10 best Mic Drop Moments in Final Four history
Fewer stages in sports are more prestigious than the Final Four, which offers a spotlight for the ultimate mic drops in ...
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"I would probably be thrown out of the games now" - Larry Bird admits his competitive fire would be too extreme for today's NBA
But in today's NBA, with cameras capturing every angle, replays dissecting every move, and a league that enforces ...
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"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick" - Larry Bird was humble despite being highest paid NBA rookie
"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick," Bird once said ahead of his highly-anticipated NBA debut.
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"Everyone knew where I lived, but hardly anyone bothered me" - Larry Bird on why Celtics fans would never approach his house
Fans knew where he lived, but they treated him like just another neighbor. "It was the perfect area for me," the legendary ...
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Last 10 NBA Champions To Lose 3 Games Or Less In A Single Playoff Run
Dominance in the NBA Playoffs is often about how convincingly you win. These championship teams steamrolled their way through ...
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"Some guys I still can't stand" - Dominique Wilkins admits he still holds grudges against players he hated during his NBA career
He may not have a championship ring to show for it, but Dominique Wilkins was every bit the embodiment of old-school ...
4 takeaways from Celtics City Episode 4 ‘Great Hope, Period’
As “Celtics City” continues on a chronological timeline, it tackled multiple issues as Part 4, “Great Hope, Period,” enters the Larry Bird era. The nine-part documentary by HBO is nearing the halfway ...
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"If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes" - Larry Bird recalls living off his mother’s $1 per hour wage as a child
"If there was a payment to the bank due and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." ...
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"Fans don't like to watch pro basketball. I don't either" - Larry Bird once explained why the game’s limited appeal keeps rising
NBA legend Larry Bird calls out the NBA’s lack of excitement reflecting on why the modern game lacks the emotional pull of ...
Remembering sculptor Armand LaMontagne, ‘our enduring star’ whose wooden sculpture work commemorated Boston’s sporting greats
LaMontagne carved life-size wooden sculptures of, among others, Babe Ruth, Ted Williams (twice), Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, Carl ...
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Man found guilty of 1982 killing of 14-year-old Bay Area girl
Marvin Ray Markle Jr. 59, was convicted of the Nov. 15, 1982, killing of DeAnna Lynn Johnson, 14, of Vacaville, a Will C. Wood Junior High student whose body was found the next day along railroad ...
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19 years of Twitter: From ‘Larry the bird’ to an X, a timeline of how the platform has evolved
(L-R) Elon Musk, CEO, Tesla and Jack Dorsey, founder, Twitter (now X) In the digital age, few platforms have shaped global communication as much as Twitter, now known as X after being renamed its new ...