Heartbreaking: Larry Bird American former basketball Just Passed Away At the Aged of 67..see..more.. One of the best Larry Bird trash talk stories comes from the 1988 three-point contest. Minutes before the shootout, the Boston Celtics legend entered the locker room filled with all the best three-point specialists chilling.
“Larry Legend” then asked them, “Who’s coming in second?” Bird claimed it was meant to be a joke, but when no one responded, the C’s legend suddenly felt he had to back up his words.
Vengeance and regret
Larry was correct in his reading of the room and realizing his joke was taken seriously by the other contestants. Seattle Supersonics sharpshooter Dale Ellis was one of those offended by Bird’s infuriating question, as he was hellbent on making Larry eat his words.
“All the guys in the locker room, I thought, had a chance to win that contest,” Ellis told IndyStar. “But Larry walks in and says, ‘Which one of you guys is playing for second?’ I didn’t quite like it. I didn’t like what he said, so I wanted to really embarrass him.”
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