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Trash talking

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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

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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

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

Plain English?

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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

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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

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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]