You guys wanted it, here it is. Pistol Pete reaction hope you guys enjoy

https://youtu.be/UuxUcK7Tfbc

Larry bird is top 5 dead or alive. Imagine a man telling you what he is about to do to you and you can't stop him. A savage. Larry legend is different

You do know Bird is the founding member of the 50-40-90 club, he played with a broken back, concussion, fractured face, week after foot surgery his basketball IQ was genius. Larry Bird and Magic Johnson saved the NBA. Love love love 80s basketball!!

You have no idea how deep the Larry Bird well goes. Top-tier passer. Top-tier rebounder. Top-tier free-throw shooter. Top-tier hustle. Top tier jump shooter. Top tier IQ. Top tier 3 point shooter. Top tier team leader. Top tier trash talker.

He was slow because he had a bad back most of the time he played. Also magic and Larry are still friends to this day. What magic said on Larry's retirement was insane
Magic: "you only told one lie your whole career"
Larry: "just 1"? "That's pretty good"
Magic: "you only told 1 lie to me and the people here. You don't remember do you? I'll say it (looks down and pauses) you said that there will be another Larry bird one day. And Larry..... THERE WILL NEVER, EVER, EVER BE ANOTHER LARRY BIRD one day. You take that to the bank, I love you, I respect you, and I admire you" . Truly one of the best retirement speeches ever for an athlete.

Jordan was 0 in 6 against Larry in the Playoffs. Michael even scored 60+ points in one of those games. Larry was the only Pro-Player Jordan never got "revenge" against.

Bird was the guy who dominated the golden era of the NBA. He got 67% of all MVP votes in the 80's against Dr. J, Magic, Jordan, Isaiah, Drexler, Malone etc
Jordan was playing but was just another good guy in the 80's, he became great only after Magic and Bird retirement.

Larry’s jab step was so effective because he was such an all-around threat that his opponents were on edge — if he wasn’t shooting, he was making crazy passes. If he looked like he was committed to shooting, he’d fake the crap out of them. He could already be IN his shooting motion and suddenly pass it at a weird angle or behind his head. You’d swear Bird had eyeballs all over his head, his court vision was that insanely excellent.
“Bird was a bad man” sums it up perfectly.

What made Bird so special was that he didn't do it all himself; he made his teammates better. With his passes, his teammates had to be paying attention 100% of the time because the ball might appear at any time.That kept them involved, and made them better. Boston went from 29 wins the year before Bird to 61 wins with him as a rookie. In college, he took the Indiana State Sycamores to an undefeated regular season, and to the NCAA finals, where they lost to Magic Johnson and Michigan State, and it wasn't because Indiana State had a bunch of talent other than Bird.

They did show the redemption with magic.  Bird hit a three to win and then the crowd swarmed.  You both weren’t looking 😂

I watched both Larry and Michael Jordan play in person. Both are total legends. I used to play the video game called Jordan vs Bird back when I was a kid. I would walk into the arena and see Bird on the other team and think "Awe, man we gonna lose".

He was also a coach of the year and an executive of the year. Bird and Magic absolutely saved a dying NBA.

A lot of basketball players did things better than The Bird, but nobody did EVERYTHING as well as The Bird, which is why he's the greatest all-around basketball player of all time.  End of story.

in a 9 year run from 1980 to 1989, Larry Bird got 67% of all MVP
' votes that were cast. All other players combined only received 33% of the votes.

Ok guys. Larry won the 3 pt contest 3 years in a row. He was the first guy to have a 50=40=90 pct season, and he did it 2 years in a row. His Celtics were also 6-0 against Jordans Bulls in the playoffs. His retirement ceremony, all those people including Magic were there on a night that there was not even a game. Just for Larry's retirement. Larry had the most complete game I ever saw. Score, pass and he even had more rebounds a game that guys like Patrick Ewing and a bunch of others. You need to check out Pete Maravich too. Magic says he stole almost all his moves from Pistol Pete. Pete's pro career was cut short by knee injuries, but he was a top scorer his 1st few seasons. Also even though Pete only played 3 years of college ball (not allowed to play varsity as a freshman back then) he is still today the all time leading scorer in college basketball. He avg's 44 pts a game for all 3 years and did it with no 3 pt line. They went back and checked the score bookd from the games and Pete avg'd 13 shots a game that would have been 3s if there was a 3 pt line. So just with the shots he actually took he would have avg's 57 pts a game for his 3 years. Before Pete signed with the NBA, the Harlem Globetrotters tried to sign him. He invented a whole lot of what you see guys doing still today.

You just watched the
greatest all around
player in NBA history !

Larry broke his cheek when he fell. He wasn’t suppose to go back in but when the trainers werent looking he bolted back to the court

That cat was the most all around complete player; a walking arsenal, backed up with a hard warrior's attitude. He has been called "more dangerous when he doesn't have the ball" - because he's about to make something deadly happen.

Ahhh, when basketball was about dedication and loyalty, instead of the team that spends the most money for the best players! Such a legendary time

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN & THE TRUE GOAT 🐐 ☘️