When Bird was questioned about why the threw the ball into Laimbeer's face, he said "I was throwing it to the refs but Laimbeer's face blocked it. 😂

@dusk6159

Жыл бұрын

The greatest trashtalking and wits of all-time. MCHALE was his teammates too, what a combo to hear as an opponent.

When u walk around asking which 1 of yall gonna come in 2nd??? U know u a bad boy 🤣🤣🤣

@brandonknight7486

2 жыл бұрын

Larry Bird said that at the three point contest during all star weekend

@cindyknudson2715

2 жыл бұрын

@@brandonknight7486 and then went out and did it.

@jakeweisenberg3097

Жыл бұрын

All-time great quote!!…legend

Dominique Wilkins said it best a great athlete is gonna give you alot of ooh and ahhs but a great basketball player is gonna beat you every night. That was Bird.

@chrisisslick

2 жыл бұрын

He def gave nique the business and had the hawks bench going live 😆

@twocents6951

2 жыл бұрын

@@chrisisslick Gave them boys 60 lol

@Hawkeyes319

Жыл бұрын

​@@twocents6951 damn lol

3 straight mvps at that. Bird was a monster

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

And in 1981, 1982, 1983 and 1988 Larry Bird finished second in the MVP voting. Larry Bird was a player from another world.

In his prime Bird was as good as anybody who ever played the game. 🏀

There is something special about the players in Gary Payton's era. To be considered an all-star in Payton's playing days, your defense had to be solid. I wish it was the same for todays NBA.

@caper087

2 жыл бұрын

I wish they played with the same with defensive tenacity today as they did back then but the offensive being the same

@darnayblue3081

2 жыл бұрын

Fouling was less penalized; so of course players like Bill Laimbeer and Kevin Mchale strived off fouling and very aggressive defense. Uncontested 3 pointers and unguarded far midranges were very common in the 80’s and early 90’s. Teams shot better in that era than they do now because of these defensive blind spots. There’s gives and takes with every era.

@itsascaryworld9788

2 жыл бұрын

Every sport has to evolve. Humans evolve, everything else evolves. Cars, homes, technology. Just appreciate the past and live for the moment.

@Mindag13

2 жыл бұрын

Difference is you can’t guard niggas today. They actually have a left hand

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

Only 8 all stars were on all defensive teams out of the 27 all stars the all star game he was drafted last years all star game 10 all stars were all defense before lol

Byron Scott said Bird would tell the Lakers what the Celtics play was during the timeout.... And they still wouldn't be able to stop him Larry Legend

@dusk6159

Жыл бұрын

As tough and as gutsy as probably nobody else in the game. You don't do multiple stuff like that without having enormous confidence in yourself and lots of bravery.

Larry was a sarcastic straight up no chaser savage. Man he due so much more respect

That's the ultimate sign of paying homage When 1 of the greatest trash talkers to ever play the game comes out and says Hey this man Bird was way better of a trash talker than I ever was!

@esils

2 жыл бұрын

Not when your trash talkin is merely personal insults about ya dead mother🤦🏾‍♂️

@Earl_TheSquirrel

2 жыл бұрын

@@esils It wasn't only that idiot

@187mrsmith

2 жыл бұрын

@@Earl_TheSquirrel smh someone always gotta get offended about something that's y we can't have trash talkers any more lol

@bhaysmithbs

2 жыл бұрын

Some dudes don't know how to deal with trash talking

I won courtside seats to a Hawks game and just like Gary said Bird would tell them where he was going to shoot from and yell at the Hawks coach to put someone else on him. I hate the Celtics but he earned my respect that night.

Gary Payton and Larry Bird are living legends‼️🏀

@dusk6159

Жыл бұрын

Reminds me of the Earl Watson's GP story of GP hilariously hammering down the point of fellow legendary PG Johnny Stockton's abilities and to never take that for granted. GP recognizes Real like himself.

I wish Larry got a whole lot more respect nationally. He gets the utmost respect from coaches and players from his era. He should still be mentioned as one of the greatest more than he is.

@malikaustin9087

2 жыл бұрын

Finna go get that Bird Jersey

@rcfresh4345

2 жыл бұрын

Anybody who watched Bird in the 80s knows how good he was..but he is mostly considered a small forward. Most in this current era and many overall would put LeBron and Durant ahead of him at small forward which is why he gets overshadowed sometimes. No different than Oscar Robertson being left out of discussions of all time great shooting guards because of Jordan and Kobe.

@rcfresh4345

2 жыл бұрын

@mike dollars It may have been closer had Bird's back not betrayed him towards the end of his career. He was also a good passer as is LeBron. I have to give James the nod due to his ability to lift multiple teams to title contention with arguably lesser supporting casts. I agree the one in Cleveland put him over the top.

@1990758

2 жыл бұрын

He was that great and yes I would take him over lebron James any time anytime.

@jimone732

2 жыл бұрын

What fuking planet do you live on...Larry Bird get mention with the great absolutely every single time someone who know 2 cent about basketball talks about thr greats.....like everytime I never saw a show on the subject once where his name don't come up...I swear you Internet niggaz stays talking just to talk

I smile whenever Gary smiles, he's a gem of a human. One of my favorites from the time he was with the Beavers.

@nonamewillbegiven1217

Жыл бұрын

Gay

Birds was That Dude. Could do everything!! Freaking Assassin 💪💪💪

Magic vs Larry Bird might honestly be the best rivalry between 2 Franchises an 2 superstar players! They were meeting up in the playoffs an finals battling 4 championships not just regular season! These 2 have been battling it out ever since college!

@713anand

2 жыл бұрын

Pistons Celtics rivalry was flat out intense. They all 12 players on each team hated each other

@Powerule23

2 жыл бұрын

That's the thing - they went at it for four full years in college, and the rivalry carried into the league.

@johntuohy1867

2 жыл бұрын

Best rivalry EVER in the game. True sportsmen. Marvelous mutual respect. Accomplished more in the race relations area than politicians can dream of. Raised the caliber of the game by leaps and bounds. Established a great and enduring friendship . They played on The Dream Team together. They embodied The Dream Era yet to be equaled.

@johntuohy1867

2 жыл бұрын

Best rivalry EVER in the game. True sportsmen. Marvelous mutual respect. Accomplished more in the race relations area than politicians can dream of. Raised the caliber of the game by leaps and bounds. Established a great and enduring friendship . They played on The Dream Team together. They embodied The Dream Era yet to be equaled.

Bird does get brought up when the greats are mentioned. Every time you hear magic, you hear bird next because they were like pb and j.

I remember the Jordan's quote: "He's a Bad Man..." LOL

Students of the game know what a bad dude Larry Bird was. People that know nothing about basketball dismiss him.

Man… I love Gary Payton so much! What a legend! (And I agree… Bird is never mentioned in the conversation of all time greats… and the dude dominated!)

I Agree... For a stretch from the time Bird got into the League until 87" the East belonged to Boston, you had to go thru them to make it to the NBA Finals.

"Hick From French Lick" Definitely Top 10 All Time

LB WAS A BEAST

Respect 🙌 2 Gary Payton mans a HOF basketball player an a legendary man!

Gary Payton is one funny man. He has the knack of being able to convince you while making you laugh.

Underrated athlete + supremely skilled + 200 basketball IQ = Larry Bird. ✌🏾✌🏾

@moer2489

2 жыл бұрын

This comment would be from a dude with a white woman 🤣🤣🤣

@babyfacenelson2704

2 жыл бұрын

@@moer2489 man hush 😂😂😂😂

Bird was one of them. Couldn't get any better.

bird top five all time

Payton's just one of my favorite basketball players and personalities ever. How could you not love his spirit on the court during those prime years. Decent, fair fella too.

BIRD MAN FLY IN ANY WEATHER 😂 LOL

Gary one of the greatest of all time this guy a legend for real

People don't realize that Bird could beat you with just fakes and footwork. Bird was deadly from anywhere on the court. He didn't have to always get to the basket. He kept defenders off balance. That jumper was accurate and deadly to go with it.

@keezay3471

2 жыл бұрын

His fakes and footwork were crazy! He could get people off balance with jabs and get em to jump with pumps. He could probably beat people in 1v1 without dribbling standing in the same spot 😂

@ejayemike6541

2 жыл бұрын

I've always thought of Bird as a basketball cyborg with built in reflexes so he didn't need to be all overly athletic like people think because he knew exactly what to do in the perfect exact moment whether on defense or offense just based off his basketball iq and reflex skills alone.

@targetegrat

2 жыл бұрын

Larry Bird is the perfect example that shows sports is more mental than physical. There were more players that were more athletic than Bird but Bird's stats showed otherwise.

@vizionaryentertainment8464

2 жыл бұрын

@@targetegrat yea Bird would be an average player in todays game. Guys can shoot and jumping out the gym now

@dsales2011

2 жыл бұрын

@@targetegrat right. If you weren't watching the NBA when Bird was playing you missed a treat.

Larry Legend is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time

@tommygamache7352

2 жыл бұрын

No way

@ExtremelyRightWing

2 жыл бұрын

I had never heard this before. Thanks for sharing.

@rdubb77

2 жыл бұрын

@Random Hajile nobody except Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlin, and Kareem Abdul Jabbar. Not #1 GOAT, but top 5.

@marykuettner752

2 жыл бұрын

@Random Hajile unless you talk to real students of the game. LeBron put him in his top three.

Larry bird is a underrated Goat

I seen gary payton once reminding youngsters in Kirkland Washington the importance of nutrition by not eating the horderves and appetizers that was being passed around. A glimpse of his greatness.

Larry Bird lead Indiana State to the national championship game. You never heard anything else about Indiana State after that. Larry Bird is one of the greats that could've played in any era.

1986 Converse commercial!! Probably the greatest duo commercial of that era!!

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

LeBron and Kobe

@oneluv72

2 жыл бұрын

@@vft5593 and I said of that ERA!!

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

@@oneluv72 oh shit my bad g lol

Great seeing Gary doing well..💪

LARRY BIRD BEST SF EVER FOR A REASON

Just remind me of Robin Harris, "Y'all say all he got is a 3pt shot... That's all he need..." 🤣😂

"When you can do it, It ain't bragging". It ain't trash ether.

Lovin it!

Xavier McDaniels after Bird told him where he on the court he was going to shoot the last shot in his face, "DAMN!" or how the Hawk bench were clowning their own teammates and getting eviscerated for it by coach Fratello after the game when he dropped 60 on them.

Bird belongs on any “Top 10 NBA players all-time” list. The Glove is right, Bird was “cold”.

Payton Legend 🔥🔥🔥🏀

Magic could've had 9 rings. He made it the NBA Finals and lost FOUR times! That would drive some people mad! It also shows how truly great Magic is.

@postsniper-7532

2 жыл бұрын

Uh lebron could have 10 and he didn’t have Kareem

@melvinhhcp3615

2 жыл бұрын

@@postsniper-7532 Nah. Bum loses with handpicked superteams & league help.

@c.mendoza6911

2 жыл бұрын

@@melvinhhcp3615 rent free

@melvinhhcp3615

2 жыл бұрын

@@c.mendoza6911 Ballz deep

@justjami9619

2 жыл бұрын

@@melvinhhcp3615 "Bum" went to 10 finals, which is unprecedented. And 4 rings is till 4 rings. Y'all devalue championships due to not liking a player, and act as if 10 trips to the finals is a normal thing

Bird was something else. I truly thought everytime he let it go it was buckets.

Gary speaking truth good dude

I agree with GP with almost everything said right there, but Larry Bird gets his props/respect

@chrisisslick

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly

@jordanfauntleroy2013

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough props usually people forget about him.

@pandabear1576

2 жыл бұрын

@@jordanfauntleroy2013 he’s included in almost every top 10 list that fans and the media spew online or in one on one conversations.

Folks don't realise how good Bird was He was tall also, 6'10; not many PFs that tall let alone SF

@johnp8388

2 жыл бұрын

Great vision and shooter. Great ability to create his own shot without being fast.

@capitanfuturo594

2 жыл бұрын

Larry Bird was the best all-around player in NBA history. Larry Bird was 6' 9"

@dusk6159

Жыл бұрын

Big dude too. Just like Luka. Very fit body, reflexes and rhythm, for basketball.

Straight Up, Larry was a killer.

MAGIC AND BIRD SAVED THE LEAGUE!!!! And JORDAN took it to the next stratosphere. ALL CURRENT PLAYERS need to drop those royalty checks to them.

Yeah Larry Legend was the truth 🙌🏼🙌🏼 he wasn't soft at all, if a player fouled him to hard he will pop up and wanted to whoop his a** lol

Nothing but respect for GP.

Love the TRUTH 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

Larry the Legend

People call it trash talking, and maybe it is, but if you tell the opposing team and players what the play is and what you are going to do even before the play starts and then go out and do exactly what you said you would do, has is that trash talking. Bird was so confident in his game that his talking was a way of challenging opponents to try and stop so he could prove how great he was. which he did time after time. Bird was the ultimate competitor. There are more clips of Bird diving for a ball then all of the best players playing today put together. Even in his next to last season with his back in horrible shape, he dove after ball, during the playoffs, smashing his face into the floor. Of course in Bird style, even though he went to the locker room to be checked out, he came back out to help the Celtics win.

@cindyknudson2715

2 жыл бұрын

Facts

a different time when greats wanted to embarrass and shame another greats and not talk about teaming up for a championship

Watch the full interview now as a VladTV KZread Member: kzread.info/dron/g7lal8IC-xPyKfgH4rdUcA.htmljoin

"🛑 the 🧢...🛑 the 🧢 right now!" Come on GP. Larry has ALWAYS been mentioned with Magic and among the greats of his era. ALWAYS. He's in all the barbershop discussions. His respect was earned the hard way.

Gary Payton! Great player.

He heckled my puppies 🐕 for being a Ritter ""spotty""" 🐕😅✌️

I wasn’t old enough to see Larry play much but Gary Payton definitely had me playing dumb D and talking cash shit

What I love about Gary Payton.It's the fact that most by looking at him. They think he's small like dmx oakland 6'4

Gary Payton ain't lying. A lot of people say Larry Bird was a trash talker on the court.

This is why larry bird won 3 straight mvps in a league with mj and magic. When you know what everyone is gonna do before they do it and you can play people like puppets on a string, you don't need to run fast or jump high. Dude averaged 10 rebounds a game in the nba his whole career and he never even left the ground. And while he beat you with his mind and his 50 40 90 shooting game, he told you about it with his god tier trash talk.

@ColdChillin20

7 ай бұрын

FACTS!!!!

This was when men played in the NBA...👊🏾👊👊🏾👊😎😎😎😎

Larry Bird arguably the greatest ever!

@GuyVick

2 жыл бұрын

Mj fans ain’t gone let that slide bruh they’ll argue anybody down

@lloydhudson9032

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuyVick Lol, yeah, I would definitely agree with you there. Larry was great, however, I wouldn't say he was better than MJ.

@GuyVick

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydhudson9032 true

@irishgrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@GuyVick They won’t argue ME down I PROMISE YOU THAT. Plus Bird SWEPT MJ *TWICE* 😂

@irishgrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@lloydhudson9032 I would, and I *DO*

Gp baby, was a watcher at the key arena At those times, amazing.

Larry LEGEND 💪👊

GP is talking crazy here. Larry Bird gets his due props all the time. I regularly see him on all-time Top 10 lists.......

I always mention Larry with the greats like Gary said dude was a great player.

I didn't like Larry Bird when I was a kid but I have nothing but the utmost respect for him now all these years later bc I didn't realize that I didn't like him bc he was just that good, plus I didn't like Boston still don't.

@beaujac311

2 жыл бұрын

Ardonis Williams:. I felt similarly about Bird. I had to get over my own hate of the Celtics, and all the white announcers slurping up Bird. I knew how great Bird was but I could not admit that to myself until a regular season game against the Lakers. The Lakers had the lead with a few seconds left and I was screaming at the tv for the Lakers not to let Bird receive the inbound pass. That right there tells you how much respect I had for Bird. On the inbound play I saw that they were putting Worthy on Bird and I said great. Worthy was quick and it should be hard for Bird to get a shot off on Worthy. My nightmare happened Bird got the inbound pass and I said stop him. You already know the outcome. Bird hit the shot and the Celtics won. I was beside myself angry with Worthy for not stopping Bird. I was so angry I was talking to myself about how Worthy let Bird get that inbound pass and hit that shot. And then it hit me that Worthy wouldn't want Bird to make that shot against him. He did all he could to stop Bird but to no avail. It was at that point where I finally admitted to myself how great a player Bird was. I already knew this but I finally admitted it to myself.

@michaelbailey1403

2 жыл бұрын

@@beaujac311 The 84/86 Celtics were GOAT. And that's up against a lot of greats.

@beaujac311

2 жыл бұрын

@@michaelbailey1403 Of coarse. The decade of the 80's were my favorite NBA playoffs of all time.

one of the goats top 5 for me

LARRY BIRD HANDS DOWN MY FAVORITE PLAYER 80’s BABY

I loved to watch Larry Bird hit those three-pointers. He and Magic were the magic during those times. Larry was cold during the time he played. When players would go to sleep n him he would make them pay. I give him much respect for the basketball player he was during that era..

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

He wasn't that great of a 3pt shooter

@irishgrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@vft5593 Yer joking. He FOUNDED the 50/40/90 club & was a 2x member! Only Steve Nash & Larry had multiple 50/40/90 seasons! You don’t know Larry Bird to talk like that!

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishgrl he has as many 3s made as Chris fuckn duhon c'mon now Luka has more career threes made already

@vft5593

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishgrl he was a great shooter mid range and free throws and he got to the cup but as a 3 PT shooter extremely overrated

@cindyknudson2715

2 жыл бұрын

@@vft5593 Hence why he won the three point contest 3 years running? And I keep hearing that he's the author of the dagger three. 🤔

The glove

I’m a Celtics fan that lives in LA and how much would I want to have his trash talking skills.

yes Lord

Larry definitely on my Mt. Rushmore!

Great interview with GP, what a character. I grew up in the 90s and didn’t have much appreciation for Bird until I started looking at his footage on KZread. Frankly I assumed he was overrated cause he’s white. Dude was a straight monster. And when young/healthy, far more athletic than people realize.

@Powerule23

2 жыл бұрын

He was a total beast, and I really don't recall many fans/people focusing on the fact that he was white, although being white was perfect for the Celtics and their fanbase.

These GP clips is short as hell man

That's what I always say people only see him for being slow which he probably wasn't in person and he doesn't have 30,000 points or whatever but skills matter plus his resume in 13 yrs is amazing he's top 5 All-Time in my book Larry Legend.

Indiana bread so many great hoopers

I can believe it Larry was the goat 🐐

There's a reason we call him Larry legend! I wish u would have asked the glove aka GP who he would take at small forward Larry Bird or lebron James!?!

“No body could get down with Bird” Gary Paton….

It was a Converse All-Star commercial.

Yeah it's great when the fans and media fight and name you "the best".... but I think there's something even greater when your name doesn't come up much from the fans and media.... but the players always bring you up. That's Bird

Magic and Bird made a converse commercial

Bird didn't retire because of Magic retiring, Bird retired because of his back.

Larry Bird is my favorite all time player but this should be about The Glove. Man I respected those Sonics teams!!! Side by side with grunge music. Special era

Larry Legend

Larry is in my top 5

I agree with everything that Gary Payton is saying about Larry Legend because this man would tell you where he would shoot it at and hit it in your face. And on a side note I have a you tube channel type in Russell Mills May 22, 2017.

Larry is the OG of 💩talking! On top of being a beast on the court

Best Small Forward of all time

Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain both put Bird in they're all time top 5 players

Larry Legend IS MY TRUE GOAT 🐐 He bested Jordan. In fact, he bested every other HOFER in his era.

@malikaustin9087

2 жыл бұрын

Strong Celtics bested the weak Bulls. When Jordan got a SQUAD it was OVER

@irishgrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@malikaustin9087 Oh really? So did those weak Bulls lose EVERY game they played? NO. I’m so sick of the apologists who say “oh Jordan’s team was weak” while ignoring all the wins, to excuse their CONSISTENT LOSSES TO THE TEAM WITH LARRY BIRD ON IT. It wasn’t that Jordan had a bad team, it was that he wasn’t a good team player, and that hurt him against Bird who was the ULTIMATE TEAM PLAYER AS WELL AS THE MOST WELL ROUNDED INDIVIDUAL PLAYER OF THAT ERA (I believe ALL eras). So just stop already. It’s sad really. The fact is, Jordan didn’t shine until his main competition RETIRED. PERIOD.

@jtremaine23

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishgrl The ‘86 Celtics were regarded as the best team ever at the time and the Bulls weren’t even close. I would have loved to have seen the ‘92 or ‘96 Bulls against them. Those young Bulls didn’t lose every game they played but they lost plenty lol.

@irishgrl

2 жыл бұрын

@@jtremaine23 How many times did Jordan play the 86 Celtics?

@jtremaine23

2 жыл бұрын

@@irishgrl Games or series? There can only be 1 playoff series for each year, of course.

Intro longer than the interview

Trash talkers DO stuff and then talk to you... Larry was so cold that he'd trash talk BEFORE doing it and left you like "wtf?!" afterwards😄 Gary knows that that's why he says he was a better talker than him