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Isiah Thomas faced serious backlash for his comments about Larry Bird in 1987: "I was accused of being a racist, and I'm a bad guy now"
Larry Bird and Isiah Thomas of the Detroit Pistons were embroiled in a controversy in 1987. It all stemmed from Zeke's comments on Bird, in which he said that if the Celtics star was black ...
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"I'm sure all my fans there will give me a standing ovation" - Bill Laimbeer's response to clotheslining Larry Bird during the 1987 playoffs
By the time the 1987 NBA Playoffs rolled around, the Pistons and Celtics were big-time rivals. They had met up in the playoffs just two years ago, in 1985, and with Detroit continuing to challenge ...
Celtics' Jayson Tatum Viciously Trolled by Raptors Following Upset
In an absolute stunner, the reigning champion Boston Celtics fell by double digits, 110-97, to one of the Eastern Conference's worst teams, the 10-31 Toronto Ra ...