Top 10 Larry Bird Trash Talk Moments in NBA History

Discover the best Larry Bird trash-talk stories that highlight his legendary NBA career.

By Daniel Mawson · Give Me Sport

Published: Friday, 6 November 2026 at 4:25 PM

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Daniel Mawson ranked the top 10 trash-talking moments from Larry Bird's NBA career.
Bird's 1983 game-winner against the Phoenix Suns was ranked as his best trash-talking moment.
The list highlights Bird famously asking fellow competitors who was coming in second at the 1986 Three-Point Contest.

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Daniel Mawson ranked the top 10 trash-talking moments of former Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird's NBA career. Mawson highlights Bird's reputation, supported by peers like Michael Jordan, as one of the game's greatest psychological competitors who consistently backed up his bold verbal predictions on the court.

The list ranks Bird's game-winning three-pointer against the Phoenix Suns in February 1983 as his top moment, where he told the opponent's bench his plan beforehand. Other highlighted moments include scoring 47 points primarily left-handed against Portland in 1986 and challenging competitors before winning the inaugural 1986 Three-Point Contest.

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