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"I get a little nervous sometimes when I talk about it" - Larry Bird on why he feels uneasy when asked to rank his legacy among the greats
Alongside Magic Johnson, Bird changed the game and turned it into something worth broadcasting worldwide. But while the numbers remain untouched, he shies away from the narrative-building that often ...
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"There's a lot of people who helped save this NBA, it didn't start with us" - Bird rejected the narrative that he and Magic saved the NBA
Indeed, Bird and Johnson shared devotion to team basketball, reinvigorating a product that had become muddied with isolation ...
"I was a little embarrassed about how the fans treated me" - Larry Bird on why it was tough coming to Boston as Pacers head coach
Larry Bird explained why he found it emotionally difficult to return to Boston as head coach of the Pacers, despite being celebrated by Celtics fans.
‘They changed WNBA’ – Magic Johnson says Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry echoes his own with Larry Bird
Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese leveled up women’s basketball to unprecedented heights in 2024. The WNBA phenoms sold out ...