Among the annals of NBA history, few can keep pace with how often Boston Celtics Hall of Fame small forward Larry Bird eviscerated his opponents with soul-crushing trash talk, only to kick them when they were down by backing it up with his play.
Famous for telling players exactly what shot he would score on them and how, or for relaying how many points he’d score and so on, The Hick From French Lick (as Bird is sometimes called) was among the most capable practitioners of psychological warfare on the court the league has ever seen.
But what are the specific instances where he was at his best in this dark art of the hardwood? Host of the CLNS Media podcast “Basketball Time Machine” Sean David has eight such examples for our viewing pleasure in the video embedded below.
Give the clip embedded above a watch to hear his take on the eight most arrogant Larry Bird moments.
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