“It’s Going to Be a F**ked Up Night for You”: Larry Bird Takes Aim at the Media With An Ex-NBA Star…
Michael Jordan referred to Larry Bird as “the greatest trash talker” because he once used really harsh language to criticize a rookie. However, it wasn’t just the newcomer to the league that infuriated Bird; it was also a story from USA Today. Shawn Kemp, the novice under discussion, described the event in detail in the podcast “All The Smoke.”
The hosts of the program asked Kemp if it was true that she had been the target of insults from Bird. It’s absolutely accurate. We arrived in Boston that evening. He was experiencing some knee pain. It’s a great moment for you to come visit me, I said. Kemp recalled, “I’m not going tonight.” He added that at the time, he believed that this was the night he would outperform the 12-time All-Star. “I was rubbing my hands and staring at him, feeling like I was about to get your ass, man,” Kemp continued, recalling his rookie NBA season.
However, the Seattle SuperSonics (now Oklahoma City) had no idea that Larry Bird entered the game with a different attitude. But now he remembers that morning when an item in USA Today asked whether Bird still had game left in him. “So he made a statement that evening by coming out. All he did was shake his head at me. The six-time All-Star recalled, “It’s gonna be a f**ked up night for you.”
Despite the fact that Kemp and Bird are both from Indiana, the six-time All-Star did not like the legendary Celtics player. During his appearance on “No Nonsense with Tim Thomas and Scoop B,” McDaniel discussed how Bird undermined Kemp by utilizing these common roots.
