When it pertains to the Hick From French Lick (as Boston Celtics Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird was passionately understood by his fans), extremely couple of individuals compared to the all-time terrific on the basketball court. But less today understand about Bird’s extremely quick profession as a rap artist.
Yes, you check out that right — though we may be extending the principle of rap artist about as far as one can prior to it stops to make any sense. In an advertisement for among the very first tennis shoes offered with the recommendations of several NBA gamers, the Indiana native dropped some (extremely uncomfortable) bars to complete the cipher begun by long-lasting friend and competitor Magic Johnson.
“The Converse Weapon, that’s the shoe,” started Johnson. “Lets Magic do what he was born to do.” Detroit Pistons icon Isiah Thomas followed with “Maybe so, but that’s not all. Lets Isiah play like he’s 10 feet tall.”
“For the types of moves that never fail, the Weapon is the choice of Kevin McHale,” countered Bird’s star colleague, with Mark Aguirre and Bernard King dropping some verses prior to Bird took it home with “You already know what they did for me — I walked away with the MVP.”
If there was any doubt regarding why Larry Legend did not avoid a profession on the court for one on the phase, this may be the very best proof we need to settle such a concern.
But then, extremely couple of NBAers have actually ever made that leap effectively — and less still with the level of ability on the court Bird had (h/t to Sportscasting’s Mike Thomas).
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