“Larry Bird got the ball on Rodney Rogers and every time he was about to make a move, he told Rodney what he was going to do.
Among those who faced him on the court, Bird's legacy undeniable
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"I was raised by all-time greats, as I mentioned, and you know what I would never want to do? Disappoint Jeanie Rose or disappoint the all-time greats that raised me," he said, referring to his late mother. "If I feel like Kevin Love didn't deserve to make the team, and I feel like it may be something racially motivated that caused him to make the team ... I shouldn't say it."