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Trash talking

There is a quote with profanity in it, which is not supported by the reference (67). — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2601:603:1C80:4BD5:30EA:7F8:2122:FD5D (talk) 05:01, 1 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Needs more work

I have just done a bunch of work on this article. It needed it. The sections on the waning years of Bird's playing career and on his personal life still need work (specifically, they need sources). I added a ton of references, but they need formatting. I removed a bunch of material that was unsourced, and a little bit that was sourced but not particularly encyclopedic. If other editors wish to reinsert some of that material, that is fine by me as long as reliable sources are added. SunCrow (talk) 21:41, 8 March 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Category:Catholics from Indiana

Would someone please add Category:Catholics from Indiana? - 50.81.165.38 (talk) 03:51, 5 November 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Plain English?

In the lede, what on earth does:

Highly recruited

actually mean? That he was recruited to the highest level or that he was in a lot of demand? Frankly I have no idea. Besides the previous sentence states "he was a local basketball phenom", why is it acceptable to use colloquial American English in a globally read article? TBH the standard of writing in the article is generally poor and I gave up reading it. There might be more informal American expressions but I can't be bothered to point them out. 146.200.202.126 (talk) 08:57, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks for the feedback. I made these changes.—Bagumba (talk) 15:59, 27 May 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Age

He’s now 66. Is there a way to automatically update ages based on birthday? 96.249.146.106 (talk) 02:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

If he was born in December 1956, he'll be 66 this coming December. Many articles, including this one, use templates in the infobox that automatically update the age based on the DOB. Larry Hockett (Talk) 03:07, 3 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Career Achievements

There is a deletion discussion taking place for List of career achievements by Larry Bird.

Below are Larry Bird's career-highs.

Regular season

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points, game	60	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Points, half (2nd)	37	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Points, half (1st)	34	Cleveland Cavaliers	March 18, 1986
Points, quarter (3rd)	24	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 30, 1983
Points without a free throw, quarter (3rd)	19	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Consecutive points (end of game)	16	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goal percentage
Field goals made	22	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goals made	22	vs. New York Knicks	April 12, 1987
Field goals made, half (2nd)	15	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goals made, half (1st)	15	vs. Washington Bullets	January 27, 1988
Field goals made, quarter (3rd)	10	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 30, 1983
Field goals made, quarter (1st)	10	vs. Washington Bullets	January 27, 1988
Field goal attempts	36	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Field goal attempts	36	vs. Chicago Bulls	March 31, 1991
Field goal attempts, half (2nd)	23	Atlanta Hawks	March 12, 1985
Free throws made, none missed
Free throws made, one missed	16—17	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Free throws made	16	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Free throw attempts	17	vs. Atlanta Hawks	December 11, 1981
Free throw attempts	17	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	April 12, 1985
Three-point field goals made	7	vs. Dallas Mavericks	April 3, 1988
Three-point field goals made	7	vs. Indiana Pacers	March 4, 1991
Three-point field goal attempts	10	three	times
Rebounds	21	at Philadelphia 76ers	November 1, 1980
Rebounds	21	at Los Angeles Lakers	February 11, 1981
Rebounds	21	at Denver Nuggets	December 29, 1981
Rebounds	21 (OT)	at Washington Bullets	March 16, 1982
Offensive rebounds
Defensive rebounds	18	at Chicago Bulls	December 13, 1980
Defensive rebounds	18	vs. Indiana Pacers	November 20, 1991
Assists	17	at Golden State Warriors	February 16, 1984
Assists	16	vs. Cleveland Cavaliers	March 21, 1990
Assists, half (1st)	14	at Golden State Warriors	February 16, 1984
Steals	9	at Utah Jazz	February 18, 1985
Steals	8 (OT)	at New Jersey Nets	October 25, 1985
Steals	8	vs. New Jersey Nets	January 3, 1986
Blocked shots
Turnovers	10	at New York Knicks	November 17, 1979
Minutes played

Playoffs

Stat	High	Opponent	Date
Points	43	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Points, half (2nd)	30	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Points, quarter (1st)	24	vs. Atlanta Hawks	May 11, 1988
Field goal percentage
Field goals made	17	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Field goals made	16	vs. New York Knicks	May 2, 1984
Field goals made, quarter (1st)	10	vs. Atlanta Hawks	May 11, 1988
Field goal attempts	33	vs. Detroit Pistons	May 8, 1985
Free throws made, none missed	14—14	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 17, 1984
Free throws made, one missed	14—15	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throws made	14	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 17, 1984
Free throws made	14	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throws made, half (2nd)	12	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 15, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Los Angeles Lakers	May 31, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 3, 1984
Free throw attempts	15	vs. Detroit Pistons	April 30, 1985
Free throw attempts	15	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 10, 1987
Three-point field goals made	5	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 18, 1986
Three-point field goal attempts	6	vs. Milwaukee Bucks	May 15, 1986
Three-point field goal attempts	6	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 18, 1986
Rebounds	21	at Philadelphia 76ers	April 23, 1980
Rebounds	21	vs. Houston Rockets	May 5, 1981
Rebounds	21	vs. Houston Rockets	May 7, 1981
Rebounds	21 (OT)	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 6, 1984
Offensive rebounds	9	at Los Angeles Lakers	June 6, 1984
Defensive rebounds	19	at Philadelphia 76ers	April 23, 1980
Assists	16	vs. New York Knicks	April 28, 1990
Assists, half	11	vs. New York Knicks	April 28, 1990
Steals	6	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 1, 1983
Blocked shots	4	at Washington Bullets	April 21, 1984
Turnovers	10	vs. Chicago Bulls	April 7, 1981
Minutes played	56 (2 OT)	at Milwaukee Bucks	May 10, 1987

- BeFriendlyGoodSir (talk) 17:19, 23 April 2024 (UTC)[reply]