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"I probably would have had something to say back to him" - Tim Legler says he wouldn't take Larry Bird's trash-talk if he went up against him in a 3-point contest
who won the 3-point contest in 1996. Though Legler claimed he would talk back to Bird, it was a highly unlikely scenario, considering the Warriors veteran grew up idolizing "Larry Legend." ...
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"You shot yourself out in warm-ups" - Craig Hodges reveals how Bird sized up every contestant in the 1986 Three-Point Contest
One of the most infamous instances of Larry Bird using his mental warfare tactics was in the 1986 Three-Point Contest during All-Star Weekend. As former Chicago Bulls shooting guard Craig Hodges ...
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"I never lost a shooting game, I never will" - Larry Bird shut down Chris Mullin in an epic Dream Team shooting contest
Chris Mullin thought he had Larry Bird beat in a Dream Team shooting contest — until Bird caught up and ended the game in ...
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"They think he was a chubby White guy" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thinks people don't appreciate Larry Bird enough
They think he was a chubby White guy. But he would wear us down. The muscle that was between his ears was the best because he ...