LaFlop is a big reason why most of us older fans don’t watch the NBA today…..

@chrispenge5289

7 ай бұрын

Very true and he really killed it calling himself the G.O.A.T because only fans can decide that and it put a selfish taste in everyone's mouth and for me Bron is top 10 but not top 5 as he lacks loads of awards to make my top 5 I look at all around play not just 1 sided Bron needed to play both ends of the floor consistently to be considered top 5 for me

@CurbSideManor

7 ай бұрын

No! No! His English is not up to par. He didn't say goat! He said, He's the choke!

@chrispenge5289

7 ай бұрын

@@CurbSideManor LMFAO!

@doctorknow596

7 ай бұрын

So if you dont watch Nba how can you speak about Nba or Lebron ?

@chrispenge5289

7 ай бұрын

@doctorknow596 he is compared in the GOAT talk so of course we will know about him common sense 🙄

Barkley still has the best ever line about bird i ever heard that god made larry un-athletic just to keep the game fair

@cooloutac

5 ай бұрын

Hahaha I never heard that.

A HUGE difference between the 80's & 90's is the loyalty and dedication to their teams! They didn't bounce from team to team (unless they were traded, which was out of their control). Today's overpaid brats in the NBA bounce from team to team to try to collect rings. NO LOYALTY to anyone but the love of themselves. Overrated LaBron wouldn't have been able to play in the 80s - he's too much of a baby. But if he was around in the 80s, Bird would have destroyed him.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

That’s funny bro love when people have zero facts act like Jordan played with bums haha I was around watching

@1flash3571

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 Did Jordan and LB Told those players to come to his team and play with him????? NO he didn't. On the other hand, Lebron gathered multiple great players and that is how he got his ring that way. Just sayin....

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Did the bulls draft pippen lol

@cooloutac

5 ай бұрын

​@brianharron3435 and he still couldn't beat birds Celtics. Even when Jordan dropped 63 points on bird they got swept. Because it's a team game and Larry didn't care about personal stats like today's player. He filled whatever hole needed to be filled for the W. Thats how Magic was too. When Larry was one steal away from a quadruple double and was sitting out the fourth quarter his coach asked him if he wanted to go back in and he was like nah. His teammates kept saying come on man go back in and make history he told him to shut the f up he don't care about that type of stuff. Different breed man. Today's player is just a solo act who's going to cry over spilled milk.

@dannyshaffer1851

5 ай бұрын

@@cooloutac your right, bird said, we done destroyed them enough.

Larry was a leader. His teammates wanted to be on his team, and Larry made everyone on his team better. LeBron will never be at the center of a dynasty the way BIrd, and Magic, and Jordan were.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

Haha false

@pete3198

7 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 It's not false at all. Lebron's never been a part of a Dynasty to this day, because he's never stayed with one team long enough. And he wont in the future because his career is just about done. Lebron fans try to claim Lebron makes teammates better, but when in history has that ever happened? Ive never seen somebody improve as a player significantly during their time playingg with Lebron. On the contrary Lebron turns Superstars into glorified role players beause he forces players to change their entire game just so they can fit in with him.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

There you go again bro

@pete3198

7 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 If you're not going to make a useful constructive argument then your words are wasted.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

Your comment is washed like most of them on here lol

LMAO, nope, Lebrons game hasnt changed since then, MJs assesment is still fully relevant. Birds bag was deeper than Mary Poppins, and had no FEAR, which is a big weakness for Lebron. You give Larry MJs athleticism and no one else would even come close.

@beepboop4833

7 ай бұрын

Bag deeper than Mary Poppins' is a bar lmao

@user-wc2rc3xn4j

7 ай бұрын

Larry didn't need Michael's package, he was his own package!

I grew up watching Bird vs Magic and what I remember watching I would take Larry Legend 110 percet of the time.

People think that Larry didn't play against bangers back in the day. He played against better LeBron size players with better skills and held his own.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Bro haha put the pipe down haha

you said exactly what I was thinking...as soon as Bird says one thing like "you cant make a 3 on me" or Larry said "3 dribbles right, step back, off the glass" and does it...he'd be in Bron's head...game over...and don't forget how big Bird actually was/is...same 6-9 as Lebron and he was country-tough so thinking Lebron would push around Larry might not be so accurate of an assumption....Bird would have people so out of their game on the bench crying in today's NBA....everyone wants to be friends nowadays...players then would step on your throat and not let off

Larry made a comment about MJ, "god disguised as Michael Jordan." Mutual respect. There's no such thing as *a* GOAT. Just stick 'em together in the S tier, and be glad we have so many awesome player to watch.

Because Bird always eliminates Jordan in Playoffs. Things that people disregard because they're blinded of Jordan being their "God"

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Yes bro I remember watching Jordan blow a few games in the clutch but it’s not in the finals so Jordan boys don’t bring it up if it was bron would be against him

@christianco905

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 Best way to look at it is Jordan 6/15, LBJ 4/21. Bill has the best efficiency at 11/13. But during this time there are fewer teams.

You said "Larry is an IQ player". Dennis Rodman once said "Michael Jordan would make you look slow, but Larry Bird would make you look stupid!"

Jordan really did it all in 11 years ! played 13 years bulls and missed 2 years so 11 years ! Nobody is counting the Wizard years while he was still very good he played for one of the worst teams in the NBA, If Jordan was Labron he would of went to one of the best teams Lakers, San Antonio etc to win more rings but Jordan loved the challenge of taking one of the worst teams. So when you compare 11 years to Labrons 20 years it even more lopsided !

@lilJJslayer

7 ай бұрын

MJ with the wizards still avg. 21.0/6.0/4.5 and 1.5 steals which is pretty damn good for almost being 40, a prime MJ and a prime bird would dominate in this era in my humble yet very biased opinion.

@Lizards_Lounge

7 ай бұрын

@@lilJJslayer he was 40 in second season with Wizards. Hence why people should not have been comparing Lebron and MJ untill THIS season when they both start season at 38.. 10 months difference in birthdays.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

You understand the bulls brought top players to the bulls to keep Jordan

@fitzroy6970

7 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435top players?like who?Rodman was like 34 not a shooter,kukoc was what in the nba?plus he came in 94 when mj was retired so he wasn’t there for mj,longley?im sure he was a top center in the nba😒,Ron Harper,out his prime and injury ridden,let’s see who else……🤔hmmmm maybe you can fill in the other top players in the league that they brought in to help mj smh I wish mj had a kyrie type player who could drop 40pts in a finals to help him win😒or a wade hell we will take a a.d,he can give us 20pts now and then

@doctorknow596

7 ай бұрын

@@fitzroy6970 Pippen wasn't drafted by bulls by the way

Larry is the most disrespected player in history.

@jonoak

7 ай бұрын

Agreed he was given super athletes the business making them look foolish with is iq an fundamentals.

@egrassa1480

7 ай бұрын

Kobe comes after

@RobwLPOC

7 ай бұрын

Except by the Hall of fame players who played against him LOL they ALL are quick to say just how great Larry Legend was.

whoever recommended this particular video ain't your friends

Not surprised they went head to head so many times, Bulls and Celtics are both in the east. Today's players couldn't play in the 1970s and 80s. Back then the only sport more physical than basketball was hockey.

Jordan never won a playoff series without pippen but pippen did lol goat

You probably heard something the playoff games where Jordan and Bird played each other. That may of had you thinking there was only 4 of them. For the record there were 6 playoff games that pitted Jordan against Bird, in those Bird was 6 - 0.

What's crazy is even if he felt he was. When Jordan was asked if he was the goat. He gave honor and said that each area was different and he didn't get a chance to play against wilt,Russell, and other greats before him. Even if he felt that he was . He humbled himself. But LeBron declared himself the goat. But he's a great player. But he's not Jordan. And its not just because of the 6 rings that Jordan has. But even when he didn't have a great supporting team he stayed and grinded it out. And he was never accused of taking steroids. Or known for flopping so much. But only known as a killer on both sides of the court. And not a ring ,or stat chaser.

If you're fingers touch its a foul! Back then? Watch the piston/ bulls games

LeBron declining, not now, but 5 years from now, I might take Larry vs LeBron in 2028

To approach this another way: LB, Kareem, Malone, Kobe = 20 Years each Michael = 15 Years If Michael played 20 years and maintained the same pace; he'd be around 43,000 pts :)

Funny thing, Lebron has named Bird as one of his top three, and Bird says I would have loved to play with him. Ill stop right there, except to say, my all time starting five has Bird at small forward and Lebron at power forward. Wouldnt that have been something?

@roxydejaneiro5640

6 ай бұрын

Jordan Bryant Bird James and Olajuwon

Larry faced MJ 34X and beat him 23X. You missed that.

I’ve seen both Jordan and lebron play for me Michael is the goat mainly because he put in the work was both offensive and defensive every year he played. Lebron has been both offensive and defensive however I feel the reason I don’t hold Lebron to the same regard as Jordan is that Lebron doesn’t play 80 to 82 games every season since he started I think the only reason Lebron has this longevity because he doesn’t play up to 80 games every season. I think he plays about 50 games a season now that’s about 61% of his games played a season MJ played 11 80 game seasons and 9 82 game seasons plus the defense is a lot weaker now then in 90’s early 2000’s. I feel that if Lebron had gone to college, and had a coach really teach him then I don’t think he’s sitting out 29% of the year because he would have that same drive as Jordan. Plus he would have known what it meant to play with the Same people every year and stay with Cleveland and not move around and make these super teams because that’s why the east was so weak.

The video was interrupted at 2:04 so I looked it up. Bird had a 23-11 record vs Jordan

bird would destroy lebron. all lebron has is his drive to the basket. he tries that weak a$$ move on bird and he'd find himself flat on his a$$. lefraud not in the toop 20. with the flops, fake injuries, whining, crying, fouls and travels not called not to mention he can't shoot worth a damn, lebum will never break the top 20, no chance

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Wow bro chill bird couldn’t hold Brons jock strap

@briarpatch720

6 ай бұрын

those with vaginas don't wear jock straps@@brianharron3435

There's a cool interview on here with James, Johnson, Bird, and Anthony sitting in a circle called "LeBron James / Magic Johnson / Larry Bird / Carmelo Anthony Interview with Jim Gray (June 10, 2004)" Check it out. It was Lebron's 2nd year in.

About longevity! Michael Jordan played all 82 games 9 times in his career!!! And the last time he has done that he was 40 years old and injured! LeBron James in his 20 years career played all 82 games only once!!! + The effort in the game in Michael Jordan's era was much greater! Because they played defence!!! An other thing in that LeBron James spends lots of money for his body with today's scientific improvement! And Michael Jordan was playing cards, drinking wine etc playing golf ⛳ and still destroy everyone on the court!😅😂😄😄🤣🤣😆

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

Love when people make up shit like this Jordan wasn’t training he wasn’t working out come on bro stop

@patrickreynolds9853

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435Jordan was notorious for play golf and drinking before games. It was how he got out of his head and relaxed.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Remember when he retired he went to play baseball in the steroid era and came back 20lbs heavier to play basketball but Jordan wouldn’t cheat the game right only Bron

Trying to play bully ball against Larry? Yeah, I would pay money to see how bad Leflop would fail!

Without Larry Bird or Magic Johnson. There would be no LeBron or anyone else for that matter.

Larry if playing against Lebron would just make him embarrassed and look stupid

Larry Bird could outshoot the vast majority of NBA players throughout history while he's in traction.

I dig your argument of MJ being 6 for 15, and LeBron being 4 for 20. That's a fair comparison, especially since LeBron stans tend to push individual stats over winning championships. There are plenty of incredible players throughout history with great stats but not many championships, so we don't talk about them as much. The same will happen with LeBron in the end if he can't clinch at least one more championship. "You play to win the game". Individual stats meant little to MJ. Scoring 63 against Boston meant nothing to him because they still lost the game. That's what i also subscribe to. The Lakers losing the game, but hearing LeBron say "I scored this and did my part" has me shaking my head. Your contribution didn't matter if an L was the end result.

Different era, can't compare

Larry Bird's 3 in row mba rings is equal to 6 rings of anyone you can name in this decade of players. Look up who has 3 in row MBA rings. You'll be surprised by who is not on it.

@davep8221

7 ай бұрын

3 in a row MVPs and 3 in a row 3 point contest wins. 3 x 3.

People do say that about LeBron but LeBron says that Larry is the better player of the two so....

He was asst in pe class the guys had to run 10 laps every day one day lb is bouncing on a trampoline coach came in and said Larry would shoot ten times while bouncing on the trampoline for every one he made he would knock off a lap he made 7 of 10 40 ft from the basket bouncing on a trampoline. Let’s see anyone else do that

cant compare between generations is my take. what did they do against the greatest in their time however is an argument i respect. i am a footie fan, americans call it soccer. maradona was the king for a while. even zlatan. but messi and ronaldo would smash em in stats and playing. rules and game changes

Don't forget back in the day there was no flop labron is a flopper

LeBron can change nobody mind because he in the all-star with a jump man logo jersey

Match them from rookie year to when they left the game , not based on 2+ yrs. Bird was twelve (thirteen) yrs what did LeBron do his first twelve (thirteen) yrs

Both Bird and Bron were the Best of the Best players. Bird had more killer instinct, Leadership and skill because otherwise there would be no comparison. Bird did not have the physicality his body didn't have the athleticism of a Lebron James. Both are high IQ players but Bird was more of a killer. Bird would give the ultimate sacrifice to get the W. Larry Bird was willing to die before he Quit. Bird inspired his team with his will to win. Enough said.

Today's nba has gotten so soft, that i can't even watch it anymore! Everything is a foul! Everyone is a three point shooter! Foul-your breathing to hard! Foul-he looked at me wrong! Foul-his shoestring made contact with mind! Foul-he actually tried to defend against me!! Is he crazy? Don't he now knows that this is a NO CONTACT league???!!! I rather watch highschool basketball!

Lebron said himself larry was a better player because of larrys ball IQ

Top individual winning percentage NBA all-time: 1. Magic Johnson 73.95 2. Larry Bird 73.58 Add that in his rookie season, Bird took the Celtics from 29 wins the year before he came into the league, to 61 wins as the only new major player on the team. Jordan is 40th and James not in the top 50

Jordan would bust Bron ankles mono'e' mono In their prime nuff said!

LeFraud couldn't beat michael Beasley 1v1 🤣😭😂🤣😭😂 won't even talk about JJ 😂😭🤣😂😭

not even close larry would make him look stupid.

Jordan and Lebron and even Kobe really got MVPs taken away from them. Jordan has 5 but should have the 91, 93, and 97. That's 8 MVP's! Yes, really.

@solsoul6669

7 ай бұрын

Indeed they all got robbed

@Gantzz321

7 ай бұрын

so did Bird, for being a Rookie

@traslenpatterson3478

6 ай бұрын

Jordan won the MVP in 91'

@roxydejaneiro5640

6 ай бұрын

Yep. Bird was the best from 80 to 89, Jordan was the best from 90 to 98, Bryant for about 9, James for about 4, then the league changes so much that it's so easy to score everybody's an MVP.

If they played 80s rules, LeBron would *definitely* be toast. With todays rule, Larry would be ejected before the toss up.

@vjsuxujrix9245

7 ай бұрын

Bird would be Jokic+curry in 2023. Still to this day the most efficient scorer in the history of the game

@mcm0324

7 ай бұрын

Bron wouldn't have survived 10 minutes in an 80s game. He would have been on the bench crying how mean everyone was! 🤣

@dj_jx

7 ай бұрын

@@mcm0324 Bit that was the beauty of the game, The real NBA was 80-90.

@alfasiger4178

7 ай бұрын

@@vjsuxujrix9245 I noticed this. I kept telling everyone Jokic is Bird if Bird played center.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

Not sure on that

lebron = top 6 in the six position

I just can't say Bron is the goat based off time spent in the NBA because that isn't what makes you the greatest. He's great but not the greatest

Larry was the founding father of the 50/40/90 club and did it 2 times. mvp 3 years in a row, first 3 point champion won it 3 years in a row. one of the most clutch shooters. tell me what has LeBron done in his game. LeBron cant win on his own take charge put the game in his hand and get it done.

Lebum the choker against the Larry the legend Bird, the killer

Anyone who thinks Lebron could win over Larry 1v1 has never seen Larry play.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

I’m 52 lived in Boston my hole life been to easy 20 games bird played if you honestly think he’s better than Bron you just hate Bron bird was great but not on his level lol

King Flopper is a bear you can poke. He just falls on the floor and cries like a little girl. Bird and MJ would just get even.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

You’re a girl bro

Larry would abuse Lebron. Especially if they played with 80’s rules.

Bird and Magic are Uniters. Lebron is divisive and the reason many don’t watch nba anymore …Larry Legend all day

Bird had a different kind of athleticism than LeBron. Just because he didn’t fly high and wasn’t extremely strong doesn’t mean he wasn’t athletic. Have you seen some of his shots and passes. That’s athleticism.

Of course LeBron is an All Time great. But for me, he can't match the killer instinct that I think only 5 players had - MJ, Bird, Magic, Kobe and Bill Russell

Bad back Larry would still bet Bron that's why BIRD is above Bron in all times

Bird 🐦 Jordon Kobe joker Luka James magic. . My opponents.

michael came in at the tale end of larrys career, but i think he knows what he's talking about

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

I remember a bunch of times Jordan being the reasons the bulls lost to the Celtics turnovers and missing shots but it’s before the finals and it’s Jordan so it doesn’t matter if it’s lebron they make 40 videos talking shit

@briandutton939

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 every superstar misses but did he not help them go in overtime hitting game winning free throws lebron nope he's not a playofff finisher when the game is on the line he will shy away from freethrows , and how many hall of famers was jordan playing with in the 80's i will wait for your answer whill lebron played with 26 thats right 26 hall of amers to mj 3 or 4 and mj didnt hop team to team he's a fraud

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Bro bron played vs tons of hall a famers in the finals tell me how many did Jordan faced

@briandutton939

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 bron had all the hall famers on his team lol and jordan face 5 against the celtics to none on his team he faced many hall of famers against the detroit pistons magic and the lakers karl malone and the jazz also the knicks the list goes on , not say lebron is not a great athlete in fact there aare many great athletes today not going to take crredit away from them but this is a touchys soft era which is not there fault, I believe if bron played in the 80' 90's he would have been forced to be a touugher player I lived in those eras so I know

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

He never beat the Celtics In the playoffs and Bron faced 3 teams that had 4 HOF players none of the teams Jordan faced could touch the warriors with Durant they would shoot every team out the court

MJ feeling a way cause Lebron broke his stats. Period

He was compared to Bird back then because that's what people do not because he was close to Larry's level. And 15 years from now there will still be more MJ voters than Lebron voters because new generations like this brother are discovering MJ

Put lebron and larrys stats next to each other larry is better

I’d take Bird, Lebron lacks the killer instinct. He’s no Jordan either. He’s played 7 more years than Jordan but still hasn’t accomplished what Jordan accomplished. The main thing Lebron has going for him is longevity and although being the leading scorer is a huge achievement that record will be broken by the next great player that plays for 20 years. And as far as waiting 30 years to get a different perspective on Jordan, keep in mind Babe Ruth is still considered the greatest by most after 100 years, if anything I think it’s Lebrons stature that will fade not Jordan’s

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Ok bro when lebron plays with both his sons probably won’t happen again just like his alltime scoring record and double digits won’t be touched

@mirandakids5514

6 ай бұрын

Someone will eventually break the all time scoring record, time and consistency is the only factor. It will be much harder to match what Jordan accomplished with in a 13 year period

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Haha noway lol

@camerontse6615

6 ай бұрын

​@@brianharron3435... You know Kevin Durant not far behind with the chance eclipse Bron scoring record after he retires right..

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Not far behind he no where near it wtf you talking about he won’t even touch top 3 and Bron has years left haha nice try

hey u welcome its only rock and roll, sorry about the trash talk lol, larry domain all point

LeBron is great...but he didn't have to perform in an era like Bird. LeBron flops and cries now...imagine if he played in the Bird era. That's like saying a kud in little league is better than Babe Ruth.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Ok kud you clown

Make no mistake: LBJ is absolutely a legend, just like MJ, just like Bird. At this point (and in the future) greatness won’t be determined by stats. This comes down to basketball CHARACTER. Where MJ and Bird stand out is… they were assassins. NO ONE… and I mean NO.DAMN.ONE would pick LBJ over Bird or MJ when a season or a championship is on the line. And between Bird and MJ? You’re picking Bird unless you’re an idiot. MJ is still the goat, individually. Bird built dynasties… he chose winning over personal accolades. LBJ is a great player and deserves his honors. But no way in hell could he combat either Bird’s psychological warfare or MJ’s absolute scoring majesty. It’s not even a debate. But no one should sh*t on LeBron. He did his time.

Labron is a great player, but consider 2020 NBA versus 1980 NBA. Face the facts, the 2020 NBA is a wimpy league when compared to 1980. 1980 was a much more physical contact sport versus 2020. The league has evolved into not as exciting as it was earlier.

Birds the goat.

How amazing would it be to see Larry and Lebron play at the height of their careers. I'm going with Larry.. sorry. and MJ will always be the GOAT for me. not a true basketball fan here.. I've watched it most of my life but I'm so much more Football.. where's Steph Curry in this mix??

LeBron doesn't play Defense

Larry was quicker and could jump higher than people think. Like Big Game James would tell you, Jordan would make you look slow, Bird would make you look stupid.

Hey Lil...stop smoking so you can turn into "Big Unc."

Who you going to believe? The self-proclaimed GOAT, or the one most people call the GOAT.

Larry Bird absolutely was a better player than Leflop and MJ is the GOAT! PERIOD!!

Chief and Lambeer got in a fist fight. No foul called. Today u breath on a player, foul. Consider Larry amazing free throw skills. He avgs 19 more per game today

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Lambeer was trash and just fouled all the time doesn’t make for a good defender he wouldn’t even make a team in todays game sorry lol

Keep trying to doubt ALL real legends dood?😅

Hmm are you reacting or having dinner on you tube?

Lbron can’t carry birds shoes

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Just put lebron on that team and see haha he’s winning no problem

You guys can't keep your mouth shut during these videos, and you MISSED some really key stats.

Bron is FAR from the goat convo in reality

Bird and Isiah are better than Jordan since they owned him in their primes.... he has a losing record against both

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Bro don’t bring that up was before the finals so Jordan is fine haha

I haven't watched the NBA in a long time. Since the slightest touch, you get a foul. It's not the man's game it used to be. There are no fights, they shoot from afar. They just killed the sport. I've seen all three live. Let me tell you this. Both MJ and Larry would dominate today's sport. LeBron is good, but not by the standards of 70-80 and 90. For me, MJ is The GOAT. And believe me LeBron can't do anything to steal that title. He should win at least 4 more championships and a bunch of other accolades. But above all, it must be persistent. constantly win, Which as you know does not happen. LeBron just doesn't have that killer instinct that MJ and Larry had.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

It’s basketball bro why would you want fights they barely fight in hockey anymore is that brons fault to plus there has been a bunch of fights this year you like it I think it’s stupid like bill lamber he can’t play basketball today just goes around fouling hard that not good basketball

Just want to say.. Lebron is now going to play with the Lakers with his son.. I don't know how to feel about that. truly..I'm conflicted. I don't think I like it. sorry... something doesn't feel right to me

Bird all day.

There's a video out I think it's called off ball? It's a compilation of the 86 Celtics ball movement like nothing you'll see again. There was no air conditioning in the Boston Garden back then. My family had season tickets for 20 years those playoff games were brutal . Worth every minute because that team played every every minute. Larry played every second of the game as if it was the clutch shot that was going to decide the game. Congratulations...you see it too

Larry Bird is the GOAT. Not MJ. And the following is true about Larry Bird. Larry birds timeframe played 13 seasons in the NBA and what is impressive Larry missed nearly an entire season for bone spurs in his heels and played just 105 games in his last two campaigns due to his bad back. Those last two NBA seasons, 1990-91 and 91-92, were painful to watch, as Bird had to lie on the floor at times to ease the tension on his aching back. Years later, doctors explained the lengths they had to go to just to get Larry Legend on the court, and after hearing that, you won’t believe just how painful the whole situation was for him. Larry Bird infamously hurt his back doing something perfectly on-brand for the humble Celtics superstar, building a driveway for his mother by himself in 1985. And while the back injury affected him for the last seven seasons of his career, it truly became a problem starting in 1988. By the 1990s, Bird “had lost the structural stability of his spine,” according to his orthopedic therapist, Dan Dyrek. “It would slip into abnormal positions to try and lock itself to get an artificial stability.” The pain for the Celtics star was intense. Dyrek compares his spinal issues to “getting your finger stuck in a door, and somebody’s still pushing on the door.” Despite the pain, Bird did whatever he could to play, even while wondering whether he was doing long-term damage that would affect his quality of life in retirement. But he did it because, as he learned from his father years before, “If you get paid to go to work, you gotta go to work.” So, during the last two years of Bird’s career, Dyrek and his counterparts would go to extreme measures to get Bird on the court. “What we had to do was unlock his spine, realign it, [and] do techniques that would hold that for four hours, six hours, that type of thing, and then he’d go play basketball,” Dyrek explained. And while Larry Bird now admits he “probably should have retired in ’88, ’89,” he says the competition and hopes of one more NBA Finals showdown with Magic Johnson kept him going. www.sportscasting.com/larry-bird-doctors-unlock-spine-before-games-end-career/ and Larry Bird injured his shooting hand in a bar fight during the 1985 Eastern Conference Finals www.sportscasting.com/larry-bird-involvement-bar-fight-cost-celtics-1985-nba-finals/ which shows how much heart, love and dedication Larry had for the game. And There will never ever be a player like Larry Bird again. What an insult to Larry bird, His legacy, His accomplishments and the pain he endured and still did all that he did. How a person handles Adversity and other intangibles are part of what makes greatness. And watch these two video's kzread.info/dash/bejne/gJmbtqOBebqsZ5M.html kzread.info/dash/bejne/nYyCrtaRhbe4ibw.html

I beleive Jordans skills and his fundamentals is what propelled him to Goat status rather than his sheer athletisim. Yes his athletic years were the most exciting, but his shooting and skill is what put him over the top. The perfect mix of both skill and athletisim in my opinion. And i appreciate how you look at the accolade comparisons and logically see a difference without trying to form an excuse. Thats really what it should come down to when combining everything together from stats, accolades and impact, and the eye test. Also lebron just passed Jordan in Offensive rebounds.

If I was building a team from all time, I would choose not only Bird over James but a handful of other 80s players.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Haha got luck

Here’s the thing about Bron and his status. Bron got the status because of media hype. He had the hype when he came in and had so much hype that espn held a special just for him to announce a decision to go to a stacked team in Miami. The media has been jock riding him from the word go. Bron got media hype. Bird hyped the media. The dedication to his city and team and his performance throughout his career got the media excited, so his own proclaimed greatness.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Haha

Imagine if Bird and Jordan back then had access to today's medicine Lebron benefited from

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Everyone has that now but why does so many people get hurt still huh

u play basket , please talk to brazil? u play the game?

Head to Head Larry would Humble Bron

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Maybe in a shooting contest that about it lol

Plus your not even paying attention to the video and messing with something else. Just trying to get likes using Larry Bird Name.

Larry had everything in his arsenal, and was one of the most court intelligent men to ever play, plus he was a country boy, tough AF and didn't give up. James has strength to drive to the basket. Larry had the IQ to make him pay for it. It's not a contest here. Larry was a far superior player.

@brianharron3435

7 ай бұрын

I’m from Boston I’m 52 love bird to death but your wrong Bron is a different beast but hey I only saw bird , maybe 20 times in the garden and Bron maybe 12 basketball is a team sport

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Bro its already 10 and 20 years down the line Michael bulls days were over 25 almost 26 years ago and he's still and he being been getting called the goat for over 30 since the 90s years. And at the start of his career, by many people he was called the best player they had ever seen, Not the goat as that's a different argument but in terms of skill. and that's still the case 40 years later. I don't think another 10 years will do much of anything.

@solsoul6669

7 ай бұрын

am only 21 and I know Mj the goat lebron not close. Got to do research and look at the achievements advanced stats and put context the traditional stats and many other things it becomes clear who the goat is MJ and how this is a narrative to make money

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Yea look at 20 year old videos and pick your goat you haven’t even seen Jordan stop it child

@solsoul6669

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 bro we have the proof that goes back 40 years of people saying Jordan the best player they ever seen. You know you can wacth film of almost any nba game right. It cost money but it all out there. And he the best player I seen to as well so I do think another 10 year will change anything thin as a know kids younger than me tha k ow mj the goat to. Not every e of course. But for the most part most of the people that don’t know mj the goat are confused about to topic and don’t follow basketball often. It’s rare I see a lebron fan when playing ball. there and there millions of them but it not as common as guys that believe mj is the goat or that combined with all the other guy that are in the goat conversation. Lebron lumps up and is closer to everyone else. while mj gets the majority of people on his side. And majority vote.

@brianharron3435

6 ай бұрын

Did you watch those games vs the Celtics and pistons where Jordan was terrible no because who wants to see Jordan bad games as a fanboy

@solsoul6669

6 ай бұрын

@@brianharron3435 dude we have all the stats Jordan don’t lie. Example in 1986-87 of all 6 of there play off matches Jordan worst game against the Celtics was 19 ppg 10 rebounds and 9 assists and besides that he got over 30 point each game. And averaged 39.7 nearly 40 points a game 6.7 rebounds and 6 assists but yeah that’s TERRIBLE. In there first series he averaged 37. In his second he averaged 35 Your a clown boy mj had shit teammates on Cocaine circus. And lost to 5 hall of famers. I guess context don’t exist in your mind.