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"I still can't believe that I did that" - Larry Bird said he was baffled that Donnie Walsh convinced him to coach the Indiana Pacers

Yet while Bird's greatness is well documented, few fans truly know the story behind his surprising leap from player to coach.

How Larry Bird snapped Bill Walton out of his guilt after one loss: "I can't stand hearing this eighty-one more times. Go have a beer and forget about it"

To return the favor on the defensive end, Bird helped Walton pad his shot-blocking stats. Walton would ask Bird to set the ...
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"He clogs up the middle, he's a great shot blocker and intimidator" - Larry Bird pushed Red Auerbach to take a gamble on Bill Walton

T he Boston Celtics surprised some of their fans after they decided to split up their starting forward duo by trading Cedric ...
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John Salley can't believe he was happy to guard Larry Bird at first: "I don't do drugs, but boy, I must have been on something"

Salley would admit over the years that guarding Bird was one thing. Stopping one of the best basketball players of all time ...