James Worthy explains how good Larry Bird was .

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James Worthy was under-rated. He could dominate a game. James is one of those 'franchise' players. Celtics fan here. Nothing but respect for the Lakers. Worthy was a great athlete.

Celtics fan, here. Worthy was my favorite Laker. I wouldn't have told him that then, but I'd tell him every day now. 40 years heals most wounds. Respect to you, James.

Argue GOAT all you want, if I had to pick a team for one game to win it all, my first pick is Bird.

Bird was not arrogant. He was merely predicating the future on how he was gonna whip your butt.....then he did it.

Worthy was an underrated superstar overshadowed by Magic and Kareem. Without a doubt the quickest 6' 9" player I ever saw

Worthy was an incredible force on the basketball court. One of the best fast break finishers ever.

Worthy is and was a class act!

Worthy is and was a class act!. Every NBA player that ever lived respected Larry Birds ability.

Every NBA player that ever lived respected Larry Birds ability

They talk about who is the greatest basketball player of all time. I don't want to disappoint, but there isn't one. Russell has a record that will never be broken. Chamberlain has several and nobody before or since caused more changes to the game. Jordan was just phenomenal. Magic was just that, magical. James is a freak of nature, athletically. Accolades aside, for one incredible season, Larry Bird was the absolute best. Don't get me wrong, nobody ever turned a franchise around like he did as a rookie and for 12 out of 13 years he did amazing things. The 1986 Celtics had a magical season. That, in my opinion, was the best NBA team to ever take the court. With Bird in the lead. He trash talked, shot, passed, and rebounded his way to his last championship. He'll always be my favorite player. I'm just a year older than he is. We're both country boys from Indiana. I followed his whole career. Is he the G.O.A.T.? At what he did, maybe. But nobody can do it all alone in a team sport. Debate it all you want.

Worthy would be a dominant player in today’s game

James Worthy is so underrated. He was amazing

So glad I got to witness those Celtic/Laker battles throughout the 80s. There was nothing like it. Lots of greats on the floor when they played. And James Worthy is one of them

Larry Legend

Bird was something else. And Ervin was really Magic. Those 2 saved the NBA. If not for those to power legends, Jordan woul have never been as great as he was.

Lets also take a moment to remember how great James Worthy was I was an 80's Celtics vs Lakers fanatic and those two teams battled it out like nothing seen before or since. James/Magic/Kareem vs Bird/McHale/Parish was the stuff of legend.

People forget Worthy still to this day has the greatest finals performance of all time.

Worthy was an excellent basketball player, love hearing him talk Celtics/Lakers, he brought alot to the table for the Lakers every game, he fit perfectly into the Lakers style of play, coming from a Celtics fan, thank you James for being part of the greatest (IMO) era of basketball that I got to see, THANK YOU!

went to school with james! always polite and never boasted or acted like he was super