Larry Bird said there was only one player who could shut him down. Larry Bird wasn’t the most athletically gifted athlete to play in the NBA, but he was one of the most dominant. The former Boston Celtics star did it all. When it was crunch time, the ball was in Bird’s hands, and he’d beat you with a fadeaway 3-pointer or a crisp pass for
Larry Bird came into the NBA as one of the best players in the league in 1979, winning Rookie of the Year before having one of the greatest careers of all time. Bird came into a predominantly
The NBA has always had intense rivalries. Wilt vs. Russell. Bird vs. Magic. Jordan vs. Isaiah. Kobe vs. Shaq (just kidding). One of the nastiest one-on-one rivalries of all was between Larry Bird
Larry Bird: 2 (1984, 1986) Magic Johnson was, without a doubt, the best player on the court for 3 of his 5 championship campaigns. Even though James Worthy had clutch efforts in the 1988 Finals and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was the man in the 1985 Finals, Magic Johnson was the Finals MVP every other time the Lakers won an NBA championship. Johnson
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