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Bill Laimbeer claimed the hard foul on Larry Bird in 1987 ECF was an accident: "It really was, but nobody believes it"
Larry almost ended up being folded at the hip like a lawn chair. The NBA fined Laimbeer $5,000, while Bird had to pay $2,000 ...
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YouTube Gold: Bill Laimbeer, The Dirtiest Player In NBA History?
For people who never saw him play, it’s hard to explain how despised Bill Laimbeer was in the NBA. Larry Bird summed it up by saying that while fellow Bad Boy Rick Mahorn was physical ...
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"He's not mortal…He's the best player on the planet" - Chuck Daly gave Larry Bird unusual praise after going down 0-2 in the 1985 EC semifinals
It was in the third quarter when Bird got his chin busted after Bill Laimbeer swung his arm and caught Larry. Regardless, “The Hick from French Lick” refused to go out and just wiped off the ...
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Bill Laimbeer believes LeBron James would be the NBA’s best if he played in the ‘80s: “There’s nobody like him in our time slot”
Bill Laimbeer faced some of the NBA's greatest players during his prime, from Larry Bird to Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan. As a member of the Detroit Pistons' "Bad Boys," he had a front-row ...
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Of course Bill Simmons invoked Larry Bird while discussing Tom Brady vs. Patrick Mahomes
Not only did he predictably defend Brady’s honor, but he did so while sparking a trivial sports debate, which he then in turn used as an opportunity to discuss both Larry Bird and Bill Russell.
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Usually quiet, Larry Bird speaks out on Bill Walton's death: 'I love him as a friend'
INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird ... Boston Celtics teammate Bill Walton. "I am very sorry about my good friend, Bill Walton. I love him as a friend and as a teammate," Bird said in a statement sent ...