THE BEST LARRY BIRD VS MICHAEL JORDAN STORY VIDEO REACTION 🤯

[@hanoverfist07]

“A Courtship of Rivals” an HBO documentary about Bird and Magic holds so much into their game and life’s growing up. Must see.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

I will definitely do that tomorrow! I have been wanting to do this one really bad.

[@lynnhoffmann247]

@@JameenODHipHopNews🎉❤😊

[@robinmahan8814]

Thanks!​@@JameenODHipHopNews

[@Klojum]

@@JameenODHipHopNews There is also the interview with David Letterman where Larry and Magic talked about that documentary. You'll find out the funny side of Larry there.

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

@@JameenODHipHopNewsA Courtship of Rivals is probably the best NBA related film ever produced!!!

[@jimmyboy131]

I think it was Barkley who said something like, "God didn't give Bird great athletic ability, just to keep it fair."

[@lll9416]

16:27 After his back injuries, the last 6 full years of his career Bird averaged 24.6 Points, 9.3 Rebs 7Assists 1.6 Steals and a block on a 700 win percentage. A fckn Gladiator! All while playing in the Golden Era in the most stacked Eastern Conference of all time!

[@warrenhughes911]

Great reaction again bro.. Yessir Larry Legend.. Keep digging..

[@jeremyhabich4072]

Watch Bird vs Dominique Wilkins game 7. One of the best games ever. They battled back and forth the whole game, It was epic!

[@aramhamparian9641]

In that last game against Chicago, Bird's back was so bad that he was wearing a back brace. And if you watch the game, you could plainly see he was moving like a 85 year old man. Poor Horace Grant must still have nightmares on how an old and injured Bird was cooking him all game long. LOL.

[@SD-mw1hz]

Like your analysis of the players. We can never have too many greats and players today could learn a lot from them.

[@giannimaggio474]

Back injury for Bird starting in 1985, so it's very impressive how great is Larry legend: still with injury he was one of the best player ever in league fulfilled of legends.

[@heavin6586]

Fortunately " not being the most athletic" doesn't disqualify you from being the goat. You can jump 5 inches to make a shot or 10 inches but, it scores just the same.... Loving watching your Larry Legend journey ❤❤

[@mattstrathis4328]

Plus Bird was actually pretty athletic for a 6'9" dude let's be real.

[@heavin6586]

@@mattstrathis4328 oh, I totally agree. I've never understood why not necessarily being able to jump to the rafters made a person " unathletic"

[@irishgrl]

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

[@michaelhrivnak9463]

Larry and Jordan are great friends now. Much like they are with Magic.

[@peterschmitz2549]

Often overlooked is Larry's Leadership Skill. Larry's First option was always Pass if open. Larry's mantra to teammates from day one: "You get open and I will hit you!" Larry would Box out, rebound, dive for loose balls. He made his teammates play better. Everything Larry did was in the context of team FIRST basketball. He demanded accountability of teammates or you did not remain a Boston Celtic.

[@9Ballr]

In addition to winning rookie of the year in 79-80 over Magic by a vote of 63-3, Bird was also first team all NBA 9 years in a row from 79-80 through 87-88.

[@kathieovercash8414]

So glad you went down the Larry Bird rabbit hole. Great reactions.

[@annepinkerton6280]

Thanks for leaving your mind open for possibilities!!! We can never learn if we close that mind up! Great reaction!

[@MikeStJacques]

Wild to think Larry was taking on Jordan *and* Pippen ... smoking them when Larry was critically injured with a bad back and career-ending bone spur issues. Bird *always" reserved his "best" for Jordan. Jordan probably would have had an xtra ring or 2 if it wasnt for Larry and the Celtics.

[@kevinslayzak1214]

It's the respect they showed towards each other that says it all...times are different today.

[@michaelcroteau5919]

Larry Bird hurt his back in the 1985 offseason. He won another MVP the next season but he had back problems from that injury forward. He was never the same and he was only 6 years into his career! Then he broke his back in 89. It got so bad he would sometimes go the hospital the night before a game to get into traction for his back. Then he had to stretch 2 hours just to be able to play. He could barely put his shoes on. During the game vs Indiana that he broke his face - he had a back brace on during that game. The brace is one reason he hit his face in the game. He couldn’t move with the brace on. Even some Indiana players said that they would tell their grandkids about what Bird did that day!

[@waynefinnicumbb7218]

Dude, Worthy said he would rather guard Jordan than Bird. Jordan made you look slow, Bird made you look stupid. And if you think about it, the reason Jordan's scoring percentage is so high is because he slammed the ball the majority of the time. Bird would kill you anywhere on the floor without having to slam it.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

Like I said.. make me look slow.. I don’t wanna look stupid. Have me looking Like an idiot out there

[@waynefinnicumbb7218]

​@@JameenODHipHopNewsI used to be pretty good at basketball. I used to be really good behind the 3 point line, and really accurate shot for a white guy, I would not want to face Bird. Even when he turns 80, I still wouldn't want to face him because he'd wipe the court with me. When he was coaching the Pacers, he was on the court shooting when the players walked in to practice. This dude has basketball DNA in his veins.

[@hookedonreactions7649]

FYI, you flipped the names in the video. Figured out what you meant but wanted to let you know.

[@MikeStJacques]

Dream Team documentary is *must watch!*

[@ChewyChicken589]

Indeed

[@jamessmith-pf5zf]

In Bird's rookie year, he took a previously 29-win Celtics team to the playoffs. His rookie statistics were so dominating that he beat Magic Johnson for The Rookie of the Year Award 63 votes to 3 even though Magic and the Lakers had just won the National Championship. The next year Bird took that same Celtics team to win the Championship themselves. This was years before Bird had that famous line-up around him. Not a bad first two years. lol

[@rickbort7875]

Also, Bird in his rookie year made the All NBA 1st Team. By comparison, it took Magic 4 seasons, Jordan and LeBron 3 seasons, and Kobe 5 seasons.

[@forest989]

Thanks Jameen!

[@RyanMasog]

Wilt Chamberlain and Bill Russell and Larry Bird all won 3 consecutive MVPs.

[@jameylebel]

Three players have finished with three mvp’s in a row. Wilt Chamberlain, Bill Russel, and Larry Joe Bird. What’s even more impressive is he finished in the top three for almost a decade

[@mchedrick69]

Another thing people don't think about is that Larry and Magic had too develop their three point game in the NBA. So they were not practicing the three point shot in high school or college.

[@howdoicancel6760]

Only three players in history have won the MVP award three straight years … Larry Bird Bill Russell Wilt chamberlain

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

See, when it comes to Bill & Wilt. I wonder.. how many players were as tall as those two back then.

[@bryanfox6726]

@@JameenODHipHopNews Don't matter ... They'd Dominate Any Era ...

[@danielandersson7485]

@@JameenODHipHopNews that's because the narrative is screwed up, this is the truth: during most of the 60's NBA had 7 seven-footers distributed over 8 teams today there's 29 7 footers across 30 teams! it's kinda crazy how similar it is

[@opalviking]

Us old heads will die on the hill of Larry over Bron. We understand that it’s a generational thing. We saw Larry in real time. Yall saw Bron in real time. But us old heads are gonna keep sending you down this Bird rabbit hole anyways lol

[@davedammitt7691]

Agreed. LeBron is an great athlete, and he did some amazing things in his prime, but if I were to have to pick one player to build a basketball team around, it would be Bird.

[@davedammitt7691]

I really do think it's a generational thing. The generation before me certainly think that Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain were the best ever, my generation is all about Jordan and Magic and Bird, there is a segment who grew up thinking Kobe is the best, and now we have LeBron and KD fans, who will be replaced by whoever is next. 30 years from now, 25 year olds will be rolling their eyes when someone says how great Tom Brady or Brett Favre or Patrick mahomes were.

[@opalviking]

@@davedammitt7691 I personally think Bron was emulating Bird until the moment he left Cleveland to chase a ring. Bron thought he could flip a struggling squad in a season like Bird did and when he didn’t…. He jumped ship. Bird would NEVER.

[@davedammitt7691]

@opalviking that is why I respect people like Bird and Jordan and Kobe... They never abandoned their teams.

[@opalviking]

@@davedammitt7691 free agency and fantasy betting compounded that nonsense. No one can build a foundation for a dynasty anymore. Dynasties are bought nowadays

[@georgemccormick4786]

The back injury mentioned in the video was the second time he injured it and had surgery. The first was in 1985. So, he actually played seven seasons with a broken back. The feet surgery were double achilles surgery. Enjoy your videos. All the best.

[@lauriep2018]

You know I can go back-and-forth on the “goat debate” with a few players. However, in my humble opinion, Larry Bird is the greatest all-around player of all time. People can come at me all they want, but until they can show me who’s a better all-around player than Bird, I stand my ground lol

[@gino88]

Now, i think a criteria for the GOAT debate should be “can a compilation video be made of your GOAT half assing it? Missing big shots? Faking injuries? Missing clutch shots or avoiding taking them altogether?” Can’t do that with Larry. Now be honest with yourself… can you say that about your GOAT? More simply put “can a compilation video be made of your GOAT doing non-GOAT things?”

[@benjaminmcclure3565]

I agree! LeBron didn’t dive for loose balls like Larry. LeBron never has 50/40/90. LeBron never rebounded like Larry. LeBron needs to dribble the ball down to impact the game and Larry didn’t need the ball to impact a game. Larry couldn’t travel, or carry the ball to get buckets like LeBron. Larry wanted the last shot, and the pressure. Larry would tell you what he was going to do. LeBron doesn’t do that. Larry got injured and still played harder than LeBron does. Larry played full seasons most of his career. LeBron takes several games off a year. Larry makes his teammates better and he did it instantly when he came out of college. Bird for the win

[@Mainegirl79]

Do when the game was ours. That video is long but gives you a great perspective in that it gives you the whole story of the Bird magic relationship and context. ❤great reaction

[@JasonGreen-h2z]

Kinda funny how Pat does not pick a Laker to hit a shot to save his life.

[@hookalakah]

Bird vs. Jordan--only iron sharpens iron.

[@claudiaperico1863]

Hey, Jameen! Hi, man! Well .. Larry messed up his back in 1985, shoveling gravel building a driveway on his mom's house, since then, the pain in his lower back was omnipresent. Had surgery in both feet. But another thing that few people knows, is that Larry had two broken disc on his back, after collide with a teammate, Kelvin Upshaw, during a scrimmage in Celtics's training camp, in 1989...

[@kennymoore9759]

Bird also finished 2nd three times in a row before his MVP's.

[@lathedauphinot6820]

Jordan had to rethink everything. He loves Bird, won’t let anyone put him down, and says Bird taught him how to trash talk and get into his opponents’ heads. Bird made Jordan work harder, get more intense. Bird helped make Jordan what he became, and Jordan knows and appreciates it.

[@timfincher4978]

Right on !

[@toddfrank3344]

Russell and Chamberlain each won three straight MVPs. Also, Bird actually injured his back building a new driveway for his mom after the '85 season (despite that he won another MVP in '86). Unfortunately, his back got far worse after the achilles surgery on his feet. He just wasn't the same after that (yet he was still effective). But he was playing with a painful back going all the way back to 85.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

That’s crazy!

[@gailshepard-cook6350]

@@JameenODHipHopNews Yep, Larry is still to this day, The Last to have Won 3-MVP's Three years in a Row. I mean it's only going on 39-Years now, ha ha ha. What is taking All these "Athletic Players" From the 90's Until Now to get 3-MVP'S Three Years in a Row?

[@c99kfm]

@@gailshepard-cook6350 Well, to be honest, Jokic has earned four in a row now. That Embiid participation trophy was one the Joker had earned.

[@gailshepard-cook6350]

@@c99kfm I Just Looked It Up Again Just For You. NO, Jokic NEVER Won 3-MVP'S Three Years In A Row. Bird Is Still The Last To Have Done It. Sure Jokic & Whole Lot Of Other's Have Won 3 To 5 Or So, BUT NOT 3-Years In A Row.

[@richarddoyle3340]

I think his most impressive feature is his ability to create space to shoot.....he has a slower release than most players so he freezes defenses with ball fakes and a high release

[@Mainegirl79]

Do when the game was ours. That video is long but gives you a great perspective in that it gives you the whole story of the Bird magic relationship and context. When you start watching other greats do Dominique Wilkins he was Great!❤great reaction

[@Me-myself-b3g]

Bird, Russell, and Chamberlain are the on 3 who won MVP 3 consecutive years!

[@jackrussell3951]

I don't put Bird above Jordan because I think he was a better player, although obviously there's a good argument for that, but because I just like watching him play more. Everything Jordan does is amazing, but it's all stuff that you expect him to do. Larry was unpredictable. As soon as he passed or received the ball you knew he was about to do something, but you never knew what it was. It's just good drama. Bird's in the GOAT conversation, but I don't really care about all that. I like Bird because he's just so freaking fun to watch. Also I like Isiah Thomas. He's a bit of a dickhead, but I like him. He's really only on my shit list because of Bill Laimbeer. I'm from Detroit too, so you know I mean it. That guy sucked.

[@JamesGranderson99]

How can you have any player above the Greatest Clutch Player in the History of game? Larry almost had a quadruple double in 3 quarters in a game!!! Not even Jordan, Lebron or Kobe,.. and or anyone else has done that!!!!!! He took a 22 win team to the finals as a rookie!!!!! This is why he’s #1 according to all the greats of the game!!!

[@kangaroojack7678]

I love love Jordan but I like bird more

[@rmlrl1971]

He didn't have surgery on his back. His doctor, would lock his back in place, so he could play and deal with the pain.

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

Sheesh.. this sounds painful 😮‍💨

[@gailshepard-cook6350]

@@JameenODHipHopNews Yes He Did Have, 1 Was In 90 Or 91. When Fractured A Bone In His Back. They Had Take Off A Bit Of Bone On His Thigh, And Take Those Bone Pieces And Somehow Put Them Against The Sides Of His Fractured Back Bone. Also They Ended Up Having To Take Out A Whole Disc, Then After He Was Done They Had To Fuse His Backbone.

[@davedammitt7691]

Bird's neck at 9:45 ... Looks like he was playing against the Raptors lol

[@joeking6763]

I think it's funny that many people say Larry Bird was like a (name someone in the NBA today) when they should be saying that (whoever you named) is doing what Larry Bird already did. Does it occur to anyone that everyone from MJ and beyond has watched the scouting tapes on Larry Bird? I know that Kobe did. Why wouldn't they if they wanted to be good? Larry Bird showed the way for many players.

[@anonymishap]

Please react to "5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit." It goes more in depth into the injuries he played through and honestly it's pretty mind-blowing! 🤯 The guy was nothing short of a beast fr ❤

[@nicknick2903]

1981 eastern conference finals, might be the greatest series ever.

[@stevesuttie2644]

There is a Larry Bird vs Steph Curry 3 point video. Great reactions thx!

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

Oh, I must check that out!

[@jeffmurray1681]

I think MJ is probably the GOAT. However, he learned a lot from Bird and Magic. He learned he had to involve the rest of the his team if he wanted to win championships and be considered great.

[@mckill32]

I know you recently reacted to a trash talk video. There are others out there (don’t remember the titles) that have even more players telling incredible stories of Bird talking. Also check out 1988 eastern conference semifinals game 7 highlights where Bird guaranteed victory and he and Nique went shot for shot in the fourth qtr. Bird and Magic courtship of rivals is a great documentary too that covers their early lives , college, pros, and Olympics. Keep up the great work!

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

I’m gonna find those videos!! I promise ya! I want to hear more stories 😂🤣

[@mckill32]

@ wait until you here about Birds upbringing and the type of guy he is. You’ll love him even more. I grew up in the Bird Magic era so I saw all these games and all these players and Bird did something every night that made you shake your head. Incredible.

[@brucevidito4923]

There's videos of Larry Bird's injuries. He played through some serious pain.

[@jameylebel]

That is an understatement. The is not a single player in the NBA, past or present that played through anything close to what Larry Joe Bird played through. Not just that, played at an all star level. Unmatched. If Larry stayed healthy, the league would have been renamed the National Bird Association.

[@ChewyChicken589]

Timmy is also underrated AF

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

He is in my goats. The era that people say Kobe dominated was actually the Tim Duncan era!

[@heavin6586]

You really need to check out these Bird videos 5 Times Larry played with injury but refused to quit 4 Crazy Stories that prove Larry Bird was the toughest to ever play in the NBA A Courtship of Rivals

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

You are the goat for this!!! Thank you!

[@heavin6586]

@@JameenODHipHopNews I can't wait until you get to A Courtship of Rivals.... Looking forward to them all 🔥

[@jason62775]

The Dream team is also a great one to watch! I was in high school at the time and it was the biggest thing

[@courtney5796]

Only four times in NBA history has a player won MVP, Finals MVP, lead all playoffs in scoring, 1st team all defense, scoring title the four MJ MJ MJ MJ there is no debate.

[@BudoBuki-kn1oq]

JOD, loving the content, watching your journey with bird is really interesting. MJ was a freak of human nature and no one's disputing that. but, and it's a really big butt LOL you have to take a look at the W column at some point and I don't think you can dispute that. It was like Bird''s Celtiics against the Lakers. They won two and we only won one. it's just the way it goes. Keep up the good work. Cheers from Boston

[@laylaw1507]

This is shortly before Scottie Pippen fell in The Bulls lap.

[@chrischar9428]

63. Took 2 (two) OT. So theres that

[@alanmoore1248]

After 89 Bird had to stretch for 2 hours just to play a game

[@howdoicancel6760]

At one point , he was in the hospital in traction prior to games . Then had to lay on the floor during the plane ride and during games . Tough son of a bitch !

[@irishgrl]

Ok. I have to say this. That game where Jordan was an Olympic hopeful playing against Larry Bird, and Larry gets a loose ball & Jordan comes to retrieve it….Larry DID NOT KICK THE BALL OVER JORDANS HEAD, HE *THREW* IT!! Curry Kirkpatrick from Sports Illustrated was there & saw it. He said Larry THREW THE BALL!!! Larry had a quarterback arm. He’s going to hurl that ball, not kick it like a girl! This “kicking the ball” nonsense needs to be stopped!

[@davehazel5632]

Hey Jameen, I hope you see this comment cuz I NEVER respond to reactions concerning Basketball. To be honest, I've never watched a full NBA game in my life. I'm 64 years old and never watched basketball and still haven't. I always watched football, boxing or UFC, but basketball was never my thing. In The 80s I heard of Bird, but never watched him play. Then recently someone told me to check out Bird's Ultimate Mixed Tape and I did. it blew me away. I started watching more reaction videos and I got excited about it. When I came across your videos about Bird and how he's starting to change your view it got me pumped up and I watched all the videos you put out and then I looked forward to your videos coming out, cuz I love the way you explain things. I really do. I truly appreciate your insights and your special commentary. After the Bird vids I hope you start watching music videos or maybe start watching movie videos cuz I like your input cuz I like the way you think. I'm still not a basketball person, but I love everything I've learned about Larry Bird, and I really appreciate your way of thinking. Keep up the GREAT video reactions. Thanks Dave

[@HenryGoldey]

Watch 15 NBA legions were terrified of Larry bird video

[@BudoBuki-kn1oq]

If I had to choose someone to take a shot to save my life, it would be Larry Bird,.. Pat Riley

[@frankrice6935]

First James Worthy said that he rather guard Michael Jordan instead of Larry Bird!!! And Labron James doesn't even know how to dribble the ball 🏀 without palming or double dribble 😂. Larry Bird never cared about STATS and the only thing he wanted was the Win!!! Larry Bird would have done the same thing to the FLOP QUEEN of the NBA, Labron James! Larry Bird would tell him what he was going to do with the ball 🏀 before the play!!!

[@ricklove8588]

Boss you would really enjoy 10 facts that prove LB was the greatest. Man some of those will blow you're mind. 1 steal away from a quadruple double in 3 qters and checked himself out because they were up like 40. 4 straight seasons 50 40 90

[@matthewbergey7153]

He did that one

[@howdoicancel6760]

Here’s a few Bird videos you will enjoy reacting to ! check out ….. “ how Larry Bird almost made a player commit suicide “ “ I am Legend “ “ Bird is the word “ fifteen minutes of highlights

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

I appreciate you for these!!

[@kathieovercash8414]

​​@@JameenODHipHopNewsthe 5 times Larry Bird was injured but refused to quit. The 4 times Larry Bird was hurt but showed toughness. The injuries he played through are shocking.

[@MarkAHayes-i1h]

Man let's get real... Bird far better than Labron. Bird is best player to ever play.. He played the game like Nesmith invented the game... Basic fundamentals .. And he made hall of famers look like beginners

[@jacobkitzmiller9176]

Need to do a vid on the phenomenon known as Wilt Norman Chamberlain

[@RodneyHennings]

I think he said, he'd rather "play!!" against Jordan, than Bird!!🙄🤔

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

He did! But I personally would rather look slow than look stupid. 🤔🤔 according to what he said. Ever been made stupid on a basketball court

[@lisazaccardimeunier8378]

After you watch “A Courtship of Rivals” you should watch the documentary about the Dream Team. It segues perfectly.

[@ellerymclanahan7332]

To see Bird and Jordan playing each other in a game check out Bird Jordan 71 point game.

[@donsgames6022]

And that was 88 while Bird was playing with injury back that last his carrer...

[@ricklove8588]

You can find the video of Birds injuries. He only had 6 or 7 healthy seasons

[@c99kfm]

He broke his right index finger, badly, before even entering the league. In the summer before his rookie season, he played a casual game of softball and got a knuckleball to his right index finger, which never really recovered. Google for images, it's all bent and swollen. Then look at the Legend's improved shot percentages, and see how they evolve as he gets used to this minor handicap. The NBA never saw a healthy prime Larry Joe Bird. Which is just as well, because if he had brought the Celtics from a 29W team to the championship in his rookie season, there would never have been a GOAT debate, and the Celtics would have done to the 80s what they'd already done to the 60s.

[@jonathonpalbicke6122]

I will humbly say this. You did NOT… PUT LB in your top tier. You acknowledged it. ☑️👌😎 JP

[@Maggimae2367]

Larry was one of the best to ever play the game. But Jordan changed the game of basketball. The high flying, the speed. The fast game you see now happened because of Jordan. But yet, Bird dominated him

[@MarkAHayes-i1h]

CLUTCH

[@daryllemons66]

Dig deeper 🏀🐐

[@robertlockhart3122]

Excellent reaction.. Hey Jameen check out the video of Larry bird comparison to Lebron James. James has Bird in his Top 3 of all time.

[@blakekeithley3400]

Now look up Pete Maravich, Bobby Jones, Connie Hawkins and Spencer Heywood.

[@howdoicancel6760]

Broke back bird still beating Jordan !

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

😂 I got a good chuckle off of this

[@jameylebel]

This video is good. One mistake though. Broke his back before the 85/86 season,his best yr statistically by the way. So even more impressive that he played from 85-93 with a trashed back. GOAT

[@PRWOMENHERE]

Remember that they played on wood floors, so Larry Bird going after the ball. He was seriously getting hurt. Have you watched the Larry Bird documentary?

[@frankrice6935]

This guy who done this video got his facts wrong with Larry Bird Broke his Back in 85 and even with a Broken Back he won his 3rd MVP!!!

[@c99kfm]

He hurt it twice, in '85 shoveling gravel on his ma's driveway, in '89 in a collision with a teammate during practice. It wasn't good after '85, but it got worse after '89.

[@allianssd]

Go check "Larry Bird welcoming rookies"!😂

[@chrischar9428]

Chamberlin and Russell

[@michaelrowley9275]

Majic and Bird's Lakers and Celtics played best team Ball ever. You could put Dr J's 76ers in there to.

[@robertdebaie9849]

LJB is the GOAT!. Simple as that.

[@lochlanoloughlin1683]

No James Worthy said he much rather play against Jordan because Jordan made you look slow Bird made you look stupid. Ooops...

[@JameenODHipHopNews]

Gotcha.. I am the opposite… I rather look slow than stupid.

[@daryllemons66]

Boston drafted Len bias...died from a drug overdose...if he had played.. Boston would have had a couple more championships... and you wouldn't have heard as much about MJ...this man was good

[@missionmetaverse5240]

Other people have said it, but I want to make sure you see the comments. Watch A Courtship of Rivals!!

[@richardclingempeel6111]

You need to watch the video of Bird playing with injuries.

[@donaldleider7382]

Lots of goats, only one legend!

[@RyanMasog]

You should react to that Bulls VS Celtics game they had in the video.

[@raymeedc]

Yeah, “let that sink in”, for in doing so you’ll see that statement from Riley makes no sense whatever, just sounds clever 🙃

[@JESSES_CURIOUSLY_CURIOUS]

Bird was one steal from a quadruple double. One steal. And he only played 3/4s. Look it up

[@davedammitt7691]

Completely off topic, but I'm genuinely curious.... I had some friends back in the day who used afro sheen, and I don't remember it being that shiny at all. Especially your beard. Is there some kind of glitter or something involved or is it just your lighting? Whatever it is, it looks good.

[@astroman7436]

If you were a Bulls fan back then, you would understand why I freaking abhor Thomas and every other Pistons players with the exception of Joe Dumars and Salley. They mauled the Bulls in the late 80s. Who would have thought I would forgive Rodman and love what he did on the court in a Chicago jersey.

[@bryanfox6726]

My GOAT Team: Jerry West @ 1, Elgin Baylor @ 2, Larry Bird @ 3, Hakeem Olajuwon @ 4, Wilt Chamberlain @ 5 ... Name the team that Beats them and how?

[@c99kfm]

Oooh, those are some BAD men, and matches my own all-time dream-team, except I swap Baylor for Jordan. I have zero confidence in claiming ANY team would defeat Bird, much less playing with four of the greatest players of all time. But let's give it a try: PG: John Stockton - over Magic because I need the defense against West, and Stockton can toss 3-pointers. SG: Kobe Bryant - arguably the second greatest shooting guard of all time, and clutch on both ends of the court. SF: Michael Jordan - who else could I possibly try to counter the Legend with? PF: Tim Duncan - another solid defender who rose to the occasion many times. 10-0 record against Hakeem. C: Nikola Jokic - my biggest defensive liability, partly because I can't think of a counter to Wilt, partly because I want that offense to counter Bird's offense. On defense, Kobe and MJ back each other and Stockton up, Stockton and Duncan go man to man on their positions, with Wilt being handled through trying to prevent him getting the ball and leaving him room to pass off the ball rather than just making baskets. Jokic directs the defense and clogs up lanes. On offense, Stockton or Jokic finds the right play, Duncan finishes near the rim and Kobe and MJ keeps the defense honest.