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Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on why Larry Bird was better than Dirk Nowitzki: “Larry knew where to be on the court to be the most effective for his team”
Before Luka Doncic was compared to Larry Bird, another Dallas Mavericks star was compared and contrasted with the…
Kevin Durant says Jayson Tatum will ‘control the league’ for the next decade
Getting praise from Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, considered one of the best players in the NBA since…
Kevin Garnett on the NBA being tougher in the 90s and 2000s: “It was a man-up league”
Aside from being known as one of the most impactful players in the league during his twenty-one year…
Larry Bird on being considered the greatest basketball player of all time: “There will be someone better than me”
Whenever a discussion for the greatest basketball player of all time comes up, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird…
Joe Muzzulla on Jerrod Mayo and how he incorporates elements of new Pats coach’s plays into basketball
Head coach Joe Mazulla is open-minded when it comes to giving the Boston Celtics every competitive advantage possible…
Joel Embiid says he’s more concerned with winning games than another MVP award
Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid is the reigning NBA Most Valuable Player but despite putting up numbers this…
Shaq names his favorite NBA player and why he had to make up a story to play well against him
Shaquille O’Neal is considered by most to be one of the greatest NBA centers of all-time, with his…
Jayson Tatum on his ambition for getting into the NBA: “Itβs like I was 50 Cent. Iβm going to get to the league or die trying — and I live by that.”
The odds of becoming a professional athlete, even among the top athletes coming out of high school or…
SportsHyped’s Larry Bird trash talk stories: “He asked me if my mother was watching because he wanted to embarrass me,” says Craig Elho
We’ve got a bit of a predilection for Larry Bird trash talk stories here at SportsHyped. And honestly,…
Robert Parish on why Larry Bird was a better leader than Michael Jordan
Larry Bird and Michael Jordan are two of the greatest players in NBA history, with the latter, his…