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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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Mullin reveals what was the biggest difference between Bird as a player and a coach: "No drama, nothing, simple"
Even though he made his mark with the Boston Celtics, Bird took on the coaching challenge with a talented Indiana Pacers squad. In three short seasons, Larry would help Indy reach the NBA Finals in ...
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"I just started hitting people" - Bill Laimbeer believes he wasn't a dirty player
When he started playing pro ball, not many knew who Bill Laimbeer was ... Related: Robert Parish admits Larry Bird was sometimes tough to deal with: "Larry could be a real pain in the backside ...
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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 picks a tougher foe between the Celtics and the Lakers: "It took us a long time beating our heads against the wall to get by them"
Bill Laimbeer was the poster boy for the toughness ... For "Counterfeit Bill," though, there was no tougher foe than Larry Bird and the Celtics all those years. "The hardest part for us was ...
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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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"If I ever had to play like Laimbeer, I'd quit first" - Karl Malone trashed Bill Laimbeer after his fight with Isiah Thomas
"If I ever had to play like Laimbeer, I'd quit first," the Utah Jazz legend said in light of the news about the Pistons. So, ...