Even in the twilight of his NBA career, Larry Bird remained a master of trash talk, and Chuck Person became the unfortunate target during the 1991 playoffs. Despite battling injuries, ‘Larry Legend’s’ wit and verbal jabs were as sharp as ever.
During the intense first-round battle between the Boston Celtics and the Indiana Pacers , the three-time MVP was determined to assert his dominance as the top player from his home state of Indiana. Given that the stakes were high, Bird managed to secure some free lawn care at Person’s expense.
Bird’s epic trash-talk against Chuck Person
During an episode of ‘Showtime with Coop,’ Dee Brown , a former teammate of Bird and a rookie during that series, delved into his teammate’s memorable trash-talking moments against the
Pacers. Brown highlighted Bird’s determination to prove a point to Person about how he’ll never be as celebrated an icon in Indiana as Larry.
For common knowledge, though Person was reckoned as the No. 1 player on the Pacers, the 1987 ROY didn’t originate from Indiana like Bird; he hailed from Alabama and pursued his college basketball career at Auburn.