Larry Bird behind the backboard unbelievable shot

[dennislongusa]

great shot..but it did'nt count.

[NBAKaizer]

Pause at 0:07 to hear the commentator say America's gay

[szuleck123]

That was very very long...

[hmmsmellslikefish]

BIRD IS THE MAN. NOT OPINION, FACT. 

[copywrite941]

Its fantastic

[Aptutte]

Bird is the word

[NBAKaizer]

@Aptutte Lmao

[awexsome2034]

That shot was faaaaaantastic.

[lilze96]

Oscar Robertson + Jordan + Bird + Magic Johnson + Iverson Crossover + Dennis Rodman's Defense + Hakeem Olajuwon Shot Blocking Skills= *Chappelle voice* KOBE!

[thenintendogamer]

The "other team" is the HOUSTON ROCKETS.

[Freebleeper]

I bet Kobe or Lebron can't do THAT during a game.

[hardrive28]

@Freebleeper

Rudy Gay can!

[KiingJamesbaby]

@Freebleeper lol they both have :P

[Freebleeper]

@KiingJamesbaby Yeah... when?

[KiingJamesbaby]

@Freebleeper ..look up kobe bryant shot behind backboard...... lebron james shot behind backboard :P

[usnate1]

@KiingJamesbaby Either one of those shots were better than birds, but Bird is still better OVERALL than Kobe or James....Opinion.

[OldSchoolRasslin]

I miss the days before Basketball became a game for black criminals.

[kobebryantsucksbad]

Dude woooooooooo dude yes yes woo yeah so f*ckin awesome yes yes yes yes I love the shot yeah so efin cool omg roflmao lol so awesome yes yes niesv yutune kiip;dfjs jfiel jquiple

[BostonSoxPatsCeltsBs]

that should have counted.. think it does now.

[UnionKid15]

The greatest player of all-time, folks. Thanks a lot for posting this.

[Calbenmike]

@UnionKid15 Wait a minute, this isn't a Michael Jordan video?

[PIAF22]

that was so nasty. bird was wrecking fools

[MrSlik25]

MJ is MJ...Larry is Larry...Kobe is the kid who watched them be them and grew up to be very similar to them by watching and working.

[Airman32292]

thats the dumbest rule that you cant shoot over the backboard, if your feet are inbound and the ball doesnt touch anything it should be good, its not like its cheap i mean its not an easy shot by any means

[jakemac33]

This does not count. the ball cant pass over the top of the backboard. but cool i guess.

[quincee33]

@jakemac33 Yes it does count, and i think lebron or kevin durant did it recently....that's why i came on to see this vid...i remember when larry did it.....i just wish i could remember who did it recently....as long as your feet ar inbounds it's good....i think u mean if the ball hits the rim and bounces on top of backboard it's out....

[dennislongusa]

@quincee33 no it didnt count nimrod..look at the ref waiving it off.

[quincee33]

@dennislongusa why is it illegal? his feet were inbound.

[AllDaySA]

Omg Byrd is a legend and always will be. Get off Kobe's nuts. Byrd and Jordan did something to the game Kobe will never do. Oh and Kobe is literally a rapist. ha

[kcmet79]

Note:

1 - the rainbow-colored "NBA Fantastic" Logo

2 - the effeminate fan cheering at 0:07

Clearly, this video is blatantly homosexual.

And I'm not going to stand for it ANY LONGER.

[pistolpeeroy]

@kcmet79 SORT UR LIFE OUT SON

[Nathaniel21]

I wonder if he practiced that shot, LOL

[10cpr10]

ok everyone, maybe kobe isnt better than mj, simply because for 3 of his rings shaq was the number 1 guy. but think about it...its been about 10 years since jordan faded away. and we already have a legitamate contender to his throne. imagine 20 or 30 years from now. there could be several guys that challenge jordan. its just stupid to say that there will never be another. ok, jordan was the best player of the 20th century. but the 21st century? there could be 5 guys that turn out better than mj

[thewolfmanchu]

@10cpr10 Kobe only challenges Jordan because of the rule changes in 2002. Kobe couldn't win 5 titles in the 90's

[usnate1]

@10cpr10 Mj is Mj, Kobe is Kobe, Larry is Larry...each did things better than the other. But bird and MJ had such complete all around games while each shooting 50% from the field. Bird was a pass first player; MJ was a shoot first.

[RyanHou1]

is that count? look at the ref

[TheAwesomecheeseman]

@Smileyos29 against oklahoma city thunder search 4 it, Monta Ellis also did it against the Dallas Mavericks

[TheAwesomecheeseman]

@Smileyos29 yah he did actually

[Markus77x7]

best shooter in the history of the game.

[BBTHEBEAST]

@Markus77x7 then reggie miller then ray allen

[quincee33]

@BBTHEBEAST Reggie better get into the HOF...he was deadly under pressure no less.

[granthill1234]

yea well there is a best player the only person whoo wont lose on a 1 on 1 that wud prove whos the best and bird wud prolly school almost everybody in his prime except magic cuz of the lenth that wud be a gud 1 on 1 to watch

[Lennon4life1968]

Marv Albert and Frank Layden did an NBA best plays/blooper video years ago. Thats where I saw this the first time. It was awesome then and it is awesome still.

[legendkiller617]

bird was best at everything!!!....... especially fighting!

[rockphotoman]

Everybody Relax, Lets enjoy all these great athletes for what they each did.

Its foolish and a waist of time to say one was better then another.

they are all legends and will be talked about forever.

[hughdroberts]

@rockphotoman clearly you thought learning english was a "waist" of time too.

[BlackStarKeepShining]

@rockphotoman I AGREE!

[dristfan123]

why are people discussing lebron james and kobe and MJ, this video is ALL about LARRY BIRD! :D:D:D

[thewolfmanchu]

All you punk ass bitches who never even saw Bird, magic, or Jordan play. You are all punk ass bitches who don't don't know what true greatness is all about. Kobe is a mere immitation of Jordan. Lebron hasn't even won a title! You should all kill yourselves.

[tranurse]

@thewolfmanchu thank you. shaq can't dunk. kobe is a freaking ball hog. lebron's got it though. he just needs a better team.

[ilovemusicfyi]

@tranurse hahahahahahhah if lbron played in the 80's his physical ability wouldnt have ment shit. Lebron relies on his strength not skill.

[r3dsox4lif3]

larry bird is in my opinion the greatest SHOOTER in nba history.

[thechannells]

MJ is better than kobe by far so dont be hatein

[Redsoxlakes24]

kobe did the same exact thing and they said lebrons was better which was from an angle.

[dtripp62]

im waiting for the next superstar to show up like bird ,magic, dr j, clyde drexler,

[r3dsox4lif3]

@dtripp62 ya me to, those guys are the deffinition of playing basketball for the love of it and determination to win!

[Phi16180]

@dtripp62 how about kobe, lebron, wade, stojakovic, nowitzki, ray allen

[SamSchulmanTV]

whiteboy representin.

[Rorona550]

Kobe did it better

[supergo45]

@Rorona550 lolz no where near better

[hanxdynasty]

fck larry bird

[ForrestGump716]

fuck you

[CJAEY]

This shot has been getting really hyped just lately. Everyone is doing it now. Yet its nothing new

[mlking213]

ive tried that shot and it has to be near perfect,to do that in a game with a guy on u is amazing.

[Herv3]

Not when he made this shot. They changed the rule after this.

[SFGiantsBB]

BIrd's shot was disallowed.

[fastbreak777]

Kobe's backboard shot was better. Mainly because he was fouled on the shot. should of been a 3 point play.

Bird's shot was great too, but overall edge goes to Kobe

[kuhberger]

Bird is a hero, so is Kobe.

BUT the really annoying thing are the 15 year-old teenagers that always post "Kobe ist better".

And NEVER ever say that Kobe is better than MJ. Ther is no better, there was not better and probably ther won´t be no better in the near future.

[fatriani]

the reason michael jordan was able to win his 6 rings was because bird retired and allowed an opening for him in the east. Bird fucking dominated MJ, anyone who ever saw them play against eachother would tell you that

[kuhberger]

Bird dominated MJ???

MJ only won 6 rings because Bird retired....hello???

Are you smoking dope???

[fatriani]

i think you answered your own questions.

its past your bedtime anyways

[ssbrosking36]

its good, you should try it

[MVowns]

lol i agree with kuhberger. MJ won because he got better(jumpshot) and so did his team. Bird had a great team during the MJ 63 point game. MJ was carrying the load for a team (similar to that of Kobe's team during the year kobe scored 81)

[riiad]

@fatriani

MJ scored 63 on Bird. MJ had been MVP, best scorer and best defender the same year in 1988 WHILE BIRD WAS THERE. Total respect to Bird who is one of the best players in history but stop saying BS.

[WiltatKansas]

@riiad MJ scored 63 on the Celtics and he lost the game.

[riiad]

Man, i'm not going to debate on this. Larry Bird is one of the greatest players in history and i'm in the middle of his autobiography, right now. If you know what Bird said about MJ, that night, you have your answer. Even though he went too far on his compliment.

[WiltatKansas]

I have that game in orginal version, 6 GB, pretty one, but i'm not a Jordan fanboy.

[hellhole243]

You mean biography? (Autobiography means that your Larry Bird and you're writing about yourself)

[riiad]

Yes that's what it is. An autobiography written by Larry Bird. Foreword by Magic Johnson.

It's been written in 1989 or 1990.

[hellhole243]

oh sorry i thought you meant you were in the middle of making it. My mistake

[MerkinMuffly]

Yep: watch?v=svHk8Zntc5g

[EllJayOfficial]

I agree, but you can't claim that there probably won't be no better in the future. Looking at evolution, there's a good chance that there will be some good basketball coming ;)

[LeChatDeNoir13]

@kuhberger LOL! I'm 15 and I completely agree with you. Kobe is a legend but will never be an MJ. There will never be another.

[BASKETBALLJEZUS]

@kuhberger you r right bird was a basketball hero in the 1980's and so is kobe now in this days and i don't gonna say kobe is better then mj cus bird is better then mj :p

[thenintendogamer]

@BASKETBALLJEZUS I agree, Bird>MJ

[thenintendogamer]

@kuhberger I think you misspelled Larry Birds name because it's not abbreviated "MJ" :P

[ratsplayingbasketbal]

Are you kidding me, larry bird was falling out of bounds. Any NBA player could of done what kobe did, i know it and im a laker fan. But now I hate kobe because I finally realize how overrated he is

[jlatinoheatv]

ur 1 retarded son of a bitch

[charliebell01]

Kobe's better.

[rockphotoman]

As the uploader of this video let me say --- you guys act like 10 year olds. there both 2 of the greatest players ever. Why argue about OPINIONS. mY DADDY CAN BEAT UP YOUR DADDY. come-on just enjoy the shot for what it is.

[sstslide270out]

@rockphotoman amen

[hiflysi]

Combatburt...Kobe can suck Larry's dick!? WTF?! They're both all time greats. You can suck both of them you dickhead.

[kayeparalover]

kobe was the best kobe did it again

[tocinote994]

More impressive than Bird's?? LOL. Look at both of them again.. Bird's release is a lot quicker than Kobe's and he doesn't hang in the air to look at the basket and measure his shot like Kobe does. Bird's shot is instinctive. Kobe's is more calculated. They're both off one foot, and they both go out of bounds. They're both high degree of difficulty.

[RNSSR]

Kobe's shot was more impressive, one handed and sailing out of bounds.

[combatburt]

Kobe can suck Larry's dick.

[RNSSR]

Larry has mentioned in an interview Kobe is his favorite player. :-)

[tetraTHC]

@combatburt all of new england can suck kobe's dick

[combatburt]

Oh noes, a kobe fan boy. I'm so offended by your insult. Looks like this troll got what he wanted. Fag.

[o0CASHBOY0o]

WOW! troll. I guessin it took ya all night to come up wit dat pathetic insult. Was that supposed to make me cry or somethin?! Go fuck youself.... again!

[combatburt]

Nope, took all of two seconds to come up with that insult. It was not to meant to make you cry, it was only meant to call you a Homosexual. FAG.

[o0CASHBOY0o]

So now ur sayin Troll means Homosexual? I can see ur not very smart kiddo, go read a book.

[combatburt]

Apparently you have dyslexia. Don't worry though the government has programs for people like you.

[BPSX3LR]

me too...go kb24...LA back to back

[MrTutorialsPLUS]

nah boston :) with the big 3 and RAJON RONDO. :)

[BennduR]

funny that they should call it "america's game" when it was invented by a Canadian lol

[QWERTY1233211]

and Americans just happen to be better at it lol

[BennduR]

why thumbs down me? -_- just pointing something out.

the fact that im thumbs downed and the guy who said "americans are better at it" kinda proves that its just americans being stupid again.. tsk tsk.

you forget u have like 10x the populaiton of canada = 10x more nba players

[MrTutorialsPLUS]

completely true

[a22122212]

這沒進會被教練罵吧=口="

[raider8sox]

like what lil wayne said in one of his songs, "This Is My Theme Park", Indeed, The Court Was Larry's Theme Park!!!

[APaulA222]

No one but Bird could do that!!! EVER

[burningkarma]

Rajon Rondo can!

[APaulA222]

i like Rondo but i dont think so!

[burningkarma]

he did it the other night against Philly, fade away!

[leftstanding]

yeah Rondo did do it look /watch?v=fGLnixU0nRs

not exactly the same but still difficult

[solidyahoo]

Wrong Kobe just did it today

[nm878889]

LOL, I searched for this vid because i just saw Kobe do it.

Great shot.

[jlatinoheatv]

@nm878889 so did i lol

[ImmortalDragon]

Oh really. Ō____ō

[krome13]

lol kobe just did this yesterday! lol

[thesoftballplayer23]

kobe did. YESTERDAY.. and the same day bird and magic were interviewed

[adrian15041994]

americas game...... its fan-tastic !!!!!!!! :P

[Kev45x]

that was at the old civic center...right before the preseason game tonite vs toronto, they showed that shot...unreal

[DroopingCacti]

didn't count, but it was preseason, so nothing lost

[Erikhaos]

Fuck,on today's rules the shot wouldn't count...

it did there?

[007nites]

It would count now a days. But it would be such a selfish play when you can throw the ball back onto the court to a teamate. But Bird is just so good that he didn't need to.

[TRJ22487]

No it didn't count. My dad told me about this shot when I was a kid. Back when things like that were more memorable...

but yea you can see the ref waving it off.

Weird that Larry even shot that, but he could be very experimental when he got bored.

[RobDFrizzle]

These were old times.Things have changed lol

[barkingclam]

No. He stepped on the line behind the basket - watch his feet.

[HOPFreak]

I think the top 3 players of all time are:

1. jordan 2. jabbar 3. bird

[bmustiata]

I would go for

1 pistol pete 2 jordan 3 bird

[paulIHE]

3 championships (should have been more if not for the injuries and the death of bias) , 2 finals mvp's, 3 MVP's, 3 consecutive 3 point contest titles, 12 time all star, 1 all star mvp, 9 all nba first team and the best rivalry ever with magic what more can u ask for.....i put him at second behind jordan

[dopeboii92]

canadas game is hockey

[RayAllenIdol]

he's got a point james naismith was canadian

[AveryJS3]

ive only seen 1 other person do that in a game, it was Gay, Rudy Gay. amazing.

[Amir883]

Saw a video with Jordan doing it while fading. Still gotta love Bird though

[CavemanShelbs]

This is the greatest shot in NBA history.

[jmorrill28]

only larry could make that shot in a game

[o0CASHBOY0o]

NO kobe just made that yesterday.... and it counted! go look it up!

[cheetosbitch]

only reason its amazing cuz hes on the court with other NBA players =D reason why cause they are very skilled

[123magoosh]

canada invented basketball

[stratotanker518]

Technically, it depends. Naismith was a naturalized American. The question is: did he acquire citizenship before he came up with the idea of basket ball? After all, Springfield Mass is the "Home of basketball".

[123magoosh]

no canada invented it

[BiBlang]

idiot

[cheese671]

yeah he probabaly like...practiced just to see when he would be able to do it i na game..i mean larry bird....he does what ever he wants

[lazerlazer]

Ouch! I was trying to reply to you and I wasn't looking, thinking I hit the reply an accidentally hit the thumbs down. I am so sorry. This was a normal comment and I wish YouTube had someway you can take a vote back. I don't know what to say except I'm sorry. All I wanted to write was that I was in college and into my career early when Larry played and I always heard that he was just a white guy they were making a big deal about.Now I can kick myself for not watching him. He's ohso incredible!

[lazerlazer]

I've played A LOT of serious organized ball and I made relatively the same comment as cheese671 did and received too many negatives so I removed it. I'm a big Larry Bird fan but people probably took what I said wrong. What's wrong with saying someone practiced a shot? It's not like you're criticizing the man. He practiced a lot of shots and that is why he was so great. I'll wait for the negatives and remove this one too ; ).

[willepillee]

roflmao:P

[Deathlist123]

damn its hilarious how you retards talk shit to each other these comments are for the vids not for you pussys talking shit

btw that is a pretty hard shot under pressure

[Zazu599]

thats wut im sayin but the other guys sayin its not

[sbh123yt]

I am doing these shots since I was a kid. Still, how many of you can do it during a game so quickly?

[bchamp909]

how the fuck is that easy when your running down the court and the ball almost goes out of bounds and you catch and shoot it over the back board with people guarding you. dumbass its easy to make if your the only one on the court stupid shit

[JvGcProductions]

ive mad those fucken shots during a fucking game. they are fucking easy as fuck. i aways practiced shooting from there. they are fucking easy dumb shit.

[bchamp909]

oh yah im so sure you do it durin games cuz its so easy. jus stop your pathetic lying and go back to watching videos or somethin. your a sad ass dude

[JvGcProductions]

it is the easiest shit, fucking look at him, he stops then shoots.

ur just fucking jealous because u dont know how to play basketball. just go back to fingering yourself to gay porn u fucking no life loser.

[bchamp909]

yah its easy for him cuz he is larry bird one of the best players in NBA history. Your just some stupid fagget that if i saw, would crack you in your fucken jaw and drop your pussy ass. dont act hard and dont act like you play basketball fucken queer. keep watchin videos queer

[JvGcProductions]

lmao. ofcourse larry bird is one of the greatest but that shot isnt unbelievable. I do play basketball and stop crying yourself to sleep just because u cant make the team. Youll drop me? hahahahahaha u make me laugh u piece of shit.

[spursadam7]

Fuck you dipshit! Larry Bird is one of the greatest players of all-time and is my favorite player. So stop insulting others and acting like you play basketball better than bird you lifeless sack of shit!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JvGcProductions]

wtf???? i never said im better than the legend. i just said that shot isnt hard to do.

[kimaste]

aint hard to do in your backyard with nobody watching but hard ass fck when ur doing it in front of thousands of people in the areana and millions watching on t.v ya mutt. hard to understand? that is why u are what you are and bird is what he is.

[JvGcProductions]

how do u know its hard? have u done it before? ive done it in high school games. u dont even notice the crowd

[kimaste]

shut up mutt. comparing nba to high school? what are you a mutt? u actually shot behind the backboard during a game in your high school game just like bird did? on one foot, falling out of bound? get outta here ya mutt! comparing high school crowd with nba crowd with best players in the world? what are you a comedian?

[cheese671]

dude shut up...seriously a crowd is a crowd..a game is a game...doesnt matter the player doesnt matter how many people watching...a game is a game so shut your mouth.

[JvGcProductions]

okay "mutt" wtf??? haha mutt wat kind of dumbass uses that? idk wat u guys are complaining about, its just that u all suck at basketball. its a GODDAMN EASY SHOT!!!!!!!

[Zazu599]

how about u make a video of u doin about 20 if these then show me the video dumbshit

[jlatinoheatv]

thats wat ima do. y does everyone say its a hard shot? behind the backboard is so easy

[Zazu599]

ok make the video do ATLEAST 5 in a ROW and and show me the video first

[jlatinoheatv]

5 in a row shots behind the backboard? ok.

[Zazu599]

ok show me the video first and by..............

[jlatinoheatv]

ok. ill record it one of these days to make your ass happy.