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Bill Laimbeer claimed the hard foul on Larry Bird in 1987 ECF was an accident: "It really was, but nobody believes it"
Larry almost ended up being folded at the hip like a lawn chair. The NBA fined Laimbeer $5,000, while Bird had to pay $2,000 for their roles in the skirmish. Boston Celtics backup center Bill ...
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"As an individual down-to-earth person, he is nothing" - When Bill Laimbeer trashed Michael Jordan's character
But as an individual, down-to-earth person, he is nothing. Who is he? Who cares about him?" Part of what brought the NBA to greater heights in the 1980s and 1990s was the rivalries between players and ...
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"I just started hitting people" - Bill Laimbeer believes he wasn't a dirty player
When he started playing pro ball, not many knew who Bill Laimbeer was. Critics saw him as just another 6-foot-11 guy who ...
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Bill Laimbeer picks a tougher foe between the Celtics and the Lakers: "It took us a long time beating our heads against the wall to get by them"
"Bad Boy" Bill Laimbeer acknowledges that the Boston Celtics' repeated victories over the Pistons helped shape Detroit’s mental toughness.