the word' is a video that has a lot of video not seen in other clips.

[@jonathan031795]

I definitely have to check it out. I'm just concerned about copyright claims

[@coreymoore1443]

There's some guys out there who learned a lot from Bird's example, definitely.

[@jonathan031795]

1000% he set the blueprint for sure

[@bodato5760]

Three consecutive MVPs, Three consecutive shooting championships.I rest my case.

[@bridgethockney2303]

Welcome back! Hope you're doing well... Love your reactions

[@rgreen1107]

Luka and Jokic both have a long way to go before their in LARRY BIRDs realm …

[@jonathan031795]

If Jokic wasn't robbed of MVP last year because of voters fatigue, we would be talking about a 4 time MVP winner. I think it's safe to say at this point of his career it's a valid argument. Both Luka and Jokic don't play with the talent that Bird played with

[@KRiSToPHeR88]

1ST CONDOLENCES TO MR. WALTONS LOVED ONES. R.I.P. BILL 2ND THESE PLAYERS ONLY HAVE PIECES OF ASPECTS OF BIRD's GAME. NOWHERE NEAR BIRD. KEEP DIGG'N THO, YOUVE ONLY FELT THE TIP OF THE ICEBERG OF HOW COLD LARRY BIRD, WAS, IS AND ALWAYS WILL BE. LARRY AT A PACERS PRACTICE .. LANCE STEPHENSON SAID: THE TEAM IS STRETCHING AND LARRY WALKS ONTO THE COURT, GRABS A BALL AND STARTS JACKING 3's, SWOOSH, SWOOSH, SWOOSH. ATLEAST 10 IN A ROW, AND SITS BACK DOWN LIKE HE DIDNT DO ANYTHING. MIND YOU LARRY BIRD WAS 60 AT THE TIME ! LEGEND !!!

[@stobe187]

"Don't do that."

[@jonathan031795]

😂😂 that part was hilarious. You gotta love Kareem

[@johnmckinnon420]

I don't want to burst people's bubble, but the defender had his back to Bird when he knelt/fell into the trainers lap. As a Bird fan, it doesn't matter to me. It was a great move to fulfill his promise. I loved it! Well, that's how I saw it anyway.

[@KZ-tt9me]

Pretty sure that in the oldest version of the story that I've seen, he clearly says that "in the trainer's lap" meant on that sideline, not literally falling into his lap. I don't think the fall was necessary to fulfill what he'd said, just a story that got garbled by too many tellings over too many years. But I agree the fall looks awkward. I don't think we have the camera angle to tell if it was real or not.

[@chadharrison9933]

What everybody doesn’t realize about Larry Bird’s trash talk is, Larry’s trash talk wasn’t obnoxious and flagrant. His trash talk was to get in his opponent’s head. Look at all the other trash talk guys, they are stupid obnoxious and stupid. Larry Bird played every game 150% every game. NOT ONE NBA PLAYER TODAY DOES THAT.

[@charlesking4780]

Larry Legend is the G.O.A.T of trash talkers. 😎

[@ttmaiden75]

Larry Bird top 3 for sure

[@lorianne1262]

Love seeing Nolan in this video ❤️🐗🏀

[@majorkade]

Gary Payton auditioning for the new Godfather

[@keithagrant4953]

I can respect your loyalty to the Lakers. Growing up, I was a Celtic fan and loved the rivalry between those two teams. I hated Magic and all the Lakers, but you had to respect them. Now, years later, I actually love Magic and all those Laker greats. The amount of respect that those players had for each other even though it was the most intense rivalry is just something you don't see today. Respect to all those greats. I know Luka, Jokic and many other players today are going to have their legacies and statistically will be better than Bird, but they are all missing one thing that they cannot replicate or be better at than Larry Legend. Supreme trash talking. The ability to tell you what he's gonna do, go do it while he's telling you what he's doing and then say "I told you so."

[@joshsheffield3820]

Stay strong! Prayers from Georgia for you on all fronts!!!

[@Finnssssss]

The thing is you have Luka and Joker who can do some of things Bird could do but neither of them can do everything Bird could do. For 4 straight seasons over 300 games 84-88 Bird averaged a 50/40/90 with just over 28 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists per game. It's a ridiculous stat line that no one can match across the board and even the few that can match some of it, don't even come remotely close to doing it for over 300 games straight. You can't even find players that can play 300 games over 4 straight seasons today let alone maintain anything close to those stats.

[@cindyknudson2715]

Facts

[@Kampyy531]

Kareem said in that same interview that Larry Bird is the greatest player he’s ever played against.

[@alanpeterson4939]

To understand modern basketball, the documentary “Magic and Bird: A Courtship of Rivals” is a must-watch.

[@KevinBattson]

Best small forward ever. Larry Legend.

[@drazenmustafic4497]

You must watch 1987 allstar game..best ever

[@jonathan031795]

I'll definitely add that to the list! Thank you for your support

[@philliphaney9468]

Dude, c'mon. Yeah these white boys play studied Birdman play, but they don't tell the other team when and how they're going to do it. Gimme a break.

[@leebrandt8597]

Actually, both Kobe and Jordan put themselves in their own top 5 ever, and they both included Bird in that list

[@trekkiexb5]

Realistically, you could put them together. Many people do. Magic and Bird sharing the GOAT slot is acceptable. But Bird is Better! 🤑

[@MadSkillz76]

Can any of those guys you mentioned tell the other team what play they are gonna do and then proceed to go out and do it? If not, then they are not another Larry Bird...the trash talking is my guess is what Magic was talking about.

[@CraigsCards62]

Larry got the most out of his skill set than any player ever.

[@michaelcole4868]

You're pretty smooth I'll be watching

[@garlandmidgette884]

Bird needs to be in your top 3

[@DHARMN00]

I lost a lot of interest in the NBA when Bird retired. Not because of race but it was the level of competition between Magic/Bird(Celtics and Lakets)

[@DHARMN00]

Those 2 set a level of competition and rivalry as well as respect/ friendship, I've yet to see ever happening again

[@jonathan031795]

You're absolutely right. The closest we got to that was LeBron vs. Curry, but it was too one side. At least with Larry and Magic, they traded blows

[@Joel-gh3qn]

Jokic and rheumatologist the rest of them can’t do what bird could do. Overall!!! Anything you see on Jokic is all offensive nothing defensive. That’s how it is now. You have shooters, dunkers, passers, defenders. Not one can consistently do it all.

[@jonathan031795]

Jokic holds his own on defense. I can't name many players who cooked him while being on offense. We have to start to accept that Jokic will be a top 10 basketball player of all time when he hangs it up.

[@NC-Mama-Bear]

Rebounds, blocks, and steals aren't defensive moves? I've seen Joker😅 play live a few times. He's great all round.

[@OoogaBoog]

I don't see Luka or Jokic repeating Larry's path. 3 time consecutive MVP. (not even Jordan or Lebron could do this). Finished 2nd in MVP voting for 70% of the rest of his career. Neither of them have the clutch factor of Bird.

[@benjamminmore]

Larry says Mike Cooper was his toughest defender

[@jmuhlenbruch]

Gary Payton throws compliments around like manhole covers. If HE says Bird is the shit, you’d best put Bird at #2 where he belongs. As for Luka and Jokic, till they tell the defense what they’re gonna do, then do it, NO COMPARISON!!!

[@gregpearce609]

Even if you add them all together they still don't play at Larry's level.

[@Buds1own]

WAYYYYYYYYYYYYYY TTTOOOOOOOOOOOOO LLOOOOOOONNNGGGGGGGGGGG REACTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@MrMakemyday3]

go ahead, make excuses for them putting larry in the top five- HE WAS , is and always will be

[@jonathan031795]

To each it's own

[@jeanniewalla5647]

Larry Bird was Larry Bird and there will be another Larry Bird , have you ever seen Luka or the other players you mentioned told the other team what what they were going to do and then do it , no I didn't think so , Larry Bird was the Master

[@meazly510]

I'm a GenX, andhave seen those Celtics... ask anyone from New England, Bird is the GOAT..

[@jasonthompson2355]

Luka, Jokic, etc etc - wouldn't have a LEAGUE to play in without Larry and Magic

[@georgemccormick4786]

Wouldn't it be funny, if, when Bird was asked if he said whos going to finish second?, he said,'' No, I don't know why all these people keep saying that.'' McHale says he denies a lot of it now.

[@jonathan031795]

That would be hilarious

[@runelarsen8521]

Kobe has alwayz been my guy, but Bird was up there with the best of them.

[@gerryrice4848]

Bird missed those early shots on purpose.

[@cindyknudson2715]

I wouldn't doubt it. He thrived on degree of difficulty.

[@SoftWeekly]

Bird played against too many of the greats. In a much more physical era of basketball. Can you even imagine any of the good teams today trying to play against the old school defense of the Detroit Bad Boys, Or Boston, Or Ewing and the Knicks, Barkley and the 76s The eastern conference in those days was violent

[@mikewatts867]

If you haven’t yet watched A Courtship of Rivals documentaty, I suggest you watch it if not react to it. I’m a Magic man, saw him play in the 80s in person. Hated Bird. That doc and all these videos of hall of famers singing his praises, the two of them are at least tied for me. I think that’s where it should he left on these lists. They are inseparable. If you’ve got Magic as number three or number four, just put Bird in the same spot a tie. That’s where it’s at in my head. I’ll go even go a step further, I think the Celtics should have Magic’s jersey in the rafters, and the Lakers should have Bird’s jersey in the rafters. I know that is blasphemous to some, but if you know you know.

[@robinmahan8814]

Absolutely!

[@jonathan031795]

I actually have that series up on the channel! It should be in its own playlist

[@jonathan031795]

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[@mikewatts867]

@@jonathan031795 great thanks for the heads-up. I should’ve looked through your videos first. My respect for Larry was tenfold after watching that.

[@bernardqblack]

None of those guys are in Birds level. Bird has won 3 titles and 3 consecutive MVP by both luka and jokers point in career

[@jonathan031795]

Valid point, but the Media had Bird's back to the fullest in those days. I'm not saying he wasn't great, but they forced some things on him. Some that Bird didn't want to be a part of

[@bernardqblack]

@@jonathan031795 he didny give them any reason NOT to have his back.

[@SoftWeekly]

Thunder Dan Marley!!!

[@jabreck1934]

How about the greatest basketball announcer of all time.. chick Hearn. Created much of the terminology that it is used in basketball every day. Chick Hearn is the goat! It’s a slam dunk!!! (A term he created!!)

[@smunchname7162]

The reason there will not be another Larry Bird is because those names you spoke ... still cannot do what he does. The best at passing, shooting, defending, trash talking.... can they do all that? I think not.

[@johnmckinnon420]

My top five are Bird, any three Celtics of your choice and Shaq. Luckily, Shaq finally saw the light and became a Celtic the last season of his career😊. I didn't like rooting for a non-Celtic, especially when he was a Laker, but I had too.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

😂

[@jonathan031795]

Tell me you are biased without saying you're biased 😂 but it's ok to each it's own. I have 4 Lakers in my Top 5

[@EddieVick-xh1fq]

If you would have had the chance to see him play, just maybe he would be in your top 5. Check out his life time achievements.

[@mr.smithgnrsmith7808]

Met Larry Bird at the Dolphin hotel at Disney World in 97…entered the elevator late at night, 11pm, and there he was, Larry Legend…I nervously asked, “sir, are you Larry Bird?”..he goes, “well son the last time I checked I was”…I asked him to sign the receipt I had in my pocket from the restaurant at the hotel and he said, “only if you give me some of that ice cream “…I went to hand it to him and he laughed and said he was joking, I was 13 btw…he couldn’t of been any cooler and the dude is tall as hell…felt like he was almost 7 ft…he’s not but it seemed like it to a young teen me…next day I met Phil Jackson, Rodman, Ewing, and John Stockton who were all there for a Gatorade charity event that weekend…Phil Jackson actually paid for my family’s cab fare…he was waiting for a cab and saw us standing there and offered it then handed my pops a $100 bill which my pops tried refusing but he insisted..very nice dude as well…they all were…Rodman was pretty damn impressive in person too

[@alanmainjr8728]

Luka and the Joker don’t have the grit that Bird did. Definitely that slow style is the same but man, Bird just had “it” more than them. Mainly because Bird hit similar numbers with heavy defense. Today’s defense would allow guys like Bird to average 40 pts a game with triple doubles consistently each night.

[@davidbouchard3275]

It's totally disrespectful to Larry Legend 😠 those players aren't even on the Legends level.

[@eugenehechler8608]

larry was a pure shooter, 50.40.90. club twice. luka will never be in that class. neither will jokich. luka is like harden he dribbles the air out of the ball. larry usually got the ball from the point guard half way through the play and then he finished the play. joker is way too slow he likes the pick and roll. if no one is open then he has to take a 3 {34 %} or bully his way to the basket. joker is a different kind of player than larry. larry's winning % is 73.8 2nd best of all time. joker will never get close to that, thanks for listening.