Basketball Forever - 33 years ago today, Larry Bird and Julius "Dr. J" Erving were ejected after the infamous brawl on court where Larry allegedly told Dr. J to "retire". Bird dropped
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Danny Ainge on Larry Bird's most powerful trash-talking moment: The time Boston Celtics legend told Dr. J to retire - masslive.com
![Julius Erving Drops a Fact About the Larry Bird Fight Proving It Was 1 of the Most Overhyped NBA Incidents Ever Julius Erving Drops a Fact About the Larry Bird Fight Proving It Was 1 of the Most Overhyped NBA Incidents Ever](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Larry-Bird-1.jpg)
Julius Erving Drops a Fact About the Larry Bird Fight Proving It Was 1 of the Most Overhyped NBA Incidents Ever
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![Larry Bird was the greatest player I played with but Julius Erving was the most exhilarating”: Bill Walton put Dr.J up there with the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bird - Larry Bird was the greatest player I played with but Julius Erving was the most exhilarating”: Bill Walton put Dr.J up there with the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bird -](https://cdn-wp.thesportsrush.com/2022/03/a6cb1ccf-untitled-design-2022-03-27t193001.636.jpg?w=3840&q=60)
Larry Bird was the greatest player I played with but Julius Erving was the most exhilarating”: Bill Walton put Dr.J up there with the likes of Kareem Abdul Jabbar and Bird -
![Larry Bird Hated Being the Center of Attention Off the Court and Needed Inspiration From Dr. J to Get Through It Larry Bird Hated Being the Center of Attention Off the Court and Needed Inspiration From Dr. J to Get Through It](https://www.sportscasting.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/Bird-Erving.jpg)
Larry Bird Hated Being the Center of Attention Off the Court and Needed Inspiration From Dr. J to Get Through It
![Ballislife.com on Twitter: "NBA's Greatest Fights: Dr. J vs Larry Bird (1984) No suspensions Doc & Bird were fined $7.5K each Moses $3.5K & Barkley $1K for holding Bird while Doc repeatedly Ballislife.com on Twitter: "NBA's Greatest Fights: Dr. J vs Larry Bird (1984) No suspensions Doc & Bird were fined $7.5K each Moses $3.5K & Barkley $1K for holding Bird while Doc repeatedly](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FMPRLtgXIAADRCW.jpg)
Ballislife.com on Twitter: "NBA's Greatest Fights: Dr. J vs Larry Bird (1984) No suspensions Doc & Bird were fined $7.5K each Moses $3.5K & Barkley $1K for holding Bird while Doc repeatedly
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Boston Celtics Larry Bird, 1980 Nba Eastern Conference Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated
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