Boston Celtics luminary Larry Bird has had some of the franchise’s most iconic moments, with steals that rival John Havlicek’s, even producing the best play NBA legend Red Auerbach ever saw. His trademark audacity coupled with the otherworldly skill made for a degree of showmanship that has seldom been matched with the talent to back it up — and the trash talk to make it sting enough to put opponents off balance.
Whether a 3-point contest or the waning seconds of a championship series, Bird approached most games with the same intense competitive drive that brought him and the Celtics three banners over the course of his 13-season career, all with Boston.
Watch the video below, assembled by the folks at ESPN, for 10 of the Hick from French Lick’s best moments in green and white.
He had plenty in a career spanning between 1979 and 1992 — and each one is a gem worth the watch.
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