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Recent reports revealed that a game-worn rookie-era warm-up shirt of Larry Bird was found at an Indiana Goodwill.
According to the former Golden State Warriors big man Andrew Bogut, there was no such thing as load management back then, and players like Larry Legend just showed up and played. The Aussie big man emphasized the stark difference in the two eras when it came to the big names suiting up night in and night out.
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Today in Boston Celtics history: Larry Bird, Gary Phillips born
Today in Boston Celtics history, Larry Joe Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana in 1956. Considered by many to be among the greatest to ever play the sport of basketball, Bird would briefly attend Indiana University under legendary head coach Bob Knight before choosing to transfer to Indiana State University in 1975.