Larry Bird, a basketball legend, emphasized the importance of competitiveness in the NBA All-Star Game. Jayson Tatum, a Celtics star, met Bird for the first time at the game, expressing honor and excitement. Tatum was starstruck and amazed by Bird's stature.
Mics Caught Jayson Tatum in Awe Meeting Celtics Legend Larry Bird for First Time https://t.co/7CeJniycwq
Larry Legend 🤝 Jayson Tatum meeting for the first time at All-Star Weekend. (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/4Ff23hsFlK
"Honor to meet you" 🍀 Inside the first meeting between Jayson Tatum and Larry Bird 🔽 (via @NBA) https://t.co/GbpRI9jThy
Tatum and Bird's first time meeting! ☘️ https://t.co/KKT9ZACVzh
Jayson Tatum meets ‘ultimate Celtic’ Larry Bird before NBA All-Star game https://t.co/tthM9dEXSw
JT BROKE news yesterday, and let me know that was his first time meeting Larry Bird!! 🔥🎤🗣️ https://t.co/UowKg92tdV
JT let us know that was his first time meeting Larry Bird!! 🔥🎤🗣️ https://t.co/dXgsaBNkVs
Jayson Tatum is in the middle of his seventh season as a Boston Celtic yet Sunday's All-Star Game was somehow the first time he'd ever met Larry Bird. He seemed starstruck after meeting 'the ultimate Celtic.' READ: https://t.co/Qon4AHktOr https://t.co/m2QoNogDlc
Seeing Jayson Tatum Finally Meet Larry Bird Was A Surreal Moment For Celtics Fans https://t.co/MIMbqu0dnc https://t.co/bmS6aLnwIq
Starstruck Jayson Tatum Was Every Celtics Fan After Meeting Larry Bird https://t.co/8vzXh075Wf
The modern-day superstar of the Boston Celtics, Jayson Tatum, met the franchise’s superstar of the past, Larry Bird, for the first time ahead of Sunday’s 73rd NBA All-Star Game in Indianapolis. https://t.co/WVqxLy3sxZ
‘It was an honor’: Jayson Tatum meets Celtics legend Larry Bird for 1st time at All-Star game https://t.co/TEZ8ENupbC
Jayson Tatum got a bit starstruck at the All-Star Game when he finally met Larry Bird #Celtics #NBAAllstar2024 https://t.co/E95rqvSkXt
“I ain’t gonna lie. I met Larry Bird tonight for the first time,” Jayson Tatum said before Sunday's All-Star game in Indianapolis. https://t.co/0zSZ6AcsqF
Jayson Tatum shares memorable encounter with Larry Bird at All-Star Game #JaysonTatum #LarryBird https://t.co/TLpsJK50gq
Jayson Tatum reflects on meeting Larry bird for the first time tonight 💚 Sponsored by @Gillette https://t.co/t4j7s2XtgI
"He told me he was looking forward to meeting me. That was crazy to hear him say that ... He's the ultimate Celtic so it was an honor to meet him." Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird for the first time. https://t.co/cPsQlGh0cT
Larry Bird wanted to meet Tatum. 🍀 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/ZacZJiNA3J
Larry Bird wanted to meeting Tatum. 🍀 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/ZacZJiNA3J
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird: "Obviously, what he means to the game, what he means to the city of Boston and the #Celtics. He’s the ultimate Celtic, so it was an honor to meet him." #NBAAllStar2024
Jayson Tatum on meeting Larry Bird for the first time tonight: “He’s taller than I thought he was”
Jayson Tatum said Larry Bird, Dr. J and Adam Silver was talking to the players before the game and then when Bird finished, he took off before Tatum could say hi. But then on the court, they finally got to connect and Tatum loved that Bird was excited to meet him too.
“What I would really like to see is that they play hard tonight in this All-Star Game… When you have the best players in the world together, you gotta compete.” - Larry Bird earlier today 😔 (h/t @ClutchPoints ) https://t.co/9TU6wCwZ6g
Jayson Tatum met Larry Bird . . . at Sunday’s NBA All-Star Game? https://t.co/i1ghykQPC0
Jayson Tatum finally met Larry Bird at the NBA All-Star Game despite years of playing for the Celtics https://t.co/rK5SqxR5Ff https://t.co/Nlul2KBVRX
This is Jayson's first time meeting Boston's finest. 👏 (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/fAGR9AbD0K https://t.co/5aH9eOZQkZ
"I met Larry Bird tonight for the first time ... I got some juices flowing for the game right now." —Jayson Tatum (via @NBA) https://t.co/WDxNLXUuCq https://t.co/DNbni8i2R9
Interesting that Jason Tatum said he'd never met Celtics legend Larry Bird until tonight in Indy and that it really got his juices flowing to win back to back All-Star MVPs. Larry Bird was a bad man. JT knows.
Jayson Tatum’s 1st time meeting Larry Bird. ✊ (via @NBA) https://t.co/ksQ2r2GBm0
"I met Larry Bird tonight for the first time... so I got some juices flowing for the game right now." https://t.co/t7I5M2hbFz https://t.co/Br5Aoszfnj
This is Jayson Tatum’s first time meeting Larry Bird 😳 https://t.co/lPy3v78xSX
Tatum meets Larry Bird for the first time 🤯☘️ (via @NBA) https://t.co/rWdjjgxBlt
Larry 🤝 Jayson Tatum said tonight was his first time ever meeting Bird https://t.co/bjxGgxXXBB
Larry Bird 🤝 Jayson Tatum https://t.co/psSzjHuZUU
Larry Bird 🤝 Jayson Tatum (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/eZU6BPXqxf
Larry Bird and Jayson Tatum! ☘️ #NBAAllStar Game on TNT https://t.co/yyvnhsiH6J
Celtics (and our) legend Larry Bird courtside. Celtics star Jayson Tatum just shook his hand and was smiling like a little kid.
Larry Bird wants to see this year's All-Stars give it their all tonight. ⭐️ (🎥: @NBA) https://t.co/xdDd9y5EM1
“When you have the best players in the world together, you gotta compete." Larry Bird is looking for an All-Star battle tonight 👏 (via @NBA) https://t.co/7k9jrIxv2W
Larry Bird’s speech today after being named Legend of the Year by the NBA Retired Players Association @NBAalumni. #Celtics https://t.co/XpW9Mp0rdJ
“When you have the best players in the world together, you gotta compete." ‘Legend of the Year’ Larry Bird at the #LegendsBrunch in Indy speaking about tonight’s NBA All-Star Game (8pm/et, TNT) https://t.co/QOvJ7mzLND
Larry Bird on the All-Star Game, which the NBA wants to be more competitive: “I think it’s very important when you have the best players in the world together, you’ve got to compete and you’ve got to play hard and you’ve got to show the fans how good they really are.”
“The one thing I’d like to see is them play hard tonight in the All-Star Game.” — Larry Bird, just now, at the Legends Brunch