Gary Payton Says Larry Bird Was An Insane Trash Talker: “He Was The Coldest Dude I’ve Ever Seen With That Sh*t.”

By Nico Martinez View the original article to see embedded media. On the surface, Larry Bird might not seem like a legendary jaw-japper. Out in the open, in public, he was always a nice and well-spoken individual and his game was smooth as butter. But as it turns out, Bird was a nasty trash talker — to the point where some of his former opponents still remember him for it today. In the premiere episode of ‘Showing Up and Throwing Down,’ ex-NBA star Gary Payton spoke about Bird and his legendary trash talk, detailing at least one encounter he had with the Celtics icon. “Bird used to tell me ‘L…

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