Larry Bird ULTIMATE Mixtape!

[@RyneMurray23]

Prime Larry Bird would absolutely COOK todays NBA. I believe that with all my heart.

[@dj730xx]

I believe it

[@soramirez5473]

over the hill Larry would cook today. broke back larry would cook today

[@RaymondBCrisp]

Bird was a finesse player, so todays 'less fouls allowed' game would play right to him anyway. He worked in a very rough environment back in the day and was exceptionally successful. Think how he'd fare in today's powder-puff-by-comparison game? Plus, the mentality was that you only took 3s when you needed to go back ahead or win. Today, with half court sets revolving around 3s, I'm pretty sure Bird would be dropping about 32-34 a game to go along with his 10 rebounds and 6 assists per game.

[@johndardi1334]

The biggest misconception about Larry Bird was that he was just a jump shooter. Larry Bird is one of the greatest all around players to ever lace up a pair of sneakers. Larry was a KILLER.

[@gusrose62]

❤

[@SanxBile]

Get him out of those converse sneakers and some load management, he'd still be playing

[@johndardi1334]

@@SanxBileHaha those heavy green shoes.. dude was still an assassin. Larry wasn’t just a break your heart shooter he was a break your spirit kind of player.

[@don_kandon6006]

Dude averaged 10+ rebounds for the whole career, not bad ehhhh for unatletic white guy. Lebron averaging 7.5. I mean people say magic is the best passer (due to being flashy), because best true passer is stockton. But larry had as much flash on them passes as magic. Larry 24.6/10/6.3/0.8blk and 3.1 turnovers, lebron 27.1/7.5/7.4/0.7blk 3.5 turnovers.

[@RIbigDave]

Yes he was also a great passer and averaged double-digit rebounds for his career not too bad on defense either 0:20

[@RonnieG]

Nice reaction but in case you missed it while talking about the shoes and saying the announcer needed to chill. Bird broke his orbital bone, near the eye. He was seeing double & the doctors said he couldn't return. Instead he chugged a beer, snuck out, and immediately crouched to be subbed in without talking to a single player or coach. LEGEND.

[@fatovamingus]

Yeah right it's terrible how people miss some things because they're talking. They'll get it right

[@imweakfordeaky]

- Larry Bird Greatest Passer of All Time (re-edit w/ New Footage) - Five Times Larry Bird was Injured but Refused to Quit - Four Crazy Stories that Prove Larry Bird is the Toughest Player in NBA History - Larry Bird - Bird is the Word

[@amberburris5674]

Also Making the Case!!!

[@Klojum]

When the opposite team is cheering you on, you know you are the GOAT.

[@dj730xx]

You ain’t lying

[@nickadkins7765]

​@@dj730xx Dropped a mf 60 ball on their heads and had everyone on the team tryna guard em including Dominique

[@Weezyfan0306]

MJ is iconic but Larry is legend

[@RaymondBCrisp]

💯

[@deeking9610]

Fr, I wonder if this happened with any other players?

[@Katmundu]

“For a white man?” For any man

[@paulpenix8198]

Bird is 6' 9", but players say he is 6'10". Should check out Larry Bird greatest passer of all time video re-edit.

[@stevelubbehusen5842]

hit this video.... GREATEST PASSER OF ALL TIME!!!!

[@Mazzini11]

One of the most impressive highlight videos I've ever watched. Larry has a solid 5+ minute stretch of just in-bounds and defensive rebounds turned into full court passes for easy buckets. A must watch!

[@MatthewC137]

When I watched him in the 1980s they said he was 6'10". I don't know what has changed since then.

[@mikewatts867]

@@stevelubbehusen5842 Magic is listed as 6'9" and when they stood side by side Larry was taller. But Magic could have "only" been 6'8" lol!

[@carybensilhe4869]

Jamal Mashburn made a comment about Larry Bird’s height confirming he is a legit 610

[@ZyggyZero]

Larry was a rare talent: He wasn’t just a star; he was smart enough to know he couldn’t do it solo. So he made his whole team better.

[@dj730xx]

So you saying that Larry started the team camaraderie before Jordan ? I think I like that argument you put up.

[@cryptozoomauler5505]

Jordan said he learned that from Bird. You cannot beat the Celtics without the whole team putting in the work even if one player (Jordan) is having a phenomenal game.

[@kirkfifer5226]

When he came back into that game he had a broken cheek double vision and a concussion he really did play hurt. I watched that game on TV.

[@dj730xx]

What year was that exactly? Playing with broken cheek and double vision with a Hint of concussion is crazy work 😂 , Larry was built different .🔥

[@kirkfifer5226]

@@dj730xx That was the playoffs against Indiana last his last good year good year 91 or 92 I think

[@ConstanceHurst-r8v]

As a kid, Larry played with black men who worked at a nearby hotel. I like to think that they must be very proud of him

[@aragorn1ring]

“People ask me all the time who my all-time five top players are, and when I start saying Larry, they interrupt me. They say, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me. He can’t play with LeBron James!’ I tell them, ‘You guys don’t get it. Larry is far better than any small forward who played the game, and to be honest, I’m still not sure if he is a small forward or a power forward.” -Michael Jordan

[@chrisfloyd9224]

If you guys haven't already, check out Making The Case for Larry Bird

[@georgemccormick4786]

If you watch him in college and for his first five years in the NBA, he was much more athletic and had an average vertical. The broken back obviously compromised all this, along with his lateral movement. Even with his broken back, he played top tier for seven more years. When he fell trying to get the ball, he hit his face on the floor, suffering a concussion and a possible fracture of his cheekbone. Keep watching him. You wont be disappointed.

[@paulpetersen879]

I got to watch Larry and Magic when they came into the league. It was awesome to watch

[@dj730xx]

I wish I could experience that level of basketball

[@nancymariemcmanus3673]

Larry. It’s played hurt. That one you just saw when his face bounced off the floor and he left the game. He tricked the doc in the training room and came back and finished the game with a broken cheek bone and a concussion. Won the game for the Celtics. And that just ONE time he played hurt

[@dj730xx]

Do he have a compilation ? If so, please drop the link.

[@nancymariemcmanus3673]

@@dj730xx I haven’t seen a compilation of just the times he’s played hurt, but I’ve watched so many videos and learned little by little. There were times,after he hurt his back digging building a driveway for his mom, that he spent hours in traction before the game just so he could play. You’ll see videos where he’s laying on the floor during the minutes he wasn’t playing because he couldn’t sit. Then he’d get back in the game. He laid on the floor on planes traveling to and from games. He played hurt all the time

[@aramhamparian9641]

Great reaction guys. You gotta react to Larry Bird Greatest Passer re-edit With New Footage video!!

[@tylersouthcott3359]

Bird is closer to 6’10. Many players have commented on how you don’t realize how tall bird is till you’re next to him. Look at any pic with him and Magic and he’s 1 or 2 inches taller than him

[@NagelLisa]

Yeah, you need to watch Larry Bird Greatest Passer of all time re-edit

[@dj730xx]

Sayless

[@user-zk5rt3gb3e]

He got his own rebound on that play!! hahahaha OMG. He shot it, then ran around and got his own rebound and scored. That's ridiculous.

[@mikewatts867]

That play where he breaks his face, he also got a concussion and was briefly unconscious. And he still game back into the game and won it for them. He also had broken fingers, surgeries on his feet, double ruptured achilles. Tough as nails.

[@marthayoung2308]

Thank you both.😊

[@dj730xx]

You welcome 🙏🏾

[@dwreed9100]

The passing and especially the shyt talk were on a level you've never seen. There's shyt talk and then there's telling the other player what you're about to do to them, and they can't stop it anyway. No one did or does that.

[@mikeadair3341]

Larry was in quite a few fist fights in his career. There's a Larry Bird greatest passer video out there

[@scottroloff7391]

He was hurt. If you'd pay attention you would have seen that he hit his face on the floor and fractured his right cheek bone and came back to play. Pay attention.

[@Bill_Jones.]

That’s kinda hard to do when you’re high.

[@garyzink1927]

While attending college Larry's team was playing mine and we heard they had a future all American on their team. So during warm ups we tried to guess which black player he was. Well we were wrong and he beat our league champion team and set our arena scoring record. Peace from Northern Michigan.

[@08191906]

I have nothing but appreciation for any player that achieves NBA level skills, and MOST are not ignorant of the league's legacy. That said, if Larry Legend played in today's NBA at even just 75% of his prime level he would DOMINATE. Just think, he played games on beer, chicken & ice cream; and probably in that order! NBA players are exceptional athletes, but Larry's skill and mental flogging, combined with his court awareness, would be BRUTAL.

[@carolynclaire5241]

Larry got a concussion and a fractured cheek bone from that fall.

[@xchiro1818]

Next, check out "Five Times Larry Bird Was Injured, But Refused To Quit."

[@lll9416]

Bird was at least 6' 10 about 240lbs or so. Back in the day the NBA used college weights and heights and never updated them, thus the 6' 9" at 220 rating..

[@robinmahan8814]

He always said he hated to see a ball go out of bounds.

[@michaelway7936]

He's 6'10,an inch taller than Magic

[@ChipRobeson-m9g]

Agree! Us ole timers want to see a full reaction without talking over video. Y’all missed a lot, but still enjoyed!👊🏻 pick up the weed after reaction!😜

[@dj730xx]

😂😂 damn 🏆 , This new generation old bucks . Sit back in the rocker and chill out and relax.

[@dj730xx]

This is a new generation, sit back in your rocker and let us rock out OG ❤❤🏆

[@bebedenham362]

Larry is just shy of 6'10"

[@kfnccook]

John Stockton is the all time assist leader by over 3000 assists. hows he not good at passing😮

[@dj730xx]

John Stockton reaction coming Soon 🔥🔥🔥

[@arautus]

Bird was different, period. He started the 50 40 90 club, and he is still the greatest clutch player in NBA history.

[@Weezyfan0306]

I believe he recorded FIVE straight 50/40/90 seasons. Absurd.

[@dj730xx]

@@Weezyfan0306 goat

[@rdramos13]

Bird made everyone look dumb, Jordan made everyone look slow, and Magic made the game look good.

[@dj730xx]

@rdramos13 , I Loved How you Justed Worded That 🔥🔥

[@Alice-xy3fi]

@@dj730xx He didn't word it. He's quoting (or maybe trying to) James Worthy, who said, in explaining why he'd rather guard Jordan than Bird,"Jordan made you look sl, but Bird made you look STUPID!"

[@phantomimages7673]

You have to watch some of shit talking videos…he was insane. Jamal Mashburn tells the one of the best stories about Bird trash talking. When some college boys (CHriss Webber, Jamal Mashburn, Rodney Rodgers, and a few others) played against the “Dream Team”. Rodney Rodgers shit talked Bird after their first scrimmage saying “you ain’t hit a jumper since 84”. Magic heard him. The next day when they took the court Magic fed Larry Bird the ball 8 times in a row. Each time Bird got the ball, he told Rodney Rodgers, exactly what he was going to do. Going left two dribbles, off the glass…….bucket. Going right, 1 dribble, spin……bucket. Jamal Mashburn said he did that 8 or 9 times in a row, always saying what he was going to do, and then sank the shot. After the 9th bucket, he ran over to the sideline to check himself out and when he passed Rodgers he said, “look like 84 huh?”

[@scotth5038]

Watch how the game flows around him.

[@therealmciver3761]

You need to watch "A Courtship of Rivals". It's about the rivalry between Bird n Magic that started in college. Best doc I ever saw.

[@realPenrodPooch]

The next 3 Larry Bird videos should be "Making the Case", best trash talker, and NBA legends talking about Larry. Then maybe the best passing video.

[@Lonewolfmike]

Larry hated it when the other team put a white guy on him to guard him.

[@Trendkiller196]

His greatest accomplishment was that he saved thousands of dollars by cutting his own hair

[@dj730xx]

Cutting his own hair is crazy work . I can’t even do that 😂😂😂🏆

[@ngervat]

When he dove for that ball against the Pacers, he fractured his cheekbone. so basically he broke a bone in his face. He came back in 10 minutes later and ended up with 27 points and almost a triple double. playing most of the game with a broken bone in his face. Now the current NBA players take games off for "load management " what a joke

[@dj730xx]

Load management is a joke ain’t it . I thought I was the only one who thought thst

[@ngervat]

@@dj730xx could you imagine some father saving up to buy tickets to take his kid to see his favorite NBA player when they come to town and having that player, who, if they are a max contract player and making over half a million dollars a game to play, only to see that player in street clothes on the bench for "load management " gimme a break.

[@senpaiofsavage3072]

That wasn't no exaggeration on that play where the commentator said "He's hurt". Watch it in slow motion. HIs head bounced off the hardwood court. He wound up with a concussion and fractured cheek and still came back in the game and won it.

[@dj730xx]

We did we had to have a whole sit down about it because of the comment section was getting a little controversial about it

[@MrThumbs63]

He averaged 10 rebounds a game for his career. Check out his 60 pt game against Atlanta.

[@michaelridgway5458]

React to the Larry Bird passing tape. Bird had skills!

[@carolynclaire5241]

He got paid to wear those Converse. He wore the same pair for the entire season.

[@dj730xx]

Feet was on fire 😂

[@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. Since I have never played Professional Basketball, I will take the word of both MJ, and Lebron. Both of which have Bird in their top 3. Kobe had him in his top 5 and worthy picked him over Doc. It would be arrogant of me to suggest that I know better on where he should be rank than them. Worthy also said he would rather defend MJ than Bird. He said MJ made you look slow, Bird made you look stupid.

[@MichaelScott-jy2si]

What Magic said to Larry Is the love you have for more than a friend They are brother's They are family Can I have an Amen

[@bernardqblack]

Rookie of Year (took 29 win team to 60+) 3x MVP consecutively 3x champ in 5 appearances 3x consecutuve 3pt champ 3x defensive team 2x Playoff MVP Beat every HOFr of era in playoffs MJ (swept 3-0, twice) Pippin Rodman Sampson Hakeem Dominique Dr J Moses Barkley Drexler Magic Worthy Kareem 50 40 90 seasons Elite passer No holes in any part of game Larry was a problem. 2nd highest winn% in NBA Coach of year Exec of year Co Cptn 92 gold medal dream team #legend

[@dj730xx]

Legendary

[@kennethcelorio4937]

That was a time when if you tried to drive the lane you'd catch a foot in yo chest! 😂😂😂

[@dj730xx]

😂😂😂 on baby Jesus I see now lie here

[@danbaxter2599]

Can't wait for the larry bird trash talking reaction. Dude was a savage.

[@mr.invisable6919]

The GOAT!

[@lynnhoffmann247]

He did that over the backboard shot as a bet. 😂 PS - next time can y’all pause when you’re talking about the video itself? Y’all mostly paused to talk about shoes & other stuff. 👍🏾

[@dj730xx]

We gotta be relatable to some other audience tooo my brother ❤🏆

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@dj730xx Ok, we’ll just have to guess at what you think of the actual subject then. 😂

[@willbrennan4025]

Dude on the left need to pay attention

[@dj730xx]

Your left Or My Left 😂 🏆

[@Bill_Jones.]

High as a kite.

[@montist1]

All love and support. There’s a video for 50 greatest passes REUploaded or something. That video is amazing. Thanks for reacting

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

That was no blood no foul days .. probably why larry didn't last as long as the nancy boys these days. Great vid thanks

[@mikemiller3069]

Back in the day, Converse were the best shoes available. I had a pair when I played in HS in the 70s. Shoes have improved since then.

[@dj730xx]

What was the pain level at the basketball games in the Chuck Taylor because I need to know

[@SharonBird-b9f]

He's 6 10

[@nickadkins7765]

Larry's name should've been HIMOTHY, because he was DAT DUUUUDE

[@dj730xx]

Himothy 🏆

[@PROGROCK-tr9hw]

Greatest passer of all time re-edit video

[@matthewcostello3530]

Bird was 6"10"

[@markp4732]

Show his greatest passing video

[@robinmahan8814]

Y'all ought to do A courtship of rivals. Birdgang will show up and watch with you. Its worth every single minute.

[@dj730xx]

Drop the link

[@bethkelley575]

Watch the vid about being the greatest passer. It's ALL passing.

[@CitizenDissendentVI]

Dude broke his face in that pacer playoffs game, came backand went nuts. Blessed to see every Bird game live at the Garden as a Boy!

[@benjamminmore]

Bird said one of the things he hated was a player watching the ball go out

[@annietrahan7322]

This was during my generation and this is when basketball was exciting to watch

[@johnroop9625]

Bird was 6'9 1/2

[@chrispenge5289]

Bird was unique you wouldn't expect him to be so griddy on the court

[@dj730xx]

The greeting is make him so amazing to me🏋️‍♀️

[@bentighe4811]

I lost interest when you lost interest. 7:48

[@mikecarver8770]

If you haven't seen the college Goat look at Pete Maravich!!! 44.2 ppg no 3 point line and only played 3 years!!!

[@sapphonymph8204]

They sell a new product called Kleenex.

[@ericjorgensen3911]

Larry was a TEAM player. Best all around player ever. #1 Wilt #2 MJ #3 Bird..... #4 Curry, best shooter EVER and changed the game, now it`s about the 3.

[@soramirez5473]

but Curry ONLY shoots really. Magic is a MUCH more complete and all round player. but its your list.

[@mikekenask6975]

The guy on the left in the video should learn his history, next thing you know he will have to be introduced to Bill russell

[@dj730xx]

What I say that was so controversial 👀

[@Indy1831]

Bird is the greatest small forward to ever play!

[@trekkiexb5]

If you do NBA fights, Larry stars in many of them! But do "Larry Bird greatest passer (re-edit)"

[@dj730xx]

Okok

[@jacquescousteau217]

Larry was a small forward. 6’10” …

[@dj730xx]

😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@dedrahiggins1326]

Check out the story about Jayson Williams telling how Bird made him think about un-aliving himself when he had to guard him. Hilarious story.

[@dj730xx]

If you have the link to the video, please drop it so we can react to it. Thank you.🙏🏾🙏🏾

[@puddysue]

Yeah, he was hurt. He had a concussion and a fractured cheekbone. And he STILL came back in and helped them win the game.

[@pabl841]

3:21 7ft 6in Manute Bol

[@robinmahan8814]

Watch Bird is the word 15 minutes of Larry Legend.

[@dj730xx]

If you have the link, drop the link, please

[@robinmahan8814]

@@dj730xx, sure! kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16TaHmAfZemgLcsi=T08WFySqhFoiZQpA

[@robinmahan8814]

Hold steady with the music! The first one is tough, but it gets better and better, lol.

[@robinmahan8814]

@@dj730xx kzbin.info/www/bejne/m16TaHmAfZemgLcsi=T08WFySqhFoiZQpA

[@algrap1954]

Now it's time to dive in to Pistol Pete.

[@dj730xx]

Legendary 😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨

[@RaymondBCrisp]

Bird was amazing to watch back in the 80s. He was my hoops hero. I always get aggravated when I see people dissing on Larry and saying he's not athletic. Did you not see him posterize like three or four people with dunks here? One of them was Dennis Rodman, one of the league's best defenders, so he was plenty athletic. Maybe he wasn't the truly elite athlete that Jordan, Wilkins, or Drexler, among others, were, but he was definitely athletic enough to get the job done. To say he was 'unathletic' is absurd. I liked your comment about the Converse. Yeah, imagine Bird playing his career in his own equivalent of Air Jordans. Imagine Bird with no bone spurs that kept him out a whole season and plagued him a couple others. I hope there is a multiverse, and somewhere there's a universe out there where Bird's has no bone spurs, because he always had access to good shoes that wouldn't mess his feet up years later...where he didn't injure his back shoveling rock onto his mother's driveway instead of hiring someone else to do it...where he had a full career, unhampered by nagging injuries. That would have been a sight to behold.

[@totallylegit4092]

Every Bird fan talks about his passing. Nobody passes like Larry

[@SamKnause]

Larry Bird #1.

[@marykuettner752]

If you want to know about Bird you have to look at what his peers say. Magic, Michael Jordan and Kareem all talk about him being their toughest rival. Kobe and Bron talk about him being in their top five. So if you follow bb you have to watch him.

[@gregoryeatroff8608]

One time some cheerleaders for the other team saw Bird in a bar the night before a game, so they decided "let's get him drunk, give our guys the edge by giving Bird a hangover." He pounded down every drink they gave him, then the next day pounded their team into hamburger. Ran by the cheerleaders and said "thanks for the drinks." Nothing got by him.

[@andibay3736]

When the announcer said Larry Bird is hurt, you should watch the clip again. His face literally bounced off the floor. He returned to the court to finish the game, with a fractured cheek bone.

[@robertkramer41]

Pacer game he was knocked out "Bid is hurt, Bird is down" he was unconscious and he returned "fracture of the right cheek". I don't watch today's game, sucks, soft players, sit out all the time, half speed, travel continuously.

[@SharonBird-b9f]

Larry Legend is 6 10

[@michaelb.3982]

There were way too many pauses, and you talked over his coach calling time out..

[@sandyleewhite]

IMO, Magic & Larry resurrected the game of basketball...My dad loved basketball, but stopped watching, until the competition between Johnson & Bird was highlighted...What my Dad used to say, about Larry's game, is that it reminded him of someone, who wasn't only playing basketball, but also, volleyball, dodgeball, football, baseball, soccer, & strategic chess, all at the same time, & what made him so great 😊He certainly was one of the most unique & gifted players, I ever watched! I would love you to react to the video, Larry Bird STORIES that prove he's the BEST TRASH TALKER, told by NBA players: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rGislWtuiZp3htWa if you haven’t already seen or reacted to it 😊Thanks!

[@dj730xx]

Thank you for the super Thanks 🙏🏾 Love you forever 💗💕💗💕💕💗💗💕

[@dj730xx]

And thank for the video link as well too

[@sandyleewhite]

@@dj730xx I think you guys will love it! It gives more detail than the regular trash talking video, and from the perspective of NBA players ☺

[@RIbigDave]

The night that birds scored 27 in 3/4 left-handed he then proceeded to score 20 more in the fourth quarter.

[@Robert-tj3qq]

In every category of basketball Larry Bird is in the top 10 of the greatest !!! In every category !!!Let that sink in and keep race out of it ,damn MF's be tripping on that

[@doldi5400]

Screen too small.

[@fatovamingus]

Lol a safety hazard I thought that was a great comment. The thing about Celtics fans back in the Larry Bird days is the only violence you ever saw was under the basket not when the fans rushed the court like that. I only got to do it once and it was brutally fun

[@0fsgiven442]

Larry was listed as 6'9" but Jamal Mashburn said he was "legit 6'10". Larry Bird, Bill Russell, and Wilt Chamberlain are the only players to ever win MVP 3 years in a row. Larry Bird's first year in the league was the first year the three-point line was even used. He didn't grow up as a kid training to shoot threes. He was a natural shooter and learned to capitalize on the three-point line. He's also the only player in NBA history to win Player of the Year, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. He created the 50/40/90 club. He invented the step back. Lebron had to have modeled some of his game after Larry Bird. And Larry Bird is the only superstar that Jordan never beat in a playoff or Finals series. He is the only coach that took his team all seven games against #23. I am not saying that he is better than Jordan, but he knows the game of basketball better than anyone else ever has.

[@thegame2030]

Bird would average a triple double in todays soft ass league. He averaged 24-10-6 for his career in an NBA where the D was MUCH tougher and you didn't get stupid touch fouls like todays NBA. Today's NBA he would live at the FT line.

[@MJM1309]

GOAT Bird did everything better