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Robert Parish admits Larry Bird was sometimes tough to deal with: "Larry could be a real pain in the backside when things weren't going his way"
Parish said Bird, the once-fiery and trash-talking leader, became noticeably irritable toward the end of his career.
Legends profile: Robert Parish
When Parish began his NBA career, players such as Pete Maravich, Earl Monroe, Bob Lanier, Elvin Hayes, Rick Barry, Julius ...
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When the relationship between Larry Bird and Kevin McHale deteriorated: "Kevin felt Larry should've deferred to him more"
For instance, the Boston Celtics' Big 3 of Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish disbanded miserably. Bird saw his relationship with McHale decline from healthy to distant and then mildly ...
The Boston Globe21d
Robert Parish’s bad feelings toward Larry Bird evident in brawl with Dr. J
The Chief was outraged about sixth man Kevin McHale signing a new contract that would pay him a princely $1 million annually (remember when that was a lot of money for a pro athlete?). Parish at ...
Sporting News25d
Where does Robert Parish rank among the Top 10 Greatest Celtics ever?
A 7-foot-1 center who combined strength, agility and remarkable endurance, Parish won three NBA championships with the Boston Celtics in the 1980s and teamed with Larry Bird and Kevin McHale to ...