Larry Bird on Fighting in the NBA and Why He Hates Bill Laimbeer

by Grantland Staff on March 19, 2013

Larry Bird tells Bill Simmons the NBA has taken the flagrant foul thing too far, reviews his on-court brawling record, and describes exactly why Bill Laimbeer was a dirty player.

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