Playing with Dave Cowens, who won an NBA Championship in ... What Kevin McHale really thought of Larry Bird when he joined the Boston Celtics ...

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The Hick from French Lick (as Bird was sometimes ... All-Star appearances. Two of Larry Legend's teammates -- point guard Nate Archibald and center Dave Cowens -- also made the East roster ...