NBA Legends Explain Why Larry Bird was The Coldest Player Ever 

Larry Legend videos never get old.

Larry Bird is better than Lebron James

I've seriously watched more of this channel then the last 10 years of the NBA combined!!

I grew up watching Larry. My biggest take away was when he missed a shot in a key moment everyone watching was always surprised. Always expected it to go in.

I remember going to see the celtics with my grandfather and dad back in the 86. I was 10 years old. Fell in love with basketball that night and have bled green ever since. I love me some larry legend.

You are absolutely correct. Larry could get in other player's heads like no other, and that could change the outcome of the game in many instances. Thanks for sharing!!

Larry Legend was and always will be my all time FV!!

LARRY LEGEND IS A UNICORN AND THE TRUE GOAT!!! 🐐 ☘️

Bird was the man my absolute favorite player ever i actually became a huge Pacers fan when he started coaching them and i still love the Pacers

Larry would dominate in any era. For me, it's not a question of if he could play in this era. It's a question of how these players of this era would react to his trash talk. There might need to be a whole category of therapists to help them cope!

Took me a long time to realise it but he is by far the best small forward ever. His spot is safe as we probably won't see any player with this kind of hustle, mindset, IQ.

Thanks for the video. 👍 ☘️ Larry Legend

Larry Legend!!! One of my all time favorite players next to Jordan and Iverson.

I was a Dr. J fan, so I hated the Lakers and the Celtics. There is still noone I would rather take a clutch shot (or pass) than Larry.

The line about airballing a 3 but still being able to stay in the game is the coldest

He was savage on the court 🐐

One thing that gets overlooked is how fundamentally sound as a player he was.

Larry is still amazing 30 plus years later. Even the youth of today are in awe of what this Legend has done for basketball. Magic said " there will never ever EVER be another Larry Bird"!

When basketball was for real🤝

There's only One Larry Legend ☘️☘️☘️

I 💚💚💚💚 Larry Bird! Have one of his jerseys…

Laker fan that only now, all these years later, misses the spectacular Larry Bird. He would be truly able to play and dominate in any era. Only player that I EXPECTED to make every shot, pass, board, and defensive play but was surprised and elated when he didn’t and yet now, I'd give anything to see him play again and just appreciate what I didn’t then, true greatness!

Totally agree with you about Bird. He was my favorite player back in the 80’s. Love your channel!!

Larry Bird was so bad; he asked who was coming in 2nd; f$%k the whole room; they people were talking trash until Bird asked that question: Who is coming in 2nd, and heads went down

I always chuckle when people claim LeBron is the GOAT. Hell, he isn't even the best _small forward_ of all time.

You are my favorite doing what you do. Thanks. Robert NC.

I swear, I've seen this one before. Still nice to watch again.

Love the Bird stories, reminds me of the saying the wrong thing to Jordan stories! Greatness won't be denied!

The questions isn't, "Could Bird hang in this (or any modern) era?" The question is, "Could this era hang with Bird?"

Bird retired 30+ years ago but I can still watch videos of him every day and not get tired of it

Outstanding video!! Thank you!

Larry was always ready to throw down what made him a legendary

Loved watching Larry Bird… He’ll always be my favorite….! Tremendous player…❤️💯👍

Couldn't stand baseball, football, let alone golf BUT BASKETBALL IS GREAT! I started watching the Celtics during the sixties, loved them. The best was when Boston TV stations broadcast college ball with the Celtics 1978 draft choice, Larry Bird! I went to Univ. of WI-Madison in '73. I got into fights with Buck fans because I was the only Celtics fan around for miles! Got back to Boston Sept.'79 - glued to the set watching Bird! Bought Celtics shares in the 80's. Larry Bird is the BEST PLAYER EVER!!!!! Jason Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Payton Pritchard and Kristops Portzingas are finally in the same league as the '86 Celtics. They need another Championship to reach Legendary Status! Difficult with all of the 'Sports Betting Interests' but do-able!

I’ll take backing up trash talking to complaining to the refs any day.

I’d like to preface this by saying that I played basketball in NYC in an all black high school and got my nick name from the brothers playing at The Cage and at Rucker Park. We were all trying to emulate what Larry bird was doing on the playground and it was impossible for us. However, I remember hearing what Pat Riley said, “If I had to choose a player to take a shot to save a game, I’d choose Michael Jordan, but if I had to choose a player to take a shot to save my life, I’d take Larry Bird."

Yo Dude thank you so much for sharing this Larry Bird vedio with us

Awesome clips! Thanks!

As a big time Big Game James fan, this is fun. Might as well let it rip now, gentlemen!

Larry-True GOAT

Been binging on Bird videos, he's the GOAT of centers!

80's basketball was the best.

Isaiah Thomas was pretty good, and remembers his lessons

Larry is the Byrd of paradise. I love him.!!!!!

Rodman came into the league in 86 and Bird cooked him by his own admission in later years. Bird injured his back and Dennis learned to be a better player. He knew Bird had a very bad back by the time the Olympics came around but despite his championships Rodman was never even brought up as a team member. The contreversy was Isiah. No one gave a thought to Rodman instead of Bird and he has admitted it hurt his feelings.

Bird was my Jordan

LARRY LARRY LARRY!

Is this a re-upload? I've seen all this before, but it's still appreciated.

Great show! Thank you

Larry the legend played when NBA stars were not massively overpaid narcissists. He played his whole career with Boston vs. Lefraud changing teams to chase rings. I liked Rodman back in the day as well. Clearly Rodman struggles with his mental health as illustrated by the recent comments about Bird only being able to play in Europe if he played today.

Larry Bird will never get old. He was a legend like Kobe Bryant I’d like your remark.

Larry Bird The “Savage Savant”

As a Hawks fan in the 80's you just hated Bird. He was def the scariest guy around until Jordan hit his prime. You just knew the Haws were going to lose cuz Bird was going to do something to pull off the win. Worst part about it was you always had the feeling the Hawks players knew that too! 🤣

If you can do what you say, it's ain't bragging, it's foreshadowing!

I always felt that the original controversy about Bird just being “another guy” was an indictment of the media coverage of him and not his skills. It’s weirdly frustrating that this never seems to be addressed or explored

My dude after MJ.

Airball just to flex ... 😅😅😅😂😂😂😂 damm shit was cold

Thanks!

Bird is the word

I love your takes on old school basketball, Michael Jordan is the GOAT period! And your right Sean , Lebron is hurting the image of the L.A. Lakers by being about himself and his own legacy when it should be about the Lakers or whoever he’s playing for! It’s a shame to see! Love the content Sean, keep up the great work!

Larry Bird was cold! One of the GOATS! And even though I love Dennis Rodman myself, he's probably trolling! Because if Nikola Jokic and Luka Donsic have similar playing styles, and they're dominating with their high basketball IQ and fundamentals, Larry Bird would kick their asses! I mean he won three straight MVPs and 3 championships in an era where hand-checking was allowed and there was no 3-second defensive rule, and load management was not a thing either! Nuff said!

Larry Bird is the greatest of all time.

I love your videos. And you showing the younger generations how great old timers were. They actually used to call traveling. Unless your name was Michael Jordan. But Rodman was great. Not stable and not exactly someone you want talking to the press. This is a guy whose friends with a dictator. I think about his incredible defense and rebounding.

There can only be one Larry Bird. But Luka, Jokic, Aydivinas Sabonis, and Oscar Smith. All have there way

BIRD was a Man on Fire

Jordan magic bird Russell chamberlain best 5 ever

As a knick fan I hated Bird.. he was so good and so scary

Bird would destroy the NBA worse in 2024 then in 1984

Rodman is just tryin' to get people talming about Dennis, and it worked.

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Gary Payton calling Bird "The sh*t, not calling him sh*t

My personal opinion: Lebron James is one of the best individual talents in the history of the league. A phenomenal physical specimen who has worked hard to keep his edge year after year. Denying his greatness is just dishonest. Larry Bird is a phenomenal talent because he can’t run or jump like Lebron but dominated the league in the mid-eighties on sheer heart, determination, and fundamental basketball skills. Larry was a great shooter, but also was a great teammate. A quiet leader who was very verbal against his opposition on the court. A great clutch shooter and floor leader and was just as great a threat with or without the ball.

Bird playing against rodman in regular season averaged 24.7 points, 8.0 rebounds and 6.9 assists. in playoffs Bird averaged 20.9 points, 9.8 rebounds and 6.2 assists. rodman's stats against Bird regular season 10.2 points, 9.5 rebounds and 1.3 assists, post season 6.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 0.7 assists guess that says it all. No wonder Rodman's jealous

Do an episode on Chick Hearn! If you know ANYTHING about old school NBA basketball!

Its hilarious to hear these syories from the former great players because they all have a grin on their faces.

Dennis rodman could not walk in bifd shadow lol 😂

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Rodman was a fantastic player. But he’s not the kind of guy whose opinion matters.

I'm not hating but the clips I saw shooters shooting including Bird the defenders wasn't close enough. Hell I can knock down shoots too if I can still see basket and no one close enough. Go back watch birds defenders was rarely smothering him.. he had at least a foot of space between him and defender almost every play

Did I hate LB back in the day? As a lifelong Pistons fan what do you think? Is Larry Bird in the conversation for GOAT? Abso-freaking-lutely.

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I wonder if any of these haters have ever heard of "God Given Talent" when they are discussing their own talent or showing their obvious jealousy when talking about an opponent's talent. I have never understood this, but Larry Bird was an all-around better player than any of these haters. He proved it just about every time he took the court. Without God Given Talent none of these people being quoted on this video would even be playing in the NBA.

and rodman would be playing in the wnba

One on one, 5 on 5, and the 3 point contest, Bird owns Lebron. He doesn't need to do the slam dunk competition cause Lebron doesn't do it at all. And the main reason Bird owns Lebron in these areas is because he'll trash talk him so bad it'll throw Lebron out of his game 99.9% of the time. EDIT: And if you don't think Lebron can't be thrown off his game all I have to say is this: the 2011 Finals. He's mentally fragile. You don't think Bird wouldn't have taken advantage of that, Lebron fans? You all and I know how popular the Larry Legend trash talking videos are. Just saying...

I think nothing, but thanks for asking

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BIRD ONLY PLAYED IN 897 GAMES…..JORDAN IN 1072…..LEBRON AND KAREEM OVER 1500….IF LARRY TRAINED WITH WEIGHTS AND NUTRITION AND CHIROPRACTIC BACK THEN HE COULD HAVE PROBABLY PLAYED ANOTHER 5-6 YEARS…..HIS BODY BROKE DOWN…..VERY SIMPLY

Larry Bird was and is my favorite player of all time. Today’s young players will never understand. His RU-vid videos don’t even begin to do him justice. Dennis Rodman is delusional. If Larry played in today’s game WITH TODAYS RULES!!! HIS AVERAGE WOULD BE IN THE 60’s, to my peeps that watched the nba in the 80’s… can you just imagine the offense of Larry bird in today’s rules. YOU CANT TOUCH HIM FOR CHRIST SAKES. HE WOULD RAIN DOWN THREES ALL NIGHT LONG MAN. TODAYS GAME IS SO GODAM SOFT I CANT EVEN WATCH IT ANYMORE. ANOTHER PLAYER THAT WOULD ABSOLUTELY DESTROY TODAYS PLAYERS IS WILT CHAMBERLAIN. WILT CHAMBERLAIN WOULD SQUASH SHAQUILLE ONEIL LIKE A LITTLE BUG. HOW ABOUT A VIDEO ON WILT CHAMBERLAIN, THE PLAYER THAT BENCH PRESSED 600 POUNDS AND COULD JUMP UP AND TOUCH THE TOP OF THE BACKBOARD YET RUN FROM ONE END OF THE COURT TO THE OTHER FASTER THEN ANY NBA PLAYER IN HISTORY. YOU REALLY NEED TO DO SOME VIDEOS OF WILT THE STILT CHAMBERLAIN. AND IF YOU DONT THINK HE BENCHED 600 POUNDS ASK ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER HE USED TO WORK OUT WITH HIM AND SPOT HIM.

Joker is NOT Larry Bird - period! Let's call a spade a spade, the only similarity is that Joker is good and white. But he is no Bird! Take it from a Sixers fan who was pained by this guy up close and personal.

FUNNY HOW THESE AT ONE TIME MILLIONAIRE BASKET BALL PLAYERS... YRS LATER MAKING A COUPLE OF BUCKS DOING PERSONAL APPERANCES... CUZ THE FAME AND MONEY RAN OUT AT ONE POINT...

Rodman knows better. He just trying to be controversial.

Bill Russell is and was Greater than them all!!! 11Championships

Rodman is the most over-hyped player in history. He was lucky enough to play on good teams. The only thing he really did was rebound, and he is best known for his off the court antics. He was a terrible shooter, couldn't throw an assist if it cost him his life, and he was a terrible teammate. No wonder why he prostrated himself at the foot of a maniacal dictator that wants to kill us all.

Did Isiah Thomas get paid off by Larry Bird?

only kids think that jokic is better than bird

My All Caucasian Team. Granted... my experience excludes J West and J Havlicek. Still.... C Jokic, PF McHale, SF Bird, PG J Will/White Chocolate and J Stockton, 2G....Reed Shepard,, and he hasnt played an NBA game yet!

Larry is at a higher level of basketball than lebron. There are very few players that demand to be the one taking the money shot.lebrin never had that. And if it wasn't for the PED's he wouldn't have been hangin in this subpar league as ut is today, very soft.

Lets just be honest, Larry gets compared to today's white players, when the reality is, he's not at all comparable. For the 80s and 90s eras he was slow, but his speed is insane compared to Luka and Joker now. I swear Luka and Joker could be the slowest guys I have ever seen, but their court IQ's are just second to none. Besides skin color, that's all Luka, Joker and Larry share, they play nothing alike. Magic said it best "There will NEVER be another Larry Bird." I still say prime Larry averages 40+ in today's league w/o hand checks.

Hey Sean, LBJ is the goat!😉

Bird😂😂😂😂😂, couldn't hold MJ shoes. Coldest ever, yall jokes