{"id":1347,"date":"2013-02-05T22:59:13","date_gmt":"2013-02-06T04:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pauleide.com\/?p=1347"},"modified":"2024-01-27T16:33:08","modified_gmt":"2024-01-27T22:33:08","slug":"today-in-nba-history-1993-larry-birds-jersey-retired","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/today-in-nba-history-1993-larry-birds-jersey-retired\/","title":{"rendered":"Today In NBA History 1993: Larry Bird&#8217;s Jersey Retired"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2904 lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/larry-bird-retirement.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird Retirement Video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><noscript><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-2904 lazyload\" src=\"https:\/\/i80sportsblog.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/larry-bird-retirement.jpg\" alt=\"Larry Bird Retirement Video\" width=\"480\" height=\"360\" \/><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p>20 years ago tonight, the Boston Celtics retired Larry Bird&#8217;s famous #33 jersey.\u00a0Larry Legend&#8221;\u00a0is arguably the best player in NBA\u00a0history.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><span style=\"background-color: var(--base-3); color: var(--contrast); font-size: inherit;\">The occasion of retiring Bird&#8217;s jersey was so special that they dedicated an entire evening to it, even though there wasn&#8217;t a game, and sold out the Boston Garden.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe class=\"lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/YOt4eeizZZM?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The two-hour ceremony gave Bird a proper send off as #33 was forever hoisted to the rafters. The most favorite highlight of that night was when Larry&#8217;s nemesis Magic Johnson showed up with a Boston Celtics t-shirt under his\u00a0Lakers\u00a0warm-up gear, which you can see in the video above.<\/p>\n<p>Bird is easily one of the best players in NBA\u00a0history, if not the absolute best. Just take a quick gander at the career highlights and awards section of his\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larry_Bird\" data-cke-saved-href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Larry_Bird\">Wikipedia page<\/a>. Three time champion, two time Finals MVP, three time regular season MVP, 12 time all-star, 1980 Rookie of the Year, 1982 All-Star Game MVP, nine-time All-NBA\u00a0first team; it just goes on and on.<\/p>\n<p>For as great as he was as a player, he&#8217;s been equally great in the front office.<\/p>\n<p>Last year, he was named the NBA\u00a0Executive of the Year. 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