Larry Bird inducted in the Hall of Fame

[MrShaqzilla]

greatest player in basketball history

[knightschwartz]

he was a team player. Dunking is overated.

[warfighter1988]

@ranmanplan3000

I'm pretty sure that

kobe bryant is black mamba

Michael jordan is air jordan

Larry bird is the birdman

[THEGREATMIAH777]

bahaha Larry is always doggin Walton

[ezza187]

Even as a laker fan.. much respect for larry

[zyxwut321]

How awesome that Red lived long enough to see that day.

[ranmanplan3000]

larry bird was the best in the toughest era and he can shoot better than anyone period!!!

jordan was the best in the most talented era....also jordan could finish better than anyone else and he a top 5 defender of all time.

and so on with other players......but larry is the white mamba and jordan is the black mamba.

no other players will ever get those spots

[cluu96]

@ranmanplan3000 actaully everyknows the white mamba is brian scalabrine the grreatest players of all time

[ranmanplan3000]

@cluu96 omg he plays on my bulls now. im blessed to see him

[manhands77]

MAGIC AND BIRD SAVED BASKETBALL

[Vergecurtis]

@manhands77 true

[acuna13]

what year was this?

[ijusttellthetruth1]

Larry is the shit, and im a laker fan

[paradiZZio26]

larrys face is like a potato!

[mshake2008]

Not 1 mention of Magic Johnson? wow

[RobertBalto]

does anyone else think that statue is an absolute monstrosity...it looks like shit...Larry Bird deserves better than that! HAHAHA

[ragingbull2001]

no one compares. he would fake players, fake out whole teams, steal back balls, pass to himself off the back board, shoote the ball and know he missed so as everyone was watching the ball travel he would go to the basket and lay that shit up (like a real man), shoot behing the backboard. no one has or will ever be as impressive as bird in shooting and agility. some come close and some are better athletes but he is the greatest in what he does best. bird is at least top 4 greatest players. DONE!

[ragingbull2001]

smartest player of all time

[mythid12]

Larry Bird was one of the most fundamentally sound and prepared players of his playing days. He may not have had the speed other players had, but, he certainly made up for it in other ways. He was fun to watch play, especially, when he played against Magic Johnson and the Lakers.

[eligah8]

one of the greatest ever!!!!!

[njfreddy]

He was the only player that i can rememmber that would actually bust the Doc(Julius Erving) i mean think about it!! hew would score on Dr J like nothing!!

[Vergecurtis]

he is maybe not the greatest of all time, but he is the most impressive and incredible player of all time.

[syntonik]

Hrm. No acknowledgement for Bill Hodges, the man who pretty much re-kickstarted his career and set him on the path to his legendary status. Had it not been for him or Indiana State, there might not have been a #33 at Boston.

[magicianwizardking]

@syntonik yeah, like larry wouldn't have been "legendary" anyway...

[syntonik]

@magicianwizardking

Maybe, but it might've taken a much different turn. I'm not saying Bill Hodges saved him, but he was persistent enough to motivate him into getting back into college.

[THEGREATMIAH777]

@syntonik True...plus he doesnt even mention Magic lol Magic always talks about Larry

[Flipper79able]

@THEGREATMIAH777 Larry talks about Magic a lot. Larry showed up at Magic's retirement into the Hall of Fame...where is Magic here? You know what the answer is? The answer is....it doesn't matter. Magic and Larry have spent endless hours talking about each other and praising each others basketball abilities. They deserve a break from talking about each other every once and a while. So what if he didn't mention Magic at one speech? Damn.

[midnightrider33]

Very, very well deserved for the greatest player.

[bdn2004]

what jerks hecklers are.

[TehUltimateSnake]

"Thank you!.......THANK YOU!...Really THANK YOU!....SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY DAMNIT!!!!"

[CaptPrice274]

@TehUltimateSnake LOL thats what I was thinking...

[addycorp2]

if jordan is black jesus, then bird is white jesus

[cbone72]

@addycorp2 but there is all ready a white jesus

[33Goodwin]

@addycorp2 Bird is known in certain circles as The Basketball Jesus. :-)

[lasoogneypubes]

@DrmrGuy1979 I didn't think he was out of line for not thanking Magic. I just think if anything he should thank him for giving him a bigger reason to be so competitive. Shit if there wasn't a Magic Johnson to play against then Bird would have gotten 5 or 6 rings.

[lasoogneypubes]

@DrmrGuy1979 Well he was good friends with Magic and I'm sure the competition helped his game. He should have thanked him.

[reedeema]

you wanna play a gaaaame ^^ larry looks like the guy from saw ;)

[ThePfitza]

@ all of todays new generation of superstars: Thats real class!

[mrho4speed]

Great upload, thanks for sharing. The great thing about Bird, besides the fact that he was multidimensional player (great shooter, passer and rebounder) is he has great stories to tell and has a great sense of humor Watch his interactions with other players and you will see genuine respect AND friendship. I'd love to hear more about his talking trash on the court. Had to keep his teammates and coaches laughing. What a teammate and what a career!!!

[at1212b]

@mrho4speed

Yes, that is called commanding respect.. and Stature!

[arlichar11]

bill walton did not have a good nba career why is in hall of fame?

[80sNBA]

@arlichar11 It's the Basketball Hall of Fame, not the NBA Hall of Fame. His college career was enough to get him in.

[PhillyDippy5]

@arlichar11 What? Walton won a championship in 1977 being the leader of that team and then in 1986 with the Celtics being the 6th man, he's recognized as one of the greatest players (he's actually the best white center ever), even if his career was ruined by injuries he deserves to be in HOF.

[Dkouts57]

@PhillyDippy5

you could put him in if you add his college accomplishments. then he's in

[4browsing]

I'll take Bird, Magic, Jordan any day.

[vhickerson]

I can't believe he didn't say anything about Magic!

[MrSlik25]

@vhickerson He snubbed Magic!!! I can't believe it either.

[nkyryry]

He's definitely in the same class as MJ. MJ is still the best to ever play. But Larry was just as good.

[MissDeeCole]

you know its a great player when they get inducted in by their 40's or early 50's

[NoSirimnotwhite]

Not only the greatest White Player of all time Definite Top 10, forget that TOP 5 greatest players of all time.

[nasoszeppos]

For those who complain about his 3 point shooting, don't you forget that Larry himself admitted that for many years HE DID NOT LIKE TO SHOOT 3 POINTERS AND DIDN'T SEE THE POINT IN IT. He made some 3 pointers in his rookie season and then for 3-4 consecutive seasons he was shooting like ten 3 pointers in an entire season.

Pretty humble for a player who won the all star game contest so many times. It's just that Larry could score in a million ways and ONE of them was the 3 pointer.

[basketball201120]

@nasoszeppos wow. you have absolutely NO clue what you are talking about. 10 3 pointers an entire season? you COMPLETELY made that stat up. please get your facts right. there is absolutely no way in hell larry only shot 10 threes in a season

[nasoszeppos]

@basketball201120

Do some research before you speak. Go check the site basketball-reference and search for "Larry Bird".

Bird had 11/52 3pointers in the 81-82 season, 22/77 in 82-83 and 18/73 in 83-84. Bird has written in his autobiography that he didn't like shooting 3 pointers until 1985 or so, when he was 28 years old and in the middle of his career.

[BASKETBALLJEZUS]

LARRY = BEST NBA PLAYER EVER!!!

[megatroll]

One of the greates on and off court.

Bird, Magic, Jordan.

Nothing can ever come close to these legends.

[MrHBDk]

@megatroll what about Kareem Abdul?

[mikjord]

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson are the embodyment of Basketball.

[dedebones1967]

LARRY LARRY THAT"S ALL I HAVE TO SAY WANT MORE CAN I SAY ABOUT THE GREAT LARRY LARRY BIRD.

[Elmaln]

Why was that idiot constantly shouting while Larry gave his speech?

[jerome908732973]

Larry Bird is def one of the greats. Check my Rajon rondo song on my page

[exgeeinteractive]

I'D TAKE LARRY OVER LEBRON ANYDAY!

[Duncan21carroll]

@exgeeinteractive How about today?

[pnevilleful]

Larry is Basketball, plain and simple. LARRY!

[tstreeter5]

Larry Bird is my favorite player in NBA history! He had court vision like no one else! BEAT LA BEAT LA BEAT LA!

[jezbong]

Man, you sometimes forget how tall Larry is hahaa... Larry rocks!

[kewlpnay126]

my top and all time player in the NBA period.

[Ozzmaster75]

My favorite play of all time by Larry, was when he got knocked out of bounds at the baseline in the air, and shot over the backboard and made it.

Greatest play of all time.

[lindamcd1217]

Thankyou SO much!

[onpman]

yo is that a young luke walton sighting at 1:21 right behind larry's fam?

[timjumper7]

you can only like a guy who has the balls to say those things that the rest of us are only thinking about saying

[Craig78910]

I was there in person to watch this..... Never got to see Larry Bird play in person, but at least I got to see this moment in his career.

He was hyped as a 3 point shooter by the media and the card companies, but he was so much more than that. He had a post game, a mid range game,lock down defense AND shoot the 3s.

[thewolfmanchu]

@Craig78910 you forgot great passer.

[Craig78910]

@thewolfmanchu You're right. He could do it all. The Celtics have a good team this year. The Pacers are improving too. I think the Pacers deserve higher draft picks. They are always in the lottery, and always seem to end up with pick 11 or 12 it seems like.

[at1212b]

@Craig78910

Yea, he really wasn't a '3-point' player, but it was winning that 3-point contest 3 yrs in a row, including calling that last moneyball shot pointing his finger while walking away with confidence that really cemented his legacy in NBA lore.

[thewolfmanchu]

@Craig78910 You forgot about his passing ability. Great passer.

[usnate1]

@Craig78910 You're absolutely correct...and most would go as far as to say that if he had certain athletic gifts that other players had naturally, he would be unquestionably the GOAT b/c he dominated the best anyway without freakish speed and hops....He was that good...MJ wasn't the greatest whenever he came in...he learned from Bird and Magic....but b/c they were both in the East Conf...MJ met with Bird more often...and MJ has him as the greatest SF of all time...MJ said that in 2010.

[hattrick116]

@Craig78910

Not to mention perhaps the best team player of all time. And one of the best WINNERS of all time.

[usnate1]

@Craig78910 Dude he was truly awesome...I had season tickets to the garden from 83 to 86 with my dad...i will say that if Larry Bird had an OUNCE more athleticism he would be the greatest EVER without question b/c he dominated anyway without freakish speed and jumping ability...he wasn't "Nonathletic" as they portray him to be...just the least athletic of his peers Jordan, Dr. J, Magic etc...In essence he was a freak b/c his timing, smarts and I.Q., cordination were superior to anyone else ever.

[xmuscularghandix]

How fitting that the hall is in Mass. That must have been some crowd.

[KCAASE]

I like Larry Bird because he is an embodiment of what hard hard work is all about. I remember watching him one time on TV and he talked about himself. He said that some basket ball players were naturally gifted and they didn't need to practice that hard, while he had to constantly practice just to keep his rhythm in tact. To me then: Hardwork will help you exceed against anybody, no matter how gift they naturally are. Thank you Larry for the inspiration. HARDWORK all the way for me as well.

[hautelick]

You make a good point.

Having said that, Larry Bird is often used as an example of hard work overcoming natural ability; not true, in his case.

Larry had incredible natural advantages as a player; incredible hands and strong wrists, amazing body control, unreal hand - eye co-ordination allied with ambidexterity and much faster feet than most people realise.

Combine these things with hard work and you get one of the best ever.

What the greatest, Jordan etc. have in common, is hard work.

[ss192803]

i kinda agree with you except i think the things you mistook for natural advantages were, in my opinion, a result of the hard work he put in.

[mari7000]

LARRY IS THE MAN!!

[texaspete33]

i thought ahmad rashad was MJ's homeboy?

[treeman911a]

Dont come to the huddle....funny

[treeman911a]

thanks

[ace11rothstein]

"I'm a first class player and I expect a first class ticket"

No one like Larry

[orauf1]

@ace11rothstein for i second i thought it said no one likeS Larry lol!!

Larrry Birds the greatest!@

[ace11rothstein]

How the fuck is Ahmad Rashad ushering him in?

[xmuscularghandix]

he was the usher.... haha

[warheart999]

great videothanks for uploading!

larry bird rhe best ever!