Larry Bird recalls the other moment he told Magic Johnson that Michael Jordan was the greatest
Franchise icon Larry Bird had re-energised the league and the organization in the 1980s en route to three titles, two Finals MVPs and three MVPs.
The 1987–88 season was the highest-scoring season of Bird's career, but the following year his campaign ended after six games when he had bone spurs surgically removed from both of his heels. However, even His Airness admitted that if there was an opportunity for the Bulls to land Bird via a trade, then he'd willing to take a salary cut to make it happen.
Bird always professed his loyalty, at least publicly, to the team that drafted him 6th overall in the 1978 NBA Draft."I want to finish my career there. I'm a Celtic. I'll be a Celtic for life," Bird added.NBA
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