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"The only ball I ever really wanted was in 1986" - Larry Bird on why he coveted the game ball from his last NBA championship
However, in 1999, the legendary forward revealed that he coveted one game ball used in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals when his ...
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Larry Bird was upset he didn't get the game ball after beating the Rockets in the 1986 Finals: "I was thinking about trading the car I won for the ball"
But as soon as the final buzzer sounded, that prized possession slipped away. Backup center Greg Kite, who happened to be on the court when time expired, scooped up the game ball. Bird admitted in ...
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Just how deep were the 1986 Boston Celtics?
Among them, we can include future Boston President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge, fellow Hall of Famer and Sixth Man of the Year legend Bill Walton, Greg Kite, Jerry Sichting, Sam Vincent ...