When Larry Bird Busted Shawn Kemps A** | ALL THE SMOKE

[@bilogskii2216]

And they say Bird can't play in today's game because players are too athletic now. Kemp is 6'10, fast and can jump over a building. He guarded Bird so tough, Bird only managed to drop 40.

[@pageperpage]

Just look at Jokic. Burd would still kill in this day and age

[@davidpeters3857]

40 triple double

[@maxpower4868]

Facts

[@bphilbac]

Yeah, Bird would absolutely destroy these players today with the current rules. None of these guys have his skills set.

[@ivanvillarruz8412]

You can barely touch another player without getting called for a foul. Today's NBA rules give the offense so much advantage. Bird would be overeating on a nightly basis if he played today.

[@bobbythespaceghost9934]

Larry's a killer. I had to check out the stats. Larry gave him 40 pts, 11 rebs, 10 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks. Yikes...

[@kerry-j4m]

Imagine what BIRD would get in today's nba games. I can't even think about it.

[@SC-lb2hl]

Kemp in his prime would be defensive player of the Year candidate every year nowadays

[@mariawhite6232]

@@kerry-j4mhe’ll put up the same numbers as Luka lol

[@kerry-j4m]

@@mariawhite6232 EXACTLY. Forgot about Luka.LOL.

[@CedtheActor]

Fuck the stats watch him play ..that man was forreal DIFFERENT

[@JRizzle20019]

These Larry Bird stories are the BEST 😂😂😂😂

[@L0r3n2]

Calling out bank shots and calling you a dumbass before it happens is pretty cold

[@BasketballJones48021]

And this was a 34 years old Larry Bird, after surgeries on both heels to remove bone spurs, dealing with a back condition that would make the vast majority retire! Going up against a 6’10” 230+ lbs, athletic freak! In a much more physical league! Imagine if it was at his best. Larry had a top5 GOAT peak, easily. And he was a cold mf’er…

[@edscottable]

Kemp was a baby. Literally about 19 years old

[@RickymfP]

He was 33 and kemp was 19 out of jr college

[@joeyvillarreal761]

Larry's body was just broken by 91

[@tsol00616]

Shawn Kemp has some of the best dunks in NBA history. Love watching the Reign Man

[@staxmantim]

I fouled out, but I was on his ass! I love Kemp’s honesty. I love even more that Bird reached out to him afterwards with respect & how much Kemp still appreciates that.

[@rachaad]

Larry stories are up there with MJ stories. I stop everything and just listen 😅

[@martindominguez1518]

I like Larry’s stories more. More mysterious to me. Lol.

[@sykojuice9669]

IMO Larry Bird stories are more baffling.

[@paolo-n2000]

Kobe stories too!!! Those dudes were beasts on the court! Respect!

[@fudgematthew33]

There's no such thing as a bad Larry Bird story.

[@romello4913]

Fr

[@mobrown1198]

~ Quentin Dailey one of the many Baltimore legends sprinkled in the game over the years. He was a “legend” in my neighborhood. A few years older, I went to school with his younger sister. But everyone in the neighborhood, even the younger kids always supported Quentin. Kemp talked about how Quentin spoke about the mid range. For decades that was a staple of Baltimore’s hoop game. Mid range assassins. R.I.P. to local legend Quentin Dailey.

[@edscottable]

Sam I Am had that killer mid range game too

[@LindleySmith-e1w]

Man I love the Bird stories. Notice how they feared him and loved him at the same time.

[@georgeparker8198]

1:58 The look on Staks face when he heard the stats Larry got that game 😂😂😂😂

[@JESSENCE379]

Exactly, that shit cracked me up brotha, he had one of those 'Eddie Murphy' type expressions on his face lol

[@femio.3506]

1:49 😅😅😅

[@fliprodriguez5250]

😳🤣

[@barbarino2000]

Shawn Kemp was the greatest combination of size, speed and ferocity the game ever saw.

[@wazzupdawg8442]

Shaq was better.

[@universityoffree]

There once was a guy named Shaquille Oneal. Who before he got fat was for sure the real deal.

[@Godshonestruth]

Shaq

[@blantant]

Loved the rain man. As a child he was must watch TV.

[@verificacionnecessario9190]

Kemp and Shaq were my favorite players growing up - I would literally trade Michael Jordan cards for theirs. Oh the 90's :)

[@aksourdough4890]

Shawn was a BEAST!

[@petrickyoung3040]

Shawn Kemp is definitely underrated in the history of basketball

[@jweezy5490]

Dude was everything Zion is supposed to be

[@Stuckinthe80s-guy]

Shawn Kemp says thats the old NBA. One of the truest statements ever made! There is "NO COMPARISON" to how it is today! Lord I miss the old NBA!

[@Sir_AlexxTv]

From time to time I need to watch Kemp highlights .... pure joy to watch him play.

[@ChristinaJenkins-pk3ty]

Y'all teaching!! Vets are so needed. Male input is needed in the WNBA. They don't have to be head coaches, but the league needs y'all.

[@brandons9913]

Agreed but do you think the WNBA would be receptive to male influence? 🤔

[@dr.henryjones616]

Bird won league MVP three years in a row and for two of those years led the Celts to winning the NBA finals; along the way beating a super stacked and most likely the greatest 76ers team ever assembled led by Dr J (they were defending champs) and also defeating Magic and the showtime Lakers. Early/mid 80s was his peak as he won three NBA Finals in total (81,84,86,) before the back problems and bone spurs etc. And Bird is undefeated against MJ in the playoffs. Out of that whole era, Bird is the only player unbeaten against MJ in the playoffs. In late 80's/early 90s Bird was maybe half of his peak form and still managed to take one more trip to the NBA finals along with beating the infamous bad boy Pistons squad in the Eastern conference championship.

[@jlui21]

-- ALSO...the 1985 Conference Finals Bird broke his hand in a bar fight. Yeah, Boston won that series, but in the Finals, he was OFF for Bird. Bird had a legit chance of 3-peating but the only who stopped Bird was...Bird

[@jumpman23madj1]

Bird is a legend. Kemp deserves his flowers

[@Romans219]

I love being from Terre Haute, Indiana and watching Larry Bird at Indiana State and for the Celtics. Larry will always be my favorite player because he worked so hard that it made his teammates and others better!

[@DV-ou1yu]

Jesus, let Kemp finish his damn sentences....good lord lol

[@tysons8759]

What’s that? A man, I’m get you man. Mumble mumble. Cuz cuz

[@trueempire8948]

Don’t use the Lords Name in vain that way.

[@DV-ou1yu]

@@trueempire8948 Here we go with this nonsense...

[@trueempire8948]

@@DV-ou1yu Yeah using the Lords Name in vain is nonsense stop doing it show some respect and reverence smh.

[@DV-ou1yu]

@trueempire8948 You don't have to participate in this conversation you know. Lol

[@mirandacummings318]

I'm so here for this interview. Shawn Kemp's game was electric!🔥🔥🔥

[@DIXIFREELY]

People today just don't understand how great Bird was. Imagine a taller, smoother, and more crafty Luka with better defense.

[@edscottable]

Bird wasn’t a ball hog

[@ronny-lb1cr]

I would compare Bird's passing and athleticism with Jokic. Luka complains too much

[@poindextertunes]

the hating on Luka is wild 😂

[@TuckerUp]

Bird was like 6’9, 6’10, joker is 6’11.

[@rogerwilliams5382]

@@edscottable Bird and Magic could've scored a lot more than they did. BUT, they were the ultimate team players who made everyone around them better. Bird doesn't get the credit he deserves. Nobody was better than Larry in his prime, at his best. He was the Best.....

[@Skywalker52Blocks]

Kemp was a straight flyer, met him at my high school gym. Dude was incredible the sonics were strong for awhile Kemp Allen schrempf lewis, Peyton

[@Boldcharlie]

Fun team to watch

[@amsf1]

Larry was the truth period. I just heard a story today about Reggie Miller seeing him smoking Newports. 😂

[@jlui21]

-- Random...the 1985 Conference Finals Bird broke his hand in a bar fight. Yeah, Boston won that series, but in the Finals, he was OFF for Bird. Bird had a legit chance of 3-peating but the only who stopped Bird was...Bird

[@theGhostParticle1]

One of my favorite players. I even had the Shawn Kemp military hair cut.

[@edscottable]

A lot of Larry love these days

[@ne0n1nja247]

Give em flowers while they alive

[@berrymckockiner5883]

I don't know how old you are but when I was growing up, I would always here the media say that he couldn't play in today's game. Now that Luka and Jokic are here to put an end to the sIow narrative, everyone is doing a 180° and showing love to bird

[@edscottable]

@@ne0n1nja247 I watched him in the mid 80’s. The announcers worshipped him. To the point that you wanted to gag.

[@ne0n1nja247]

@@edscottable Bruh that was 40 years ago. Im pretty sure they worship almost all stars to that level. Have you heard of ESPN's lord and Savior LeBron James

[@edscottable]

@@ne0n1nja247 I’m beyond sick of Lebron discussions also

[@basementcardcollector]

So good! I love hearing Larry Bird stories! I also was a huge fan/collector of Kemp too! I teach in the same high school conference as Kemps former high school. When my kids played in the gym, I was shocked to see that there is NO sign of him in their trophy case!! His team was State Runner Up his Sr. Season, that team pic is there and that is it!!! I think that is shocking! Great story here guys!

[@TempeSoldier123]

Bird cooked everybody.

[@thack57]

Can you imagine that mind set on anybody today? Bird saw a rookie who was his competition and knew by teaching him some tips that it would now help improve his game making him harder to beat including for The Celtics. BUT IT WOULD HELP THE LEAGUE OVER ALL. The league that was dying until Bird + Magic came into it.

[@tinytanks]

So great to hear Shawn Kemp talk about the state of the game vs the old days, Larry Bird stories aside.

[@davidnorris1041]

Larry Bird definitely in my top 10 all time NBA greats

[@matttreece9036]

Great show y’all. Kemp and bird legends. Peace from the LBC

[@mattjewett4473]

Love Kemp expression gratitude and respect. It means so much, it costs nothing.

[@chrisweidner4768]

“Man, this going to be a fuc’in up night for you.” ☝️☝️☝️☝️🤣🤣🤣🤣💯💚

[@MrDuncanhall]

"I ended up fouling out but I was on his ass" My man said they 10s but I keep em clean 😂

[@brad25ism]

What I have learned over the last couple years listening to these Bird stories is that Bird was the Jordan of the 80's and Jordan took over when Bird couldn't carry the torch anymore. we don't hear any stories like this about anyone else.

[@chrisofeasttennessee780]

Larry tore up his back working on his mother's driveway. That injury and the sudden tragic death of Len Bias destroyed any chances of the '80's Celtics reaching 6 NBA titles. From '84 - '87 (?) Boston may have played in more games due to playoffs every year than any other team. Lots of wear and tear on aging bodies.

[@davidpeters3857]

Facts

[@jlui21]

-- ALSO...the 1985 Conference Finals Bird broke his hand in a bar fight. Yeah, Boston won that series, but in the Finals, he was OFF for Bird. Bird had a legit chance of 3-peating but the only who stopped Bird was...Bird

[@morecowbell235]

Naw man. He hurt is back from rescuing orphans from a fire at an orphanage. There was a fire and he ran in and grabbed 6-7 of those kids and hurt his back carrying them all to safety.

[@thomasmeadows7959]

Shawn kemp was fun to watch that team was fun to watch. I had his shoes the purple and black ones i believe his jersey which got stolen at the local pool while i was swimming so only had it for a few weeks. But as much as i liked Shawn Larry is called legend for a reason and if it wasn't for his back surgeries do to his reckless playing style which is why they won many games but if his back didn't give out during his prime years i truly believe he ends up with more titles than Jordan because he would've played many more years and simply toned down his play style and became a spot up shooter and shot 50% from 3 easily. He would kill it in todays game without a doubt he would definitely get multiple MVP'S in todays game because of his shooting defense and passing abilities he was definitely ahead of his time as far as his all around skill set.

[@iamtjking]

Love having all these platforms to hear about my hero's growing up. Much success to the podcast!

[@polyscroll]

Listen to this guy! He KNOWS first-hand!

[@jsm42050]

Come on back to Elkhart Kemp, would love to have you back in town one day.

[@sp4604]

Larry was black on the inside

[@repentordie3907]

No the f#%^ not he was just a solid yt boy😂

[@JasonDelaney-b2m]

Larry Bird is funny with his 💩 talk 🤣🤣 and he backed it up

[@ne0n1nja247]

I guarded his ass so tough 40 point triple double I guarded his ass so tough. Lmao.

[@georgekouts]

He said he guarded him tough, which he did... Shawn never said he was effective on LB! Haha

[@ryandavis6245]

Guarded him tough doesn't mean you stop a person.

[@mrqh406]

Right , just made it a tiny tad bit harder to score ( 40 😂 ) . ​@@ryandavis6245

[@codrinaursu]

The engagement with the audience makes it feel like a community.

[@coryzeke3771]

Saw him In Seattle twice he didn’t even hesitate to put his hand out! He came up to me like dude is an awesome man

[@billbangz]

Literally my two favorite players. Larry Legend & The Reign Man💯

[@writerseye]

This was truly refreshing. I think a few veterans on the bench would stop a lot of the flopping too. The LJB story was a major plus.

[@CHARLESJOHNSON-gv7zy]

LARRY LEGEND#33 .. ALL-TIME GREAT NBA 🏀 PLAYER .. AND TRASH TALKER ..

[@maltfusion6743]

The stuff about working on one's game is so true. Everybody thinks Jordan was just a physical freak "AIR" but he had the foot work of a ballerina in the low post and just nasty up'n unders and jump hooks. Complete basketball player.

[@miltongreene1889]

Man, Kemp looks like he was having all that smoke before they started recording.

[@Fakename70]

Proud co-owner of Shawn Kemp’s Cannabis, 1st Avenue, Seattle.

[@Boldcharlie]

Haha, I was thinking the exact same thing, he’s feeling no pain right there

[@morecowbell235]

"Well I ended up fouling out but I was on his ass! " 😂

[@AndreSantos-nd3im]

Man, as a Boston fan it really sucks that I didn't get to see Larry Legend's time. But hearing all those stories is amazing, Larry was amazing and he made sure you knew how much os a legend he was.

[@FxnaticYBM]

All you mfs that say Larry is too slow and unathletic for todays nba when in reality Luka is just Larry with less defence and tbh I think Larry was a better shooter

[@BruceMichaelFilms]

Larry Bird was All-NBA 1st Team as a ROOKIE. Let that sink in.

[@OrthodoxyChronicles]

You have to remember. Shawn every but 6'10 ...fast... can jump higher than anyone to touch a shot... was a shot blocker... and old Larry treated him like a child on the court.

[@unstepintime]

The one thing that still sticks in my brain was when Larry flew down from the rafters and stole a pass from Isaiah Thomas before he paused in mid air for about a minute before making a perfect game winnning pass to Dennis Johnson. I cried at that moment. But what a moment.

[@Sile]

Love the Larry story and also love the respect Kemp had/has for the whole story. Teaching moment, earned respect from a veteran, became better, became friends. Never hear about anything like this anymore. It just seems like a culture that's dead and buried.

[@thomaslabelle3093]

Michael Jordan had a 0-6 record versus Larry Bird in the playoffs in his career that's the only Larry Legend stats you'll ever need to know.

[@Hueiblack]

Uh…..with all due respect….the Celtics were way better than those bulls teams back then. WAY BETTER!!! Celtics were an all time Great team during those years, with 3 HOFers in their prime. MJ was a great player with a team of journeymen that were under or barely .500, that would just squeak into the playoffs. Larry and MJ were not playing games of 1 on 1. So….the bulls were 0-6 against the Celtics. MJ wasn’t 0-6 against Bird. They barely guarded each other. Plus, MJ would statistically outplay Bird most times, but Bird had a better…….TEAM. That’s why the Celtics would win. 😉 Remember, the Bulls started winning championships when the team got better, Pippen and Grant emerged, MJ’s scoring average came down, and they became an elite defensive team. Just like in all team sports…..it’s usually the better team that wins. Even if the other team has the best player. ☺️✌🏾❤️✊🏾

[@antav9371]

@@Hueiblack Good explanation of what should be a simple concept.....basketball is a team sport.

[@JM-st6ut]

uh, these kind of points are stupid. The BULLS had an 0-6 record. It's not a game of 1 vs. 1

[@dawrekzorcist3372]

I like these Shawn Kemp stories.

[@thrizzle4105]

Matt loved this interview

[@salbogats9483]

Kemp turned into a beast after that. Good dude too. Good show fellas

[@billysikes1374]

I fouled out but he got 46 on me, 33 should be in tne goat conversation, he'll never get the recognition, A lot better that LeBron James

[@jharris3840]

Larry Legend was crazy!

[@jlui21]

-- ALSO...the 1985 Conference Finals Bird broke his hand in a bar fight. Yeah, Boston won that series, but in the Finals, he was OFF for Bird. Bird had a legit chance of 3-peating but the only who stopped Bird was...Bird

[@edgardeese]

Boy, we used to love Shawn Kemp. He was a beast back in the day.

[@kptyler5]

That was 89 after he was injured and his back was deteriorating and still have a young kemp the biz!!!! Larry legend

[@Matt_BD]

Have to be honest when I was younger I was never a big fan of SJ or MB, but I love these guys now! Great fucking pcast!

[@tomkelley1100]

Shawn kemp was always one off my favorite players

[@robclark7380]

Kemp was a beast loved watching him play!

[@AP-ld2qv]

Dope... Love Kemp*s Honesty.... Classic

[@Inserthouse]

I am sorry to say it but if bird played in today’s era instead of getting triple doubles we would get SEXTUPLE TRIPLEs.

[@papichefitup]

Bird and mamba stories are the best the young heads having love for bird shows it's hope for them yet 😂

[@brandons9913]

I had no idea Kemp & Bird were homies like that. Real recognize real 👏🏼

[@sj4632]

Bird is cool with all the guys from that era…Even Dr. J respects him…

[@ogarchielee9880]

PLEASE GIVE THE GREATEST SHOOTER OF ALL TIME HIS RESPECT 👑💯🐦

[@LetReasonPrevail1]

Mad respect to Shawn ❤💪🇺🇸

[@averageguy1261]

Great story. That Bird, his legend continues to grow.

[@jondubb35]

I rarely agree with Jax or Barnes takes, but despite my disagreements with them, they have always kept it real when acknowledging the importance, and showing reverence, for the players that came before them.

[@nathanelliott7897]

“This is gonna be a fugged up night for you” I blame that reporter who wrote that article😂😂😂

[@porter4817]

“I ended up fouling out but I was on his ass” ! We gotta make that a shirt

[@GMCvideos2012]

Bird told Shawn nobody has ever guarded me that hard, but he still put up 40 points lol

[@buckwildjohnson1]

😊 damn i want MR KEMP TO TALK MORE. IM THANKFUL TO HAVE SEEN HIM

[@David-mt7tj]

"Man... it's gonna be a fucked up night for you" 😂😂😂

[@riffsthatkill2180]

So funny. What a way to get in someone's head before the game lol.

[@worldfamouslanglois4805]

Never drinking coors anti-union but love the Bird vids!

[@Shinobi33]

I think Larry only played 6 games the previous season because of injury hence that article. He then averaged 24ppg, 9.5 rebounds, 7.5 assists. Frenchlick Assassin. But he was washed up 😅

[@corbencarter-dixon5758]

These Larry Bird stories are so insane 😂

[@himynameiscorey]

People don’t get it but in the last 5-10 years the decrease in veterans for more young players that are half in and out of the league lowkey sucks, while it allows for undrafted players to make their paths into the league, it overall diminishes the entire length of an nba career generally speaking, since veteran contracts are the contracts being sacrificed

[@yappers2011]

Kemp was one of one. Great fucking player, would excel in todays game.

[@taxiarchas8694]

I wish Shawn kemp kept his head in the game more then alcohol

[@ZenOfMKVLI]

12/13/89 Larry Bird 40 pts 11 asissts 10 rebounds Kemp didnt actually foul out , was prob just adding for comedic effect , he had 5 pts 1 rebound but also 3 steals and a block

[@antav9371]

Also, Bird played 46 minutes, Kemp only played 13 minutes. No way "Bird gave KEMP a 40pt triple double"

[@charliepalmer3244]

Shit, I've kicked it with Shawn in the past. He would come through my place of business in Seattle frequently, got to know him a bit, and he invited me to come to his bar "Oskars Kitchen" in LQA, and of course I took him up. Good dude, says what's up to EVERYONE, gives regular fools like myself the time of day....REIGN MAN

[@capricorn1116]

It's gonna be a fucked up night for you 🤣🤣🤣🤣💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿💪🏿

[@dontecamp6363]

The midrange shot is a lost art.

[@RickRijuanaPro]

Boy said he fouled out 😂😂

[@davidlipkins3226]

Man, He is spitting FACTS!!!

[@ricaredoreynesreyesv3947]

Legend & Reign Man☘️💪

[@samikhalifa6021]

BRO HILARIOUS 😂

[@clarktownsend8991]

My favorite Bird story is Pat Eiwng saying when he went back to his hood in Cambridge(which is over the bridge from Boston) they would get on him because Bird was killing them. Ewing was like you go play him that dude is the one of the greatest player ive seen.

[@StickyIckyy5900]

League do need vets cus most don't have fathers look at Jalen Green he out here jus having babies I feel for my youngin

[@nicholasgullo9756]

The point about teams lacking vets is painfully obvious now.

[@kelvinboyd4847]

Larry Bird and magic advantage was they IQ 4real took advantage of any mismatches..