Greatest NBA trash talker ever?

[CL82]

Of course it is Larry Bird. good article in the athletic, even if some of the stories will be familiar to many of us.

 

[BGesus4]

Of course it is Larry Bird. good article in the athletic, even if some of the stories will be familiar to many of us.

I would think the glove would need to be pretty high on this list

 

[Chin Diesel]

Bird and Jordan are the top two. Gary is a level below along with anyone else.

 

[superjohn]

I would think the glove would need to be pretty high on this list

 

[HooperScooper]

I saw the headline and first player that came to mind was Bird.

33 Incredible Larry Bird Trash Talk Stories That Prove Why He's The Best Trash Talker of All Time! - Viral Hoops

The greatest trash talker of all time, bar none.

www.viralhoops.com

 

[LBird33]

Of course it was me.

 

[Kenny11]

Don’t know but whatever KG said to Carmelo that one time…haha

 

[CL82]

My favorite comment was Kleine saying that he never did it loud enough for the crowd to hear. It was a private show just for the opposing player.

 

[uconngb]

I saw the headline and first player that came to mind was Bird.

33 Incredible Larry Bird Trash Talk Stories That Prove Why He's The Best Trash Talker of All Time! - Viral Hoops

The greatest trash talker of all time, bar none.

www.viralhoops.com

Same without question

 

[Chin Diesel]

I saw the headline and first player that came to mind was Bird.

33 Incredible Larry Bird Trash Talk Stories That Prove Why He's The Best Trash Talker of All Time! - Viral Hoops

The greatest trash talker of all time, bar none.

www.viralhoops.com

Bird telling the press he was only going to score using left hand to end a road trip. Legend. He did it. Nothing like being inside on the joke and not being able to say it.

And I hated Bird, monkey armed McHale, Parish, freckled faced Johnson and the rest of the Celtics. I was all in on Dr. J, Sec of Defense Bobby Jones, Boston Strangler Andrew Toney (Ben Gordon before Ben Gordon) and the rest of the Sixers.

 

[LBird33]

Celtics - Sixers rivalry was awesome.

 

[Kitaman]

Reggie Miller often had diarrhea of the mouth.

 

[NJHusky]

Not a Celtics fan but that was a good read

 

[UCLJ0211]

Don’t know if he “talked” trash but Bill Laimbeer has to be the dirtiest NBA player of all time. Definitely used his physicality to try to intimidate opponents.

 

[gtcam]

Larry Bird but he had the stuff to back it up
My favorite of all time

 

[alphasigko]

Great read! Thx for posting this!

 

[StllH8L8ner]

 

[superjohn]

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I'm obsessed with Bird. Easily one of the best players ever and yet I'm left wondering how much better he actually could've been if he wasn't such a hard worker and paid for someone else to pave his mom's driveway instead of doing it himself. At 28 years old he had a back injury that would've ended most players careers and he continued to dominate the league despite being partially crippled.

 

[CL82]

I'm obsessed with Bird. Easily one of the best players ever and yet I'm left wondering how much better he actually could've been if he wasn't such a hard worker and paid for someone else to pave his mom's driveway instead of doing it himself. At 28 years old he had a back injury that would've ended most players careers and he continued to dominate the league despite being partially crippled.

He also broke a finger playing softball that he states hurt his shooting significantly.

 

[Icehawk]

“What are you jumping for? You’re not going to get this.”

LOL gotta love it

 

[superjohn]

He also broke a finger playing softball that he states hurt his shooting significantly.

Also hurt his finger in a bar fight which screwed up his shooting in the finals.

 

[Hoophound]

Also hurt his finger in a bar fight which screwed up his shooting in the finals.

How does Larry Bird get in a bar fight? I am a pretty big guy and when I run into Larry around town, he is always even bigger than I remembered. Just massive. The only other person I've met in person that struck me as being as large as Larry is Charles Oakley. The last thing I or any other mere mortal should do is pick a fight with a guy of that size.

 

[Chin Diesel]

The game he decided to play left-handed at Portland was pretty epic.

 

[CL82]

The game he decided to play left-handed at Portland was pretty epic.

Agree, it’s like just playing basketball at the pro level wasn’t enough of a challenge for him.

 

[Chin Diesel]

Agree, it’s like just playing basketball at the pro level wasn’t enough of a challenge for him.

As the story is told, Bird told he teammates and traveling media the day before the game he was going to do it. It was some off the cuff decision; it was premeditated.

 

[CL82]

As the story is told, Bird told he teammates and traveling media the day before the game he was going to do it. It was some off the cuff decision; it was premeditated.

Sure, but it was purposeless other than creating a personal challenge for himself.