A quirk in Larry Bird's game is that he loved inbounding the ball He even told his teammates to let him do all the inbounding if possible This led to an insane amount of beautiful full court plays

Larry Bird does not sign anyone that played with LeBron

Quincy Olivari turns the ball over makes up for it with a great chasedown block and also gets to bump the Portland Trail Blazers' new head coach Micah Nori who takes the hit like a champ With a replay

John Salley's Block Party on Bird McHale and Ainge in Conference ClincherGame 6 of the 1988 Eastern Conference FinalsJune 3 1988

Caleb Wilson turns the ball over the Wizards miss a 3 and he gets the ball back in a similar spot he drives and dunks with forceLater on he goes coast to coast and finishes nicelyHis halfcourt shot attempt at the buzzer hits the front rim Including his reaction

Bill Russell asks Magic Johnson Well Magic after playing a whole year with Kareem 100 games what did you learn from him-Magic Johnson Give him the ballAnd Bill Russell burst out laughingOctober 10 1980 - On opening night of the 1980-81 season

Kobe passing and playmaking