The FUNNIEST Larry Bird TRASH TALK Story

The FUNNIEST Larry Bird TRASH TALK Story - THE FULL STORY!

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Nick Smith NBA

Күн бұрын

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@Heartwing37 5 ай бұрын

This is awesome! I thought I’d seen all the interviews about Bird, but I hadn’t seen this one. Super enjoyable!

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Thanks! Glad you enjoyed

@bubba7665 4 ай бұрын

Ditto. Thanks!

@richardpowell9919 20 күн бұрын

I Absolutely love listening to these war stories about the shenanigans of what Larry Bird Did. Thank you!

@lll9416 4 ай бұрын

Kemp had 6'10" height ,over 7' wingspan, a 42" Vert and 20 year old energy. Legend still ate like a king!

@donaldleider7382 4 ай бұрын

When players sat out rather than face Larry it was known as Bird Flu!

@newerafrican 4 ай бұрын

That was an old, beat-up Larry at that point, but he just had to re-adjust the rookie's mindset. But then he picks the kid up by offering to help him in the offseason. Class. BTW, Shawn was a beast!

@BirdTrump3324 4 ай бұрын

Larry LEGEND Bird was the greatest all around player EVER

@KMF_Talon 5 ай бұрын

Kemp was a legit phenom, this interview was something I've never seen, thank you!

@johngalt9737 5 ай бұрын

Kemp was a freak of nature, 19 or 20 when he came to the NBA. I knew who Payton was, Skyline was all conquering with him, kind of like Jason Kidd in high school, looked like a grown ass man playing kids. Then Kemp is doing that stuff to Wayman Tisdale. Kemp was just stronger and jumped as high as he needed to for the boards. He got WAY up there, total beast

@lolh4x 4 ай бұрын

It's so insane to hear all this, and then at the end it's like "oh he got a triple double and played insane defense too"

@staz8999 5 ай бұрын

I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all primarily black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry Bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."

@bofuthereturn 5 ай бұрын

its cool that bird gave props to kemp for his effort and reached out to him.

@thack57 5 ай бұрын

Something about Kemp's face makes you want to smile. He's got a 'cat that ate the canary' kind of smile.😏

@Cris-hk4cn 3 ай бұрын

What a great love for a little brother. I love it. Two amazing men of the sport.

@dutchtea8354 5 ай бұрын

Love your Larry Bird videos! Congratulations on another great one.

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed!

@kdevinturner8778 4 ай бұрын

Great video. I sure do miss Shawn Kemp and Gary Payton playing for the Seattle Supersonics. Those were good times.

@joedodson1008 4 ай бұрын

Dude was for real a master trash talker

@MrT67 4 ай бұрын

Adjusting his game to shoot with his left hand to reduce the impact of fouls. That's a great player. How many could do that? Larry has got to be a top 5 player. Larry reaching out to Kemp as a rookie, inviting him to work out out of respect for the way he guarded him. That's a great man.

@sleathymofo 4 ай бұрын

48 points in 3 quarters!!!!! 🤣

@janyshendrickson3833 5 ай бұрын

The sun rises and the sun sets, and so it is with every athlete's career. Every once in a while a very special athlete comes along that has the magic combination of huge self-driven motivation, an abundance of talent and an unstoppable work ethic, and we kid ourselves into thinking they will play forever. We forget that their level of play takes a huge physical toll on them. But it sure is sweet when that player, in the sun set of their career, steps up and reminds us why we loved them so much in the first place. Larry Legend my personal choice for 👍🐐👍

@hlinville6034 5 ай бұрын

JJ Reddick says this guy was overrated. When I think of Reddick I believe he is overrated every way possible.

@CIF-pm7tk 4 ай бұрын

Reddick is a joke.

@kurtsherrick2066 4 ай бұрын

I believe by the end of the Laker Catastrophe coming in the 24/25 Season J.J. and Lebron won't be friends anymore.

@batbattlehistory3663 2 ай бұрын

If Reddick tried to guard Larry, Larry would give him 100

@JamesAvila-xu7ds 2 ай бұрын

@@batbattlehistory366360 but still impressive 😂

@chocolatetownforever7537 5 ай бұрын

A 40 point triple double? Thats disgusting lol.

@jimmyboy131 5 ай бұрын

From a supposedly washed old Larry. Nope, he was still the Legend. And legends don't die, they continue on into myth and onto the walls of history.

@chocolatetownforever7537 5 ай бұрын

@@jimmyboy131 I dont care about todays game, rules, ball handling, supposed better skills, if im making a team of anyone I can choose, Larry Bird is one of my starting five. And im a lifetime Sixers fan who he beat OVER and OVER again when I was a little kid in the 80s.

@jimmyboy131 5 ай бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever7537 I'm with you there. If I'm building a winning dynasty, the first player I choose is prime Larry Bird. Then Jordan.

@sugarnads 5 ай бұрын

@@chocolatetownforever753733 my first pic. Bill russell my second. Kevin mchale my third.

@Imjussaiyanbro 5 ай бұрын

You do so well with piecing together all available clips, helps tell the story well

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 🙏

@irishgrl 2 ай бұрын

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

@advancedchiropractic667 4 ай бұрын

My Nephew who was a natural athlete and no longer with us was a Sean Kemp fan when he was a boy. He wore a Celtics hat, but there was a Sean Kemp poster in his room. Man, basketball back in the day was so much better. I am not trying to be an old head, but basketball had that little more grittiness and people stayed on their respective teams instead of jumping around. Side note I hated the Lakers, but to this day I will tell you they were the best I ever watch play. Reason I think Bird is the greatest to play the game was the fact he could even find a way to beat that Lakers team in the 80’s. They were just that good.

@dmill1136 5 ай бұрын

Loved the Reign Man, so much fun to watch. He and Nique were the first guys that dunked with artistry and force. Love the fact Bird a slow unathletic dude humbled Shawn. Imagine the guys in the locker room after the game teasing him about getting busted by Larry.Also Shawn is a great story teller too. Hes also has some nice cannabis stores in Seattle

@conceptualclarity 5 ай бұрын

He really was not slow and unathletic for a 6-10 1/2 double-digit rebounding guy.

@АндрейКондратьев-д4л 4 ай бұрын

Larry-true GOAT

@ElaineKockhecis 4 ай бұрын

If you ever saw him play in person, you'd be more amazed.

@bigangeltj 4 ай бұрын

Let's remember Shawn Kemp was a bad dude I think people forget how awesome of a player he was!!!!💯

@marykuettner752 5 ай бұрын

I have heard a clip from this but never the full story. Thank you.

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@Aaron-io9mr 4 ай бұрын

LeBron ain't larry

@SaintFrenchy 4 ай бұрын

Video had nothing to do with Lebron tho…

@Timewave-Zer0 4 ай бұрын

@@SaintFrenchyI’d pick Larry Legend over James all day tho 🤷‍♂️

@wfdbackdraft7762 4 ай бұрын

Your preference, but the numbers don't compute.....IJS @@Timewave-Zer0

@edwardvelez2926 4 ай бұрын

That's the TRUE! 😊

@jamesmacker 4 ай бұрын

And Larry aint LeBron goffy 😂😂😂

@bushal1 4 ай бұрын

2:49. Means “ I don’t want any of this.”

@RhuleBeans 4 ай бұрын

That’s a great story, and super well told. You do such excellent work.

@riffraff9070 5 ай бұрын

Great Vid Nick. Haven’t heard this story yet. Much appreciated.

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@JS-sy8do Ай бұрын

While the Bulls were my team, I still loved to watch Kemp and the Sonics when I got the chance. So cool to hear Bird worked with him a bit. Glory days of the NBA, baby.

@malcolmt7883 4 ай бұрын

5:40 I spit water all over both my laptop and phone when he told about momma

@TerryT0114 5 ай бұрын

I use to love watching Kemp play.

@frankrice6935 4 ай бұрын

He got his Knee Pain after reading the article about Larry Bird being washed up 😂. And he didn't want to go Against Larry Bird when He's on a Mission!!! Kemp just happened to be the Unlucky one 😂. Larry Bird LEGEND G.O.A.T. Not Michael Jordan and Lebron James PERIOD!!!! Larry Bird.

@michaeldavis6607 5 ай бұрын

But that’s why Bird made basketball fun…Kemp was a great talent too

@kurtsherrick2066 4 ай бұрын

Larry Legend Goat. Mr. Clutch and Mr 4th quarter.

@norrisjames747 3 ай бұрын

Never Ever... underestimate, ANYONE..

@sigurdaas1929 5 ай бұрын

Great stuff!

@NickSmithNBA 5 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@yeltsin6817 5 ай бұрын

The crazy thing is from that game if you watch most of LB shots are from close to the 3 pt line. If he would have backed up 2 feet he probably would have nailed 50 pts that game

@MrAitraining 4 ай бұрын

And this isn't even prime bird yrs. Kemp was coming in on the other side of Larry's career

@NewEnglandInSeattle 4 ай бұрын

Wow! Look at how young Mike Gorman looks. He's even got a full head of hair😂

@johnhebert3855 2 ай бұрын

Nice video. Thanks.

@donnellmoore656 5 ай бұрын

Larry bird is my favorite small forward over lebron and everyone else.

@jaywar69 5 ай бұрын

'Triple double' on the young Rook! Larry is indeed, a good teacher! 😁

@jonkluver7912 5 ай бұрын

I can understand how he did not 'know' who larry bird was. I wrestled someone in HS who became an Olympian 6 months later. I lost very quickly, and had no idea who he was until after.

@humorforyourharddays72 2 ай бұрын

Very good video

@petebetz5358 Ай бұрын

All this talk about the goat of basketball. The fact of the matter is if it wasn't for Larry Bird and magic Johnson there might not be basketball. Or at least not the way you see it today.

@manko717 4 ай бұрын

Send this to LeBron

@mu99ins 2 ай бұрын

I don't click on the story to hear emotional background music.

@S3W3RRATT Ай бұрын

Young Larry look like an old Shane Gillis

@antriggjackman6274 4 ай бұрын

Greatest SF of all time sorry it not LeBron

@mollkatless 2 ай бұрын

Why the funeral music at the beginning?

@cesarmedina7080 5 ай бұрын

If i remember correctly the Celtics had a chance to draft Kemp but they passed him up. They also passed up Tim Hardaway. Had they picked either one of those players the Celtics would have been relevant throughout the 90s even with the unfortunate deaths of Len Bias, Reggie Lewis and retirement of Bird and Mchale. That draft pick was their last chance to keep the team from fading out due to age, death and injuries.