Larry Bird’s Awesome Explosion at Bill Laimbeer
NBA, Video May 9th. 2008, 1:00pmThe sun rises, and The Commission unearths a fantastic video. This takedown by Laimbeer is downright criminal; Bird’s reaction is priceless. If someone threw the ball at another player like Bird did, would it be an automatic suspension? If Miyagi can go to town on the hamstring of Chauncey Billups, perhaps we’ll be treated to Celtics-Pistons, where the foils would clearly be KG and Rasheed Wallace.
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May 9th, 2008 at 1:06 pm
Takedown 2 points for Laimbeer
May 9th, 2008 at 1:07 pm
God that was great to watch. If this happened now, suspensions for long periods of time would of been handed out. look at Marvin Williams slam on Rondo. This is much worse than that imo
Pistons fans were throwing debris back in the ’80s? get outta here
May 9th, 2008 at 1:08 pm
that was actually Maggs’ dad. True story.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Bird was clearly flopping.
/LeBron
May 9th, 2008 at 1:11 pm
“I would not want to guard Bird TOMORROW” Ah the good ol’ days. When they’d play back to back games during the playoffs instead of weeks off at a time.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Thanks for the memories TBL. Sigh…those were the days.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
I only wish Bird hadn’t cut his mullet. A ball throwing mullet would’ve made it that much better.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:18 pm
“And that is not a good takedown.”
He’s right, he should have gotten ahold of the leg as well.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:20 pm
“Ah the past is always so much better because I only remember the good things that happened.”
-Everyone
May 9th, 2008 at 1:23 pm
“The present is so much better because that is when LeBron is playing”
-Nick P while furiously masturbating
May 9th, 2008 at 1:24 pm
That’s not true Nick. I remember bad things that happened in the ’80s, like when I fell off my bike and skinned my knee. And when my parents tried to make me clean my room, but I didn’t want to at all.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:25 pm
Bird was da man! I’m surprised Isaiah didn’t try to kick him.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
Cleveland fans remember bad things that happened in the 80’s
/craig ehlo
May 9th, 2008 at 1:26 pm
The Bad Boys ruled. I miss those days.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
Billy Laimbeer, my main man. God Bless The Bad Boys. Its great to see he and Ricky “Mayhem” Mahorn roaming the sidelines, even if it is only in the WNBA (blech).
Those back to back titles still warm the cockles of ol’ GYD’s heart.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Bill Laimbeer would be a great next coach for the Pistons.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:33 pm
As a Lakers and Jordan fan I hated the pistons. I respect them though because even though they were known as a defensive team they could score points and were physically intimidating.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:37 pm
Do not mess with the hick from French Lick. He gets down country style.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
Great find — as much as I enjoy today’s NBA, that era is my all-time favorite.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:40 pm
Isiah was such a little biatch even back then. That’s the NBA I know and love. When teams actually hated one another. Don’t mess with Larry Legend!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
By the way, who is the guy (presumably a Pistons staffer) at the 4:23 mark who looks to be wearing a George Washington wig?
May 9th, 2008 at 1:43 pm
wow, Isiah wasn’t doing the dumbest possible thing at the moment.
oh, and my dad looks just like Larry Bird. Y’alls is jealous.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:45 pm
draft king, i saw that too. Powdered hair will live on!!!
May 9th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
I remember watching that and screaming at my TV. So many memories…the Silverdome, Chuck Nevitt, Bird’s ugly mug and hair, Pat O’brien when he did sports & before his “personal” problems.
Laimbeer was awesome. Always hated Bird…always will.
May 9th, 2008 at 1:56 pm
@walfredo
Do not say anything negative about Isiah, the player. He was the best little man ever to play the game and one of the top point guards ever. He was GREAT.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Miss those games.
But gotta say, Laimbeer was fouling Bird, but it seemed he didn’t intend to bring him to the ground, it’s clear that one of Laimbeer’s teammates legs, might have been Rodman’s legs, swung up and basically took out Laimbeer, causing him to fall and taking Bird to the ground with him.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:00 pm
Was Greg Kite trying to Teabag Laimbeer at the bottom of that pile?
May 9th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
It’s ghetto white guys like them that gave the NBA its thug image.
Anyone remember Bill Laimbeer’s Combat Basketball for the SNES, awesome game.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:25 pm
coop is that the game where saw blades cut across the court?
May 9th, 2008 at 2:28 pm
don’t remember that one. but Jordan Vs. Bird was awesome. the 1 on 1 on the playground was so sweet.
May 9th, 2008 at 2:36 pm
coop, i remember that game. you could nail half court shots like crazy
May 9th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Bird would have gotten at least 3 games, and maybe one more for flinging the ball at him
May 9th, 2008 at 2:44 pm
Using Greg Kite and teabag in the same sentence: +12
May 9th, 2008 at 2:45 pm
@ benji two words “Double Dribble”
May 9th, 2008 at 2:52 pm
@jb49ers
the be all and end all of basketball games. the biggest double dribble glitch was scoring on the left side basket. you could shoot 3s all day from the upper corner.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I miss those Pistons-that’s the era when I really started to get into basketball. Those Celtic battles were classic, although when Isiah clocked Bill Cartwright and broke his hand was pretty sweet, too.
May 9th, 2008 at 3:13 pm
@jbh: we were playing volleyball on Sunday, and when people would go up for spikes, we would make that noise from Double Dribble when you would go for a dunk. Very high comedy to the guys who knew the game.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:14 pm
Larry Legend! Lamebeer was, and remains, a douchenozzle. Rodman was already growing his girl nails and fighting like a bitch…even back then.
May 9th, 2008 at 5:31 pm
Pistons won the next night 145-119.
Can’t find the box score, though — wonder what Bird did.
Celts won the series in 7, got their butts kicked by the Lakers.