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"Larry Bird's on the elevator, and he's chirping" - Grant Hill recalls Larry Bird trash talking college players who scrimmaged against the Dream Team
Hill and his teammates were about to be indoctrinated into the ruthless culture of pro basketball. For Bird, there was no ...
"I would say DJ from Boston was the toughest" - Magic Johnson says Dennis Johnson was tougher to guard than Michael Jordan and Scottie Pippen
Magic Johnson says Dennis Johnson was the toughest defender he ever faced, ranking him above Michael Jordan and Scottie ...
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"Magic still wanted to play. Larry wants to work" - Chris Mullin on the major difference between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird's post-playing careers
"You could see when Magic went back to coach the Lakers, he still wanted to be Magic. Magic still wanted to play. Larry wants ...
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"I probably would have had something to say back to him" - Tim Legler says he wouldn't take Larry Bird's trash-talk if he went up against him in a 3-point contest
"I hate to say it, but if Larry Bird walked in the locker room and guaranteed a victory in that competition and I was sitting ...
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"I knew in Detroit, we were nowhere near that level" - Isiah Thomas on how Larry Bird and the Celtics fueled his desire to become an NBA champion
Isiah Thomas credits Larry Bird and the early ‘80s Celtics for showing him what championship basketball looked like.
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Carmelo explains why his year at Syracuse was the best season in his basketball career: "We weren't expected to do nothing"
Carmelo Anthony's lone season at Syracuse remains one of the most memorable runs in college basketball history, not just ...
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"He never beat Larry Bird, he never beat Magic and Kareem"- When Isiah Thomas reminded Stephen A. Smith he did what Michael Jordan could never do
Zeke didn't hesitate to remind Stephen A. Smith how he superseded Michael Jordan by taking down the NBA's biggest names.
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Dominique Wilkins: "Larry Bird, If You Weren't Ready, He Took Your Heart..."
"Larry Bird, if you weren’t ready, he took your heart. You know, Larry was great. There were quite a few guys that talked ...
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"If you're on that court, you're ready" - Shaquille O'Neal dismisses that Michael Jordan was "rusty" during the 1995 Eastern Conference Semifinals
F inding stars who got the better of Michael Jordan becomes increasingly difficult as he won most of his matchups. When the 6 ...
Basketball Network on MSN9d
"Super players that never won a championship" - Dominique Wilkins admits he loses no sleep over never winning an NBA championship
Dominique Wilkins never won a championship, but he doesn't regret a thing. And he doesn't need to — not when his name is ...
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Why did this Lakers legend refuse to participate in Celtics documentary?
Anyone who has watched the newly-released documentary, Celtics City, may have noticed that some key characters are missing ...
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"They praised Michael for being this competitive juggernaut and a jerk... they villainized Isiah for the same thing" - Brandon "Scoop B" Robinson on the hypocrisy …
Scoop B Robinson breaks down why Isiah Thomas was villainized for the same traits that made Michael Jordan a legend.