Larry Bird Is Riped by Bob Kravitz for Deflategate Community…
Pacers president Larry Bird mentioned Deflategate in passing prior to the Indiana Pacers’ game against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. He described the incident as a “whole bunch of lying” that was concocted by columnist Bob Kravitz of WTHR.com, who initially broke the story during the AFC Championship Game.
At this time, we probably shouldn’t be shocked, but Kravitz chose to take Bird to task by debunking the Celtics great in a whole piece after learning of his remarks.
The article “What does Larry Bird know about Deflategate?” has an attention-grabbing headline. Um, nothing,” Kravitz chastised Bird for “pandering” to the New England audience and neglecting to provide sufficient scientific proof to support his remarks.
Kravitz stated, “(Bird) knows as much about Deflategate as I know about Bangladeshi history.” “I’m going to venture a guess that, unlike me, Bird has never read the Wells Report, any of the court documents, or anything else related to Deflategate.
“I know that in New England, you can trust anything Larry Legend says. In Indiana, we have far more knowledge.
But Kravitz did not absolve Bird of responsibility there. The writer additionally unearthed a purported occurrence from this summer, charging Bird with deceit when the Pacers president refuted the claim that forward David West informed Bird of his intention to opt out of his contract prior to the NBA draft.
According to Kravitz, “West was telling the truth, the consummate straight shooter.” Additionally, Bird was lying.
Based on Kravitz’s final sentence in his column, it appears that he is not happy with Bird right now:
Being repeatedly misled throughout the West story is one thing, but having your integrity called into question by someone who has no idea what they’re talking about is quite another. That is something I consider very seriously.
