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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 ...

‘I belong in New York’ – Larry Bird almost joined Knicks but instead clinched epic playoff series for Celtics

The New York Knicks will usher in the new NBA season 6,000 miles from home. The Association’s preseason officially begins Thursday, with last year’s Eastern Conference finalists facing ...
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Larry Bird said he was scared before every matchup with Magic Johnson and Julius Erving: "That fear from 2 o'clock in the afternoon to game time"

That said, Bird always felt a sense of fear before every game, especially those against arch-rivals like Magic Johnson and ...