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"I wish I could go back in time and change the moment, but I can't" - Larry Bird's cold rejection left Dan Shaughnessy humiliated for decades

Larry Bird never shied away from a cold one but drew the line when he felt it was needed. Boston Globe reporter Dan Shaughnessy recalled offering him a second round of beer at a bar, only for the ...

"There's a lot of things that he can do that Larry wouldn't be able to do" - Cedric Maxwell once picked Dirk Nowitzki over Larry Bird based on physical attributes

Cedric Maxwell saw Larry Bird up close for many years, but even Cornbread wouldn't put his former Boston Celtics teammate ...
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"He was just unbelievable" - Jamaal Wilkes was in awe of Bird after a 1981 Lakers-Celtics game

Bird was also known as someone who would be at his best when the C's played the Los Angeles Lakers. In a game played in February 1981, the 1980 Rookie of the Year put on a show th ...
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Larry Bird's debut; first-ever NBA 3-pointer

Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, ...