The Bench Got FINED For Cheering Larry Bird?! 💸💀 #larrybird #atlantahawks #nba #funnystories #nba
Larry Bird made about every shot you can imagine in that game. [music] >> He was scoring anywhere on the floor that he wanted. >> Well, it was one play that Antoine Gar was car was guarding him and Antoine let him get get the ball and he [music] was shooting the three and Antoine ran at him hard. Fouled him. He fell into our trainer's lap. It was an and one three-point shot. He called [music] it u he said rainbow uh trainers lap, you know, and he faded away, hit the shot and fell into our trainer's lap. Is this when the [ __ ] was giving each other five? >> The [ __ ] was giving each other five. >> So, did you get in a fight with them after the game? Forget forget Larry. [laughter] Did you beat anybody on the way? You giving five. He's scoring on me. >> Every one of those on my team got fined $3,000. >> Good. They got fined $3,000, right? [music] >> Yes. >> Now, we watching the film the next day and we, you know, we looking at everybody. Now, Fello [music] finded everybody $3,000, but what y'all didn't see was he was sitting down like, "You know what?
Larry Bird was so unstoppable that the OPPOSING TEAM started cheering for him! 🤯 But what happened next in the locker room was hilarious. 💸👇
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During his legendary 60-point game, Larry Bird hit a shot so impossible—fading away, falling into the trainer’s lap, calling “Rainbow”—that the Atlanta Hawks bench forgot they were opponents.
In this hilarious clip, we hear how the Hawks players got swept up in the magic.
🔥 The Insane Sequence:
The Shot: An “And-1” 3-pointer while falling out of bounds! 🏀
The Call: Bird literally said “Rainbow, Trainer’s Lap” before shooting. 🗣️
The Betrayal: The Hawks bench was caught HIGH-FIVING each other! 🙌
The Punishment: Coach Mike Fratello fined them $3,000 each for celebrating the enemy! 📉
This is what happens when you witness basketball perfection.
