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Larry Bird Got the Richest Rookie Deal Ever… Then Said This 😳 — The 1979 Tapes
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1979. Larry Bird signs a 5-year, $3.25 million deal — the richest rookie contract in American sports history. Then he steps to the mic and says he’d have played for nothing.
The NBA changed the rule right after.
It’s still called the Larry Bird collegiate rule.
🎥 Watch the full press conference: youtu.be/0Xh7VZQfsys
Another entry from the CLNS archive vault — Larry Bird Rookie Press Conference, June 8, 1979
🍀 Related: Dave Cowens Had No Idea Who LARRY BIRD Was 😳 The 1979 Tapes
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🍀 Related: Cedric Maxwell Settles the Dave Cowens Debate
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