Winning and Team Play Edge. Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James and Miami Heat legend Dwyane Wade had a blast on Twitter after watching a throwback story of Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird made by Hall of Fame coach.
I can say with confidence Larry Bird was a better basketball player than Lebron James and hit a ton of game winning shots during the season and in the playoffs.
Larry bird on lebron james. James is definitely more athletic than Bird. Hes one of the greatest players to ever play the game James said of Bird. Clip taken from the Dan Patrick show.
Who is the greater all-time playerSUBSCRIBE to get the latest UNDISPUTED content. As they say Larry Birds only weakness in Basketball was that he could not fly. The Boston Celtics legend has always considered James to be an exceptional talent so much so that it colored his perception of the teammates that surrounded the King.
Boston Celtics were one of the toughest teams in the NBA when Jordan entered the league and he had troubles beating them. No Copyright infringement intended. A video from the 2014 Hall of Fame induction ceremony has been posted by Tye Richardson which caught the eye of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James.
After the contest James paid tribute to Birds place among the all-time greats by offering the following. It featured legendary coach Nolan Richardson talking about Larry Bird. LeBron James in his age 30 season nearly averaged one as well.
Lets take a look at some stats and accolades of the two great players after 10 years in the league thanks to Kadillac87 for the data. Larry Bird in his age 30 season nearly averaged a triple double per 100 possessions. However again Bird was just at another level.
Over the course of eight years Bird beat Jordan 17 times and he lost 12 games. Lakers LeBron James is one of those who vocally accepts that he is. The legend took care of everything else.
CONTRIBUTOR 0 Modified 12 Jul 2018 1714 IST. Larry Bird and Michael Jordan played 29 games against each other with Bird winning more games. LeBron James Vs Larry Bird.
His muscle mass speed and brute physicality are all far better than the blond haired legend from French Lick. You dont make the NBA Finals five years in a row without doing that. The original Facebook post used the numbers to support the narrative that Bird was somehow vastly superior to LeBron.
Edge is putting it lightly in many of these categories. LeBron James Comparison Head-to-head comparison between the NBA stars LeBron James and Larry Bird that includes championships won honors and awards obtained regular season and playoffs stats and other data put side by side. Bird was a killer.
Larry Bird was a better basketball player than Lebron James. Larry Bird is one of the best three-point shooters of all time. Bird really a big fan of LeBron but even he had no explanation for LeBrons 4th Quarter meltdowns in the Finals VS Dallas.
Larry was the Win Shares leader for probably the most competitive deepest decade in NBA history 80s. During a game with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 15 2017 LeBron tied Larry Bird with 59 all-time triple-doubles. LeBron is behind Larry in that area.
Larry Bird says LeBron is close to Jordan. Only great shooters and white people are compared to Larry Bird but the greatest Celtic ever and Top 5 player ever IMO might be a better comparison to LeBron than Jordan. An attempt to compare King LeBron James with The Great.
Kid from French Lick. Lebron James certainly did a lot make his team a winner. After going online to talk about the greatness of Detroit Pistons legend Isiah Thomas LeBron James wanted to make sure Celtics legend Larry Bird got his credit too saying Bird could ball in any era.
Larry Bird listed some of his favorite NBA players Obviously LeBron Former Celtics forward Larry Bird reflected on his time in the NBA and the league today in a QA with The Undefeated. Why did he look so clueless and hesitant. Zach Lowe and Ian Thomsen reminisced about Larry Birds longtime fascination with LeBron James during a recent episode of the Lowe Post podcast.
The Hall of Famer played 13 seasons in the NBA and made at least 13 million fans around the world. Both Wade and LeBron found the video hilarious as they shared their reactions on. Skip Bayless and Shannon Sharpe talk LeBron James and Larry Bird.
Lebron James improved significantly after his rookie year but in seven 7 out of the nine 9 years of comparison Bird had the higher field goal Larry Bird had several seasons in which he shot in the high 80s or low 90s in terms of free throw percentage relative to James 75.
