'Nothing impresses Mr. Bird': Player recalls nerves playing in front of Larry Bird during Pacers draft workout
The former Indiana Pacers coach and executive famously rarely changes his expression when watching potential NBA players.
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Lakers Legend Explains Why Larry Bird Was Harder To Guard Than Michael Jordan
Los Angeles Lakers legend Michael Cooper has picked Larry Bird as the hardest player for him to guard, even over Michael ...
Michael Cooper: Larry Bird was the hardest player and I played against Michael Jordan
But you know, people ask me all the time, ‘Who’s the hardest player?’ And I always say him, because I played against Michael ...
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"If you are going back to school, you've got to tell me" - Pacers coach told Larry Bird he won't draft him if he returns to Indiana State
The Indiana Pacers passed on the chance to land Larry Bird in the 1978 NBA Draft, but it turned out to be a big mistake. Bird ended up becoming one of the greatest players to ever play the game ...
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"Larry Bird was a fraud" - NBA fans abuzz as OKC Thunder's $82.5 million guard surpasses Celtics legend in career 3-pointers in just 6 seasons
Explore the NBA Draft 2024 with our free NBA Mock Draft ... fans can't help but talk about it. "That Larry Bird was a fraud and not who people say he was," one fan said.
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Plain and simple, Bird one of the best
Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from ... Red Auerbach shrewdly selected him with the sixth pick of the 1978 draft. Bird remained at Indiana State and became the Player of the Year, leading ...
Dave O’Brien says Duke’s Cooper Flagg is comparable in some ways to, well, Larry Bird
Dave O’Brien was a high schooler in Keene, N.H., during the beginnings of the Celtics’ 1980s heyday, so he is well aware it’s ...
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Larry Bird's night to remember with the Boston Celtics at the old Garden
Earlier this week, the 31st anniversary of the retirement of Hall of Fame Boston Celtics legendary forward Larry Bird getting his No. 33 jersey retired at the old Boston Garden arrived. The Hick From ...
On this day: Larry Bird wins '88 3-point contest; Kris Humphries born
On this day in Celtics history, Larry Legend won the 1988 AT&T Shootout, and former Boston big Kris Humphries was born.
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'Nothing impresses Mr. Bird': Player recalls nerves playing in front of Larry Bird during Pacers draft workout
Second-year Memphis Grizzlies player G.G. Jackson remembers his Indiana Pacers workout leading up to the 2023 NBA Draft ... of nervous," he said. "Mr. (Larry) Bird was in there watching.
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Michael Cooper: Larry Bird was the hardest player and I played against Michael Jordan
The 40-year-old forward became the oldest player to score at least 40 points in a single NBA game. Overall, he was the second over 40 with such a production after Michael Jordan. “What do I thin ...