NBA - Larry Bird at DreamTeam 1992 (S-2)

[@jacksavage279]

The greatest sports team ever put together.

[@falnop6047]

basketball is not even a real sport.

[@jacksavage279]

@@falnop6047 neither is golf or tennis but I am not judging 🤔

[@BrianJHilliard]

@@falnop6047Troll

[@ZakMason10]

@@jacksavage279I’m not a basketball fan at all. The average person who played as a kid in school say, how many 3 pointers would they make out of 20 attempts

[@unwokeneuropean3590]

And Croats were in the finals. The late 80s Yugoslavia was the best basketball team ever.

[@scottsoltani3203]

You can tell that Magic and Bird loved playing together.

[@willieduffie4967]

Indeed 👍

[@GOLVEL]

You can tell some people love their "you can tell" comments...

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@GOLVELyou can tell some people like to be snarky

[@GOLVEL]

@@bobbyhulll8737 some people have no original ideas

[@bobbyhulll8737]

@@GOLVEL some people like to tell other people that they have no original ideas .. while being completely unoriginal themselves

[@siriusblack7714]

Bird and magic on the same team?! How did the universe not collapse into itself in 1992?!?

[@usmc0311]

Thanos wanted to see the dream team win before he snapped his fingers

[@akinbobolaz]

It did

[@akinbobolaz]

It did Did it

[@jbparker5466]

Weren’t there on a collage team together???

[@daddyfuse50]

​@@jbparker5466bruh what? 😂 their rivalry started in college, and just like the pros, Magic always had a more stacked team

[@p.j._staten]

What an absolute thrill to see Magic & Bird playing on the same team.

[@DH-ij9pe]

This was Larry with an injured back, playing about 50% and still destroying players at 100%. GOAT

[@anthonyvogleson3307]

Absofukkinlutely....a lot of people didn't realize the LEGEND was playing injured..as was still giving dudes work

[@KnwLdGKnw-Th-Ldg]

Not to mention, he was already past his prime

[@DJRAKKK]

This is "old washed" larry who could drop 25 8 5 anytime still

[@TheDevilinThePaleMoonlight]

Facts, at this point he was just playing PURELY out of the love for the game. His back was so fucked up at this time that after games he wouldn't be able to walk for days. The dude was SAVAGE and only those that were around at the time know how great he truly was

[@peterpatrickcoyle1779]

People tend to forget 92 came at a time when Larry bird’s back was giving out, magic johnson had HIV and didn’t play in the league for a year or so. Both guys wells past their prime, but still so much fun to watch

[@tyronnfields7945]

Larry has back issues and was still tough.....best USA team every

[@TheOlmonroe1]

No doubt

[@worp4406]

Fr

[@idkidk2573]

I'm taking 2012 team USA over this one.

[@RylzMunkister]

Every what?

[@shanedenny5234]

​@@idkidk2573 😂

[@Chevy-hw6lw]

Poor Larry’s back was just toast , he was still better than most players even so.

[@worp4406]

An inured larry was just as good as regular NBA player but larry bird ain't regular lmao

[@KellySmith-d7s]

For Larry to be out on the court shows why he to me the best you'll ever see.Nobody could have played with the pain he played thru.

[@papi-sauce]

his back is broken from carrying the celtics so hard.

[@echoromeo384]

He was already out and injured by this time but was still a savage. I love Larry legend

[@cassidyizumi]

That last Larry pass was 🔥

[@karma-8256]

Thanks for watching this video.

[@jugghead82]

Agreed

[@c4choze]

1St one was terrible

[@danielsmith9130]

@@c4choze Whatchu Talkin' Bout, Willis?!

[@WendsH]

@@c4choze Nah, was great - exactly what he used to do with the Celtics. Difference was that Malone wasn't ready for it like DJ, Parish and McHale always were. The Celtics guys were used to the insanity of Bird passes - the Dream Team had to get there (except Magic, who was always ready for 'em).

[@markpaulin884]

Basketball was so fun to watch in those days. Bird saved the NBA. 😊

[@mfcmfc8483]

Larry Bird had a bad back and they still couldn’t stop him

[@karma-8256]

Thanks for watching this video.

[@frankdascoli709]

For the 7 years he played after hurting his back in 85, Bird averaged 25/9/7 on 49.6% FG, 39.5% 3 pt %, and 91% FT. That’s almost averaging 50/40/90 over 7 years with a bad back and 2 junk Achilles

[@mfcmfc8483]

He was definitely one of the best

[@teresacrump9099]

​@@frankdascoli709*lies. he did not get hurt in 1985. He was a beast until 1988. Then start slowing down !

[@frankdascoli709]

@@teresacrump9099 he hurt his back building his moms driveway in the summer of 85. It got worse as time went on , then in 88 he got upended by Calvin Upshaw in practice and he was never the same. Look it up, summer of ‘85. I lived through it and remember it like it was yesterday

[@mikepetitti]

Bird was a shadow of himself at this point - he had finished playing for good a few months before - but even while severely limited by his bad back he still fit right into the Dream Team. People forget how good Bird and Magic were at their peaks - special days and great memories.

[@mikepetitti]

@@wallywright2256 Bird last played in the NBA in 1991/92 season. They may have done the retirement ceremony in 1993 season, but Bird's last game was in 1992.

[@cindyknudson2715]

​@@mikepetitti Bird didn't retire until a week after winning the gold in Barcelona.

[@donmorton4597]

Even with the bad back that forced his retirement that season, the Legend delivers.

[@kurtashton4155]

Bird's passing was Soo sweet!! He had 👀 eyes in the back of his head. His jump shots were almost always just net

[@brooklynmack4503]

Bird and Magic was OD! 🔥🔥🔥

[@leoqueen300]

👁 👁 👄 They went together like peanut butter and jelly 👈🏾👉🏾so sweet🏀there will NEVER be another dynamic duo😆

[@STYLEE-T]

To watch Larry on the receiving end of those assists from Magic on THE FAST BREAK WAS WORTH WAITING UNTIL THE END OF THEIR CAREERS. A BASKETBALL LIFE, LONG AWAITED GIFT FOR FANS ON THOSE TWO!

[@wxixl]

its why they were called The Dream Team best team ever assembled.

[@karlepaul6632]

Loved seeing Magic driving up court and yelling "Larry!" dishes it off and bam! Bucket for Bird assist for Magic! ⭐ 😁

[@standingovation3092]

The greatest team ever assembled. Magic, Bird and Jordan.They don't make players like they used to.

[@treanderson2011]

Imagine if these 3 were on the same team bck then

[@duanemiller1069]

Isiah Thomas should have been there too. Pippen was there too one of the greatest 2 man in history

[@albertodominguez65]

It's incredible a guy can play that way with backpain. Larry is the GOAT, it will never ever be another Larry Bird.

[@anthonyvogleson3307]

😆 🤣...I'm a lifelong Knicks fan...so you kno I hate the Celtics...but Larry Legend was that dude

[@albertodominguez65]

@@anthonyvogleson3307 In fact, Anthony, Pat and Larry became real friends when they were in the Dream Team. That's what I love of those times: At the court playing hard but out respect and friendship.

[@rickeyb8812]

It looked like Larry was saying to himself, "this is a slaughter, what am I doing here? I have more fun in practice. Wait! Is this a scrimmage? I'm so bored!" 😂

[@kennethlee8237]

Man these were the days. No flopping bs. Just guys who really loved the sport. Loyalty was still in existence.

[@johnsojka8168]

You'll never see a team like this again. The best of the best of the best!

[@korgond]

Larry is still creative despite his back pain. What a special player..

[@brianstrutter1501]

That's a good one, special player

[@markcollins4840]

As a fellow Bostonian Larry Bird's back was fucked up at this point he was operating off pure fumes

[@C_71]

Glorious fumes at that!

[@SK-bk3yh]

Larry Bird will always be my all time favorite

[@nicholaswideman6658]

That's awesome seeing all those great players getting to play on the same team together.

[@alexgasso3410]

The greatest basketball team ever assembled in the history of mankind!

[@tombrad9950]

Yeap only missing zeke.

[@vwrxlasvegas]

The best dream team ever!

[@koots78]

Bird's passing is underrated AF

[@edcopeland9198]

People don't realize how good Bird really was.😮

[@jonward6763]

That clip shows why basketball is affectionately called, “The Beautiful Game”…👍🏾

[@AlkebulanLion67]

He was extremely happy that game, knowing for sure that a Black man would guard him.

[@akinbobolaz]

Rofl. Bet that flew over alot of heads

[@bonnieplasha4684]

😂😂😂👍

[@TheCrossing2271]

I get your joke. That what he used to complain. 😂

[@WillMayberry]

Larry was a shell of himself and still balling. Wish we would have had more years of prime Larry

[@diallo1347]

I would have been so mad having to play against the 92 Dream Team. Let's just save ourselves the effort and plane ride and just forfeit the game.

[@alphonzodarty7021]

It was crazy seeing their opponents getting autographs and taking pictures with them.

[@jimmyboy131]

If you had a chance to play directly against the Dream Team, knowing you were going to get wrecked, you'd still go. I know I would. You'll be the only person you will ever meet outside of former NBA players who could say that played against Magic, Jordan, Bird, Barkley, Karl Malone, Stockton, Ewing, etc, AND that you (maybe) scored some points.

[@cindyknudson2715]

In one of the games in Portland that they played to qualify for the Olympics, one of the refs asked Bird and the coach if Bird might come into the game, if only for a few minutes, so that he could tell his children/grandchildren that he'd refereed a game in which Bird had played. Bird did.

[@charlesstacy7411]

What a thrill to see magic and bird playing together!!

[@BuddaGheeski]

I didn't even know they were rivals in college and it carried over into the NBA. I love back stories man

[@thespy7795]

Yes they were rivals Indiana vs Michigan. The Game was on National T.V. I was watching. The Main Man for Michigan was actually Greg Kelser, but Magic Stole the Show and became the Main Man. Bird and Magic came into the League and the 3 Main Attractions were Dr J, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Great Times!

[@maineprophetic9272]

Yep.. Indiana State (bird)vs. Michigan State (magic) 1979

[@trhone1978]

Bird was tore up during the Olympics but didn’t complain. Man was a beast

[@cheryldavis1348]

That’s why his name is Larry Legend!!!!!

[@OldChanCharlie]

Those passes were so crazy. It’s like they had eyes behind their head

[@note2owns]

No other team stood a chance against this team

[@blitztim6416]

Bird and Magic really liked having the chance to play on the same team.

[@laurielester2886]

Larry Bird was amazing. BEST head and best hands EVER

[@denilsonmoreira8667]

My dad played with the #5 jersey for Angola. History was made that day!

[@logicsir5257]

I can’t explain the joy it was to watch you gentleman play basketball. It was F-Ckin honor to watch . That’s why Isiah Thomas is still upset about not being to play on this team . This was a moment in time . I love these guys . Seeing magic dish it Larry is priceless.

[@andrewspray5542]

The reason he wasn't on the dream team he kept thinking was because of MJ but it was really magic Johnson because Isiah Thomas when he found out that magic Johnson had AIDS he was telling people not to touch him or shake his hand and didn't want to play with him

[@ragncajndaboot8266]

Priceless talent ...thats never to be duplicated. FACTS 💯

[@dallasborn8574]

Bird was my dude. So underrated.

[@mattesyl33]

Even extremely broken, Larry Legend made everyone on his team better. There are few greats that could be great in any era. Bird is 1 of those few. ☘️💚

[@jasonpeters9716]

Larry Bird was revolutionary

[@Carlparishhonda]

Harlem Globetrotters style of basketball. Magic and Bird is killing them.

[@bonnieplasha4684]

Now that you mention it, a lot of Larry's passes had that HG style!! Looked impossible but were fantastic!

[@ohxishxitsxdavid]

When Magic led the break and did that no-look-behind-the-head pass to Bird for a 3, I teared up. It was like if Tupac and Biggie collaborated on a song.

[@getmoney27188]

The greatest collection of basketball players ever!!!!!

[@robletsdoit5886]

The Dream Team was Absolutely Amazing!!!!!! Great job Fellas

[@ralphkrantz1104]

I hate when people say Larry wouldn't be as good today, look at how good jokic and Luka donkic are and neither of them can jump over a phone book

[@litodat233]

Man magic and bird together was crazy

[@chemasevilla1]

El único y real Dream Team jamás habrá otro igual

[@onestopfunstop317]

Pre-Back Injury... He was unbelievably good.

[@D.heARTist]

Just watching him run n jump hurts my back! I literally feel ya pain Mr Bird lol. U were still a factor just by wearing ur name on the back of ur jersey, sir. U literally earned all the respect in the world. #LarryLegend

[@brumph7256]

Watching those games live on TV was absolute magic….

[@reefb4364]

Still don’t understand how Christian Laetner was on this team- SMH

[@risinsonchristopher9368]

He was being pushed by the AP .

[@reefb4364]

@@risinsonchristopher9368 true

[@akinbobolaz]

Collage representation. It was there cop-out story for not putting Thomas on the team. Facts.

[@cindyknudson2715]

​@@akinbobolaz The US Olympic teams were ALWAYS amateurs. Every sport. That's why he was included on the team as a nod to that tradition.

[@Mrgiftedsoul]

For two guys to be rivals they had excellent chemistry thier game flows seamlessly

[@TheCrossing2271]

They became best friends for many years before they joined the dream team.

[@shanedenny5234]

And playing with a bad back like that. GOAT

[@bknyte23]

I can watch this all-day

[@simplysimple7628]

What an amazing time to be a young boy watching greatness represent and prevail. Larry was literally crippled in these games. Major back issues. But did he whine and complain and take any “load management”???? Nope not those days. Tough muthaz

[@jameskelly5672]

What a joy it was watching this team .

[@jetjaguar5200]

Larry played through so much pain

[@cedricgandy8752]

Larry Legend the name speaks for itself..

[@essexginge9167]

Did that team ever lose? Some of the greatest ever players on that team

[@rickenterkin4720]

No that DREAM TEAM with Magic Bird Jordan Clyde Latner Olijiwan Mullins Pippen never lost. They completely dismantled & destroyed every team they played. No game was even close. They're average win was by 40+.

[@bonnieplasha4684]

No, the closest anyone got was when Croatia lost the Gold to the USA by 32 points. Our boys blew everybody out.

[@1stshepherd]

Bird is great! Even with an aching back. 🏀🏆🏀

[@kris9145]

Easily the greatest team ever assembled

[@anthonyvogleson3307]

The highest compliment I give to any athlete is "I loved to hate him" and Larry "Legend" was T H E reason

[@iballziballz8597]

The f’n Legend, period.

[@brucebanner6310]

He could play with the brothers. Even with a bad back. Salute to Larry Legend.

[@brucebanner6310]

Ps. You stupid if you think those guys couldn't dominate today's NBA..

[@roguecheddar]

Gawd I miss watching Bird play. Being at the old Garden watching the Celtics was something special. Good times, good times.

[@nostromo4269]

Bird was a fricking savage

[@genobourn7423]

Now that was basketball!

[@tyrael280]

This team was insane

[@kylermurray1977]

Craziest dream team ever!!! 🔥

[@cindyknudson2715]

Actually, the only _Dream_ team. Since then they've really just been the US's Olympic team.

[@kylermurray1977]

@@cindyknudson2715 oh yeah how could I be so opinionated? You must watch WNBA

[@motsmots7940]

The only DT.some ended with bronze.

[@wooaahhmaannn5624]

"Livin like Larry"

[@onlyme2579]

Yes lobster.

[@estrangeibanez3051]

Dream Team was so unfair 😆. I think they just let their opponents score just for fun.

[@hiptoday007]

Larry Legend. My all time fave player.

[@jameswatkins6100]

Top 5 all time in my books!! Greatest White player ever!!

[@jameswright3454]

Without a doubt he is. Top 3 greatest of all time.

[@pablinkz]

He is one the best players ever period, dont see any sense in pointing out the fact that he was white 🤷‍♂️

[@ii9714]

Peak Larry bird better lebron

[@saltymonkey8874]

​@i I I would take a peak Larry over Lebron in a heartbeat.

[@manny4552]

​@@saltymonkey8874 so would i

[@JeraldHill-m5o]

I seen all the games of the Great Larry bird as I sit here watching the re-run of your games God sent the right one. it’s a great honor to be who you are congratulations for all the things that you brought to the game including your championships and MVP yeah Knigge love you Larry Bird

[@MisterQG71]

Classic stuff 🏀🏀🏀🔥🔥🔥

[@mrjones5880]

Man imagine if Magic and Bird played on the same team their whole career. Greatest duo ever

[@living2liveagain1]

The world will NEVER witness such a talented combination of NBA players together like this again...✌🏽

[@shadowgod7523]

Listen, u ain’t stopping Bird!

[@MrSimcity803]

This team was put together to run and shoot. From magic passing to Larry being able to pull up and shoot bad back and all.

[@mikegarcia7623]

Magic to Bird is like double icing on the cake . More please

[@reggiewinns9756]

L.B. one of the O.G. Killer GOATS 🐐...

[@Mos-fv4ho]

Larry would be a beast in today's nba

[@raya472]

The dream team, the real dream team, was an absolutely killer squad.

[@danzemacabre8899]

there is nothing more satisfying and cooler than magic making a no looker to Larry for a wide open 3 and of course he swishes it

[@christopherespinosa7319]

Greatest Summer ever in 1992 to watch these amazing Icon Athletes represent the USA 🇺🇸... I will remember it FOREVER ‼️

[@N.B-Bay8thSports]

11 of 12 players in the hall of fame. The greatest team ever assembled.

[@markjohnson2080]

Larry and magic on he same damn team is epic

[@jayrodriguez9211]

Why does bird look so fast and athletic?? He did it for his country 🇺🇸

[@JayTheGrey75]

LRry was still cold even at this stage of his career. 💯

[@funkyflights]

Imagine Larry and Magic on the same team together in the 80’s … LoL would have been insanity

[@mauriziomedici1404]

Non lo avrebbero mai fatto! Una volta i più grandi, volevano sfidare i più grandi, non giocarci assieme come oggi

[@mindpower1933]

THE DREAM TEAM WAS VERY VERY SPECIAL TO WATCH AND KEEP IN YOUR HEART AND MEMORIES THE BEST OF THE BEST PUT TOGETHER NOT TO WATCH A BASKETBALL GAME BUT A SHOW EVERY N.B.A WORLD FAN'S WERE BLESS TO SEE HISTORY OF THE 1992 DREAM TEAM GAME'S LOVE AND RESPECT BE WELL N.B.A WORLD...

[@BlaccTx]

Larry Bird was a beast put sum respect on that man's name.

[@andyhill2876]

Larry was a smooth transition player as well as a spot on shooter

[@cindyknudson2715]

Bird is THE complete all-around basketball player. No holes in his game.