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Larry Bird, a Boston Celtics great, was widely regarded as one of the most confident players in NBA history. He was also one of the most vocal trash talkers. Shawn Kemp, a former Seattle SuperSonics great, found out firsthand as a rookie.
According to the report, Bird would inform certain defenders exactly what he was going to do in a game before doing it. Kemp, an athletic 6-foot-10, 230-pound forward/center, was one of those defenders. Some may assume that Bird’s trash-talking stories are typically overblown. Kemp, 35 years later, verified that was not the case.