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“Right in the Palm of Your Hands”: When Isiah Thomas Explained How Larry Bird Saved His NBA Career in 1987
Pistons legend Isiah Thomas explains how Larry Bird chose to save his career from a place of no return in 1987.
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"That type of fear makes you do something stupid defensively" - Isiah admits the 'Bad Boys' feared Bird the most
"Zeke" reveals that "Larry Legend", not Jordan or Magic, was the one player who truly intimidated the infamous Pistons "Bad ...
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"One day I would wake up and the pain would finally be gone, but I was wrong" - Bird on struggles with his health even decades after retirement
Related: Isiah Thomas recalls his college recruitment ... because you may never play golf again," Bird recalled. Larry didn't ...
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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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"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 ...
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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 ...
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"Mark made a statement he couldn't work for two guys in control" - Larry Bird on why he didn't think Mark Jackson could coach the Pacers
"What happened last year, we were in the process of getting names down on a list and Mark made a statement he couldn't work ...
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"You can just go by winning record, right?" - Isiah Thomas reluctantly included Michael Jordan in his top-five toughest-ever opponents
"You can just go by winning record, right? Magic, Kareem, Bird, Dr.J., and then I would say Jordan," he said. As we've ...
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NBA Great Makes Bold Claim About Larry Bird Playing In Today's Game
In 2023, former Detroit Pistons guard Isiah Thomas says Hall of Famer could dominate today's game. "If Larry Bird was playing today, he would still be the MVP of the league," Thomas said on a podcast.
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"He's had eight years to bust me. He hasn't done it yet" - Larry Bird response to Patrick Ewing for claiming he used to "bust his butt"
I won't be able to bust his a** on the court anymore." Knowing "Larry Legend" and his relentlessness as a trash-talker, such ...
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'Right in the Palm of Your Hands': Isiah Thomas Explained How Larry Bird Saved His NBA Career in 1987
Nonetheless, they all had great respect for each other. This was quite evident in the relationship between Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird. On the court, they were rivals, always duelling to the very ...