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‘Hasn’t done it’ – Larry Bird savagely responded to Patrick Ewing’s claim he used to ‘bust him’ up
Not only was Larry Bird one of the greatest players in the history of basketball, but he was also the greatest trash talker, ...
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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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"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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"I hate when people say my name wrong… He's like, 'Mayhorn? You're on me?'" - Rick Mahorn recalls getting angry dealing with Larry Bird's vicious trash talk
Rick Mahorn shared how Larry Bird’s ruthless trash talk, from calling a clear-out to mocking his lack of a ring, got under ...
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NBA Players Reflect on Larry Bird’s Iconic Trash Talk
Larry Bird's trash talk is the stuff of legend—he wouldn't just talk, he’d predict what he was going to do and then do it. Players from the '80s and '90s have countless stories of Bird walking onto ...
Forget Michael Jordan – Boston Celtics legend who went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson is greatest trash talker in NBA history
Everyone knows Michael Jordan could talk trash with the best of them. What people may not know is that ‘the best of them’ ...
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"You shot yourself out in warm-ups" - Craig Hodges reveals how Bird sized up every contestant in the 1986 Three-Point Contest
L arry Bird was the rare player who could talk smack and then back it up on the court. There are countless stories about the ...