
Celtics legend Larry Bird ‘was that dude,’ former teammate Cedric Maxwell says
Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell was anxiously awaiting the arrival of rookie Larry Bird in 1979. And not because Maxwell thought Bird could change the trajectory of the franchise. Rather, Maxwell thought he could show the high-profile Bird what it actually took to play in the NBA. Back then, the Celtics’ veterans would get together with […] The post Celtics legend Larry Bird ‘was that dude,’ former teammate Cedric Maxwell says appeared first on Hoops Wire.