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"He played with my eight $20 bills in his shoe and lit up the 76ers" - Larry Bird won a shooting bet against journalist with all five fingers wrapped up
Larry Bird once taped all five fingers together and still won a free throw bet against journalist Dan Shaughnessy.
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"I didn't feel I had to score for our team to win" - Bird thinks he would've had a lot more records if he focused on scoring
A marksman with icy poise, he didn't need acrobatics or flashy moves to pile up buckets. Everything he did on the court was ...
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Hear Larry Bird reveal the only game ball he ever wanted
Larry Bird once revealed that the only game ball he ever truly wanted was from Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, when his Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets to win the championship. Bird, who ...
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"Larry was actually trying to figure out if he could make it off the scoreboard" - Larry Bird really wanted to challenge Michael Jordan during a commercial shoot
In the realm of sports advertisements, few campaigns are as memorable as the 1993 Super Bowl commercial featuring Larry Bird and Michael ... the 7-foot center's free-throw shooting woes.
Florida’s Walter Clayton Jr. accomplishes feat not seen since Larry Bird
Florida Gators star Walter Clayton Jr. balled out against the Auburn Tigers in the Final Four of the 2025 NCAA Tournament on Saturday night. It was a big performance that he replicated a feat Larry ...