"Don't take this butt-whooping personally, but I've been eating hot dogs all day" - Kevin McHale recalls savage Larry Bird trash-talking story after getting stranded at a…

Kevin McHale remembered how Larry Bird talked trash to Nets forward Albert King even without a proper meal because of a ...
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Larry Bird admitted he toned down trash talk after age caught up

NBA legend Larry Bird, known for his ruthless trash talk, revealed later in his career that he had to scale it back—not because he lost the fire, but because his body couldn’t back it up anymore. “I ...
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"I'll let him know I'm burning him up" - Glen Rice was not shy about his trash-talking abilities

The NBA has been home to a wide array of trash-talkers, and by the '90s, they had already plagued the league. Among those who ...
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"It didn't take long to get him quiet" - Larry Bird recalls shutting down trash-talking Cedric Maxwell at his first Celtics practice

The morning Larry Bird walked into the Boston Celtics practice gym for the first time, the building carried sounds of skepticism rather than celebration. He came with a college pedigree, but the ...
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Horace Grant on his toughest NBA cover (yes, it was Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird)

Horace Grant won three NBA titles with the Chicago Bulls and Michael Jordan, and another with the Los Angeles Lakers and Kobe ...