Larry Bird STORIES that prove he's the BEST TRASH TALKER

In this episode we'll take a look at most iconic Larry Bird TRASH TALK stories! 🍀
Footage and video credits:
• Gary Payton: Larry Bir...
• Showing Up and Throwi...
• NBA Hall of Famer Gary...
• Charles Barkley on The...
• Dominique Wilkins: Lar...
• Byron Scott Reveals Th...
• Larry Bird Wins 1988 3...
• Inside The NBA | Larr...
• Larry Bird asks, "Who'...
• Did Larry Bird Really ...
• Dan Shaughnessy Shares...
• Larry Bird Incites Cli...
• Doc Rivers on Being on...
• Larry Bird's LEGENDARY...
• Dominique Wilkins post...
• Larry Bird's top 10 mo...
• Dan Majerle on The Dan...
• Larry Bird Night (Comp...
• 1987: Larry Bird's fam...
• Larry Bird Hits Game w...
• LARRY BIRD | 75 Stories 💎
• Larry Bird Diss on Xav...
• Byron Scott shares Lar...
• Magic Johnson Talks ab...
• Larry Bird vs. Magic J...
• Kobe on Larry Bird (wi...
• Georgetown HC Patrick ...
• Nolan Richardson's Bas...
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[@ronhawkins1824]

Playing left handed for fun in a competitive game against the best competition is psychopath activity

[@romeolapan619]

Ain't that true. I hope somebody would do that in today's NBA.

[@animula6908]

Ooooh real menace to the public: playing left-handed. Somebody lock him up to end the carnage!😂

[@richardpare3538]

@@animula6908And McHale told one of the other players: "Wait until he shoots right handed!"

[@Matthew-hd9du]

Psychopath? That's Definitely NOT the word I would choose...Confidently Obtuse.... because Birds core hometown good country values brown so he humble and you see smiling 😁

[@ronhawkins1824]

@@Matthew-hd9dupsychopath is used to describe how good someone is at their craft idk if you trolling but the best to ever play this game cause themselves psychopaths

[@Mason-ff6jl]

“I didn’t mean to leave 2 seconds on the clock” coldest shit I ever heard

[@izzy3166]

😂Bird.

[@lamontmelrose7640]

One time, Larry was standing at the FT line, hit the first shot and the crowd died down for some reason...he then looked at a guy on the other team and said out loud, "Son, I'm the best f-ing shooter in the league!" Then he hit the 2nd one and the crowd went crazy! I'll never forget that!

[@Jbf-76]

@@lamontmelrose7640 That player was a rookie Reggie Miller.. If you hear Miller tell the story it's hilarious.

[@brasco96wired67]

Hearing Magic talk at the end kind brough tears to my eye. That's the ultimate respect when your main rival and 1 of the greatest players ever can say that.

[@Jbf-76]

They had a competitive bond that's just different from anything I ever witnessed.. It wasn't a hug it out type thing, but almost an obsession for both of them. It wasn't until they shot a commercial together in Indiana at Birds house that they developed an actual friendship. From there it was an unbreakable respect..

[@zvonkosolin8627]

That rivalry was the face of the NBA... iconic

[@dusk6159]

And what a blessing Larry and Johnson were. Two great great great players as well, although Magic isn't close to Bird in this topic. Which is fine, if players like Magic or even Lebron do not have that many stories or trashtalking bouts it's ok. Different strokes, and a couple of key and great stories. Larry Legend has the greatest stories ever and he's the greatest trashtalker ever. When one wants to hop in, he types Larry Bird stories.

[@jordantalbot3921]

Bird hugging him at the end was huge for the whole hiv/aids thing

[@dusk6159]

@@jordantalbot3921 Bird had Magic's back in a huge manner, true respect and gratitude.

[@jcb.creative2305]

We should all be thankful for Larry Bird and Magic, they literally saved the NBA

[@agaja8497]

What about MJ??

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@@agaja8497mj took it to another level and made it more global

[@jacobjasiol]

@@jaysouthmusic8230 If it wasnt for magic there wouldnt be no MJ

[@jaysouthmusic8230]

@jacobjasiol that it true but we should credit all 3 of them together because without those 3 the nba wouldn't be what it was today

[@meanmistermustard2485]

Then Lebron James and Kevin Durant, RUINED IT!!

[@MrNaturalSez]

"Larry said he was going to score 40 on me but I held him to 39." --Dominique Wilkins

[@potatopoison1130]

That's crazy stuff😅😂

[@Whipmaricle]

Sadly that’s actually I sold accompaniment lol

[@MikeyMike-df3fs]

😂😂😂😂 nothing like the days of Bird Magic Ewing Wilkins etc etc etc

[@yerik6034]

@@MikeyMike-df3fspeople will say that in 40 years about todays players

[@nicknugent4343]

@@yerik6034who will? Do you hear the disdained tone when people speak about it. NBA players get their asses kicked today and trade jerseys with the guys that did that to them…. Not even close to worth mentioning. That’s why a kid like you ended up on this thread. Because no one gives a f*** about the greats of today. So here you are lol😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@DontUputThatEvilOnMe]

Larry wasn’t trash talking. He was just telling people what he was going to do.

[@CoeThomas]

talk trasahing equivicates intention. disrespectufl type of kind of trash talking : inspired by arrogance or intends to taunt the opponent. Birds style is not that

[@lvxtu3472]

“Hey rook I like you. You got balls, I’m still gon drop 30 on your head” “He had about 38” 😂😂

[@Baddknewz]

Lmao thats cold

[@michelvanderlinden8363]

After watching this video, I can understand why he wasn't the fastest player. You got balls his size, you'd be slowed down too.

[@cookbeats8730]

Damn!!!!

[@Jbf-76]

This post should have over a 1000 likes.. Perfect.

[@jime8532]

I really did... LOL!

[@TheFaithfulAtheist]

Seriously underrated comment.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Haha.

[@mikethebeginner]

Bird-Magic was the greatest rivalry ever in the NBA. Their friendship and mutual respect just as powerful.

[@The-Dom]

"i dont even want to play anymore" drops the ball. wtf, that's so gangster.

[@freetheplay3448]

Imagine Luka doing that shit 😂

[@casyatbat]

add an "intentionally" gave himself a turnover - that is gangster.

[@judahwarrior9403]

As a Laker fan, I have to admit that Larry Bird was an assassin. Other than Michael Jordan Larry Bird had a killer instinct like no other player I have ever seen

[@Jbf-76]

Facts.. This post should have over 1000 likes. Actually, Jordan has said many times when Bird was kicking his ass that he learned trash talking from Larry. True story.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

I always compare MJ and Bird when it comes to killer instincts. They were definitely the two biggest killers in NBA history.

[@riffgroove]

"Jordan made you look slow. Bird made you look stupid."

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

@@riffgroove tbf, there are definitely clips of Jordan making other players look really stupid.

[@MrBigbrian1356]

As a boston fan, it was a pleasure to watch magic and bird.

[@tysonbasye5171]

Hearing and seeing the way Magic and Larry talk about each other and respect each other hits a special place in my heart. The country and the world need more Magic and Larry and what they have.

[@frankie5072]

I fought back tears at the end, the respect, and admiration from one great to another. Those are real men.

[@The-Dom]

Larry inspired a generation to work hard, never quit, and thank your momma. Legend.

[@countrygirl7402]

Magic always makes me cry. Always. He loves Larry so much. Good friends. I love it.

[@ShortsFactory101]

Magic and Bird are among the greatest basketball players...they are legends!

[@user-ou3dm6th3x]

I remember watching Bird and Magic in the NCAA finals. I knew who Magic was,but never heard of Larry Bird. Watching the game and seeing what Bird was doing, I said to my friend this guy is good in college, but he’ll get eaten alive in the NBA. How wrong was I? Hearing the stories about his trash talking elevated the respect I have for him.

[@chuurimaram5879]

Get eaten in the nba by plumber? 💀

[@TonyParker-vo4sx]

@@chuurimaram5879 Bless your little cotton hole ridden socks……New to basketball

[@N54B30BMW]

The last minutes... Magic talking to and about Bird... beautiful!

[@davidnymann5423]

"You said one day there old be another larry bird, there will never ever ever be another larry bird." 😢

[@samb123078]

I grew up watching Bird and Magic and Bird was just mesmerizing to watch. I hate listening to young guys disrespecting his name. What he and Magic did for the game is truly unprecedented. Greats have come and gone but these two literally saved basketball. Magic might have won more championships, but to me Larry was the better player.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Agreed!

[@animula6908]

I wouldn’t care too much if people with no judgement don’t respect somebody. You look at some of the trash they deeply worship and see their opinions and tastes were visited on them by God for some dark sins they committed. So they can be sure to go to hell by their own will.

[@ChrisP872]

Larry Bird is such a killer that in the HBO tv series about the Lakers, they cancelled the show after he won the championship.

[@TheHubshnuckle]

Tbh his entire character made the show

[@angusdog22]

I grew up in LA during the great showtime Lakers era. As a Laker fan I HATED LB. Now I got nothing but Love for that man that helped give us the greatest basketball era and Rivalry ever. What a great time to be alive

[@raquelwright1607]

Lmao, "At the buzzer" at the 3pt contest is crazy.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

That 60 point game against the Hawks was absolutely incredible! Bird could do no wrong that night! This guy was throwing 3 pointers with his left hand! They don't have games like that anymore....🤷 smh

[@rdizzy1]

Eh, what about Kobes 81 point game in 2006 against the Raptors. Or Lillards performance just this past year against the Rockets with 71 points, also Donovan Mitchells performance the same year, also 71 points. They do have games like this nowadays, no one pays attention to them though.

[@rmcfete]

He only shot one three pointer

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

The level of difficulty on Larry's shots though, I mean come on lol. Never seen anything like that game, before or since, and Ive been watching the NBA since 1983.

[@nigelkhan9278]

Larry Bird is one of the greatest players of all time. Trash talking for Larry Bird was psychological warfare against his opponents.

[@Hannah-lq2ps]

MJ watching the 3 point contest at Chicago Stadium... Jordan loves Bird. Admired and looked up to both him and Magic.

[@s.d.8016]

Man, that friendship and mutual admiration between Magic and Bird is real. Greatest rivalry and friendship in the history of NBA.

[@billygoatbaa3350]

Y'all saying Larry's slow, saying he can't jump and ain't no way he can be that good. Y'all need to stop that talk the man's demolishing the whole league😂😂

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Facts!

[@Jbf-76]

I want to give credit too this comments section.. Maybe the most respectful understanding of Bird's greatness I've ever read.. Literally not one negative comment. That's unheard of on social media. Well done, EVERYONE. Bird was a serious legend.

[@jameskirklow8139]

I never comment on KZbin but I totally agree with you. I believe he is my number 3 all time when it comes to wanting to win at all cost only behind the Goat MJ and the late great Kobe!!! But number one when it comes to Trash Talking. Dam I miss Magic Johnson and Bird and Kareem. Today's players couldn't hold a candle to these guys, I mean there to busy with load management 😂

[@The-Dom]

Larry's the only dude i could suspect missed the first 3 pointers on purpose just to win the comp with the last shot.

[@bradjoiner2723]

Larry Bird was one cold ass player. If players were able to back up their trash talk for some of them (cough cough Dillion Brooks) the NBA would be a hella lot watchable. I was born in 96 so I never got to see Larry play personally but seeing all of these players talk about him, I admire how he played the game and what he did for it. People thought that he wasn’t all that great and he went out and proved them wrong and dominated in all facets of the game. That’s one cold player that’s for sure

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

Absolutely!

[@just-a-kollector1568]

Great to see the youngins actually watching some old games to realise that there were greats no matter the era.

[@user-gx2yy1df6f]

yesterday was my birthday born in 1959, i'm from Maine so naturally we liked the celts, i used to turn the sound down on the tv and listen to the game on the radio with the great johnny most, google him you'll get a kick out of bostons play by play guy. super biased! what a blast those days were!

[@Jbf-76]

You aren't wrong. Bird would mentally torture today's players. He was the most savage player you'd ever see. Relentlessly savage.

[@leoh1191]

And sure kareem..in my opinion one of the best players ever..top goat 3 of all time To have such a high regard for larry speaks volumes

[@rodneycarterakaice2281]

Larry Legend was the truth!!! He had no weaknesses on the court

[@russh7914]

Missing 80's basketball. Great time

[@MrMRGamer1010]

'Off the glass into the trainer' is absolutely insane lol

[@theguythatdoesthatonething2133]

Omfg these old legends have so much class and respect for one another. It’s awesome to witness.

[@chocolatetownforever7537]

Overly dramatic by me, but it reminds me of those vids Ive seen on here where US World War 2 vets, meeting with Japanese World War 2 vets, and are both crying with admiration at meeting one another all those years after trying to kill each other.

[@stebbiej]

Larry and that damn corner😂😂😂😂

[@terrancesmith428]

Larry's all-around game doesnt get the credit it deserves. Maybe the best passing forward, good rebounder, one of the best free throw shooters, can use his left hand so well. His trash talk has nothing to do with how good of a basketball player he was.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

That's not completely true.. his trash talking actually gave him an additional competitive edge

[@jerrymarcello938]

As a Philadelphia 76ers fan, i hated Larry Bird... but I sure loved watching him play. Absolute competitor. Great guy too

[@Jbf-76]

Here's a Bird factoid that gets mentioned, but lost by younger generations. Bird never had a losing month when he was in the lineup. NOT ONE. 13yrs, 2ndly Bird did something that is almost impossible. Took a 29win team as a rookie, with zero additions and won 61 gms his rookie yr.. Yeah, 32gm improvement with just adding him. Dr. J always mentions this. He knew immediately Bird was going to be a problem. Oh, then won his first title in yr 2... Yeah, that's GOAT type shit. Bird was the truth. Before I get crap, I'm not saying he's the GOAT, but he's legit in the conversation of greatest players ever.

[@zvonkosolin8627]

You said facts, to me Larry is 3rd best player ever, only 3 men were cold blooded basketball cut throats, and Larry Legend is one of them 👍

[@Jbf-76]

@@zvonkosolin8627 He definitely is right there. Kids are just so uneducated nowadays.

[@zvonkosolin8627]

@@Jbf-76 There is a lot of great players who tell stories about how much of a legend Larry was when he was at his best. 👍

[@Jbf-76]

@@zvonkosolin8627 I have them all. 😭

[@jonbfrom254]

Larry bird was gangsta with his shit.

[@aaronharris5069]

Larry Bird was the most hilarious trash talker. 😂😂😂

[@richardpare3538]

'80's NBA was some of the best entertainment you could imagine - something the3 current version has forgotten about. Larry and the Celtics taught everyone else how to trash talk.

[@lawrencenorman9109]

Larry Bird was a MF !!!! He was as cold as a iceberg!!!!

[@peterryan8452]

Great job on providing context to the stories with pictures of the participants in trash talking incidents.

[@jonathananaya]

That ending was touching. So glad I was a kid these years. Though it was tough to notice them being from Chicago 😃

[@raquelwright1607]

Lmao Bird was crazy.

[@oN3xShOtxkilL]

Nephews just don’t get how good Larry Bird was

[@darkdavey]

He definitely deserves more consideration in the GOAT discussions....

[@andrewholiday2152]

13:55 thats INSANE 💀💀💀

[@iga5180]

"You did all that running for nothing..." IM DEAD

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

I love it! 😂😂😂

[@Taylorkaraoke]

I missed the one where he's being guarded by only one oponent and Larry sais: "Mouse's in tha house" so silly, yet so funny!!

[@mengsRS]

Bird was that man! Cold mf, no chill whatsoever.

[@user-cn8nu6lq4w]

Cold with no chill? ;P

[@davep8221]

I love the way these guys can laugh about getting smoked by Larry. It shows that they are true greats also.

[@irishgrl]

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

[@TAPATIOPLEASE]

"the outcome of the game was gonna depend on me" damn thats hard af.

[@michaelantonio6643]

You know when you see the Goat in total disbelief, this guy means business Larry Freaking Legend 😂

[@kyledabearsfan]

Bird will always be my favorite player, dude was ice cold and backed it up

[@henkerharmse9361]

Tough to deny the love these guys had for eachother, just check the last few secs.

[@zvonkosolin8627]

Usually everyone knows GP, KG, MJ , Barkley, Reggie are best when it comes to trash talk, but they forget that one man wrote his masters degree in trash talk... Larry Legend. The art of trash talk seem to be less present in NBA today, it was a huge part of the game. So many great stories involve it.

[@pierovittori1076]

Larry Bird is told by many players the biggest thrash talker of all times. The one reason for it was not the foul language (that in fact he did not use more than any other) but because he backed it up, over and over and over. Larry was a killer with a great pride and not last a brilliant sense of humor. He simply made guys look silly all his career.

[@MrBmic]

Started watching the NBA in magic and bird's rookie year. Bird is still the greatest small foward i have ever seen.

[@samchic84]

My husband has told me all about his trash talk n not backing down to no one. He watched em his whole career. It helped alot that he was from Indiana.

[@MikeyMike-df3fs]

Growing up a Laker fan and die hard Magic fan, I couldn't stand Bird. But now that I'm older, man oh man I love these videos on Bird 💯💯💯 much respect n love for what not only Magic did for the league. But Bird was right there with him. Side by side 💯💯💯

[@sharablecortex2725]

Kareem giving Bird props says all

[@cld3761]

When I was in college, I bought stock in the Celtics for my dad for Father's Day. Had it for several years.

[@monica93304]

That video montage was beautifully done. No one is a bigger Laker and Magic Johnson fan than me, but I will never see another player like Larry. He was a BEAST! Kids these days will never know what it is to run your smack and back it up.

[@paulamandoaluquin3708]

EVERYTIME I WATCH #LARRYBIRD HIGHLIGHTS.. HE ALWAYS ON MOUNT RUSHMORE.. GOAT MOUNTAIN #LAKERSPH.. ONLY CELTICS JERSEY I'LL EVER WEAR IS NUMBER 33.. AND THATS FACTS..

[@ashtonyoshi6811]

Did he talk to you? He talked through me never addressed me 😂😂

[@therav2278]

I never watched a full basketball game in my life, but even I know of Larry Bird and most of the legendary trash talking he did and he is by far my most favorite basketball player

[@TheAsianTang]

The Indiana St bit was awesome. "BIRD" "BIRD" BIRD"

[@SoSick1324]

You know he’s the best trash talker when there is 20 min worth of content

[@GavinSwaank]

great video. smooth flowin

[@ToussaintProductions]

GOAT status work. Never knew he talked trash. Love it

[@dnice374]

I've watched a dozen of these - this one actually has footage I haven't seen. Subbed.

[@FUBAR1986]

The fans wanting to show up to watch these two play is definitely what save the NBA and of course the Sunday CBS doubleheader Celtics first game Lakers second game

[@boblynch7348]

I'm 72 years old. I don't think I will see the likes of these NBA players ever again, but I'm thankful that I did.

[@dcrump]

I shared this amazing video everywhere I could 💪🔋🥂💯🐐

[@DACHUCKSTER504]

Larry Bird don’t get enough credit. That white boy was 🔥💪🏾

[@ToRung]

Many more happy returns💝🥰

[@brockman562]

chills at the end with magic's speech.

[@johnpaul9606]

This video was really well done !

[@nu66ets]

Savage. Absolutely savage.

[@potatopoison1130]

"I knew the outcome of the game was gone depend on me" crazy confidence

[@anwillegroenewald3166]

Larry Bird had elite confidence

[@hamjam40]

I love sports and old stories.

[@100moula9]

I enjoyed this.. I miss that era of basketball

[@chitownlivingston7007]

Magic and Larry became friends when filming the shoe commercial in French Lick. Larry invited Magic to the house for lunch which Larry's mom prepared. Larry's mom asked Larry if he told him. Larry said no, you tell him mom. Larry's mom then said to Magic... you're my favorite basketball player. Magic replied thank you momma Bird. That's when they became friends.

[@bigjimstream]

The johnson moment at the end is awesome!

[@NedsCelticBlog]

Larry Larry Legendary!

[@user-mg7vr4xv8h]

That's some good stuff , that's why they Call him Larry Legend.

[@davidnorris1093]

If my memory is any good Bird started in college the withdrew and collected garbage for a couple years to work on his game every afternoon.. the returned to college and the rest is history…

[@JayTheGrey75]

Magic aint lie...... There will never be another Larry Bird.

[@Brah42]

"Now you did all that running for nothin'!" 😂😂😂💀😭🤣🤣

[@shamrock5725]

That ending...amazing praise.

[@KOTJ412]

Larry Legend & the 👑 of talking trash! 🤙🏾✊🏾🫡

[@NeonThunder11]

A mic'd up Larry Bird would be incredible 😂 I would watch every game of his career

[@duanedodson7089]

I miss those Larry Bird days

[@scottmalone9275]

Larry and Magic. That's what today's NBA is missing

[@MarkWadey]

Ppl always make fun of my shot but I realized I shoot just like Larry bird

[@devpandey1332]

I get goosebumps just reliving that era and about one of the greats by other hall of farmers