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"People say, 'You're jealous of what Larry did.' I'm not!" - Cedric Maxwell on how he never received the credit he deserves
Cedric Maxwell sets the record straight about his role in the 1981 championship run and why the "Celtics City" documentary missed the mark on his legacy.
The 12 Best NBA Playoff Rivalries of All Time
First and foremost, the teams/players involved need to have faced off more than twice, preferably with numerous matchups in a ...
"You can just go by winning record, right?" - Isiah Thomas reluctantly included Michael Jordan in his top-five toughest-ever opponents
Whether Jordan digs at "Zeke" during "The Last Dance" documentary before giving him a nod for his toughness or Thomas accepts ...
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"Bird talked more trash on the basketball court than anybody I've ever played against" - Bryon Scott crowns Larry Bird the best trash-talker of all-time
Bryon Scott calls Larry Bird the greatest trash-talker of all time, and shares a story of when the Celtics legend told the ...
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"Byron Scott said we were showboating" - The moment Michael Jordan knew the Bulls would win the championship against the Lakers
The Chicago Bulls finally got over the Detroit Pistons hump in 1991. After watching their season end at the hands of the Bad ...
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Rudy Gobert on the big vs. small market teams narrative: "The goal is to tell great stories"
However, there needs to be continued efforts in small markets like Milwaukee, Orlando, Utah and Minnesota, to name a few. In ...
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"Larry's greatness somewhat alienated Larry from the rest of the team" - Cedric Maxwell on the difficulty of playing with a superstar in a team sport
Cedric Maxwell opened up about the hidden toll of playing next to Larry Bird, revealing how even greatness can create ...
"I was probably emotional and upset and directed a lot of that anger toward the team" - Hill admits he regrets how his career in Detroit ended
Still determined to lead, he pushed through the injury and took the floor for Detroit's first-round battle with the Miami ...
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"He did it the right way" - Larry Bird names the most admirable player he has ever seen in the NBA
During his tenure as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird had the unique opportunity to witness Reggie Miller's ...
"We were sitting there, drinking beers and just relaxing" - MJ shared his version of the passing of the torch moment with Magic and Bird
"I remember the night when we were sitting there, drinking beers and just relaxing," said Jordan in a 2013 interview with ...
A deeper dive into Larry Bird's greatest playoff performances
Throughout his legendary NBA career, the great Larry Bird demonstrated a remarkable ability to perform consistently, ...
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"Never, these guys put their shorts on just like me" - Michael Jordan on if he was ever intimidated by the Bad Boys Pistons
This is where defenders like John Salley, Dennis Rodman, Isiah Thomas and Bill Laimbeer made it their mission to rough him up ...