Larry Bird of the Boston Celtics takes a shot during a practice session at the Boston Garden, Saturday, May 16, 1987. The Celtics meet the Milwaukee Bucks in the seventh and deciding game of the Eastern Conference semi-finals on Sunday at the Boston Garden. (AP Photo/Carol Francavilla)
It probably should come as no surprise that a player who was on the court — making his NBA debut, no less — for the very first official 3-pointer in league history was particularly good at hitting treys.
But legendary Boston Celtics forward Larry Bird was a stone-cold assassin from beyond the arc, as he demonstrated more than once in the NBA’s 3-point shooting contest during the annual All-Star weekend proceedings. The Hick From French Lick would drain one after another, never lacking confidence in his shot and accuracy. While the dunk contest might have been the sexier contest in that year of the very first 3-point shootout in 1986, Bird had his eyes on the $10,000 prize — and, of course, won it.
To catch some of that historic event as well his other two wins in that event, check out the video short from the “NBA Highlights” YouTube channel embedded below.
This post originally appeared on Celtics Wire. Follow us on Facebook!
This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird’s All-Star weekend 3-point contest wins
News Related-
Antoine Dupont still hurt by 'injustice' of World Cup loss to Springboks
-
China's New Aircraft Carrier Begins Catapult Testing
-
Aircraft Downed Inside Russia By Patriot System: Ukrainian Air Force
-
“Am I Prog’s Taylor Swift? That’s a debate that could run and run”: why Peter Hammill re-recorded his Enigma-era albums
-
Car With Pro-Russian Fighters Blown Up by Resistance: Exiled Mayor
-
Europe and African nations must find effective common ground in dealing with migration influx
-
Springbok lock opts not to renew contract with URC team
-
Pravin Gordhan’s deathly legacy: A threat to SA’s economic future
-
Antoine Dupont STILL hurt by ‘injustice’ of Rugby World Cup loss to Springboks
-
Rubber stamping NHI Bill will have damaging consequences for SA for generations
-
Inside horrific conditions Hamas hostages suffered including losing 15lbs in 50 days
-
After the Bell: SA’s NHI healthcare disaster starts right here
-
Gupta-linked development land for sale
-
Gary Neville begrudgingly claims brilliant Man Utd midfielder ‘looked like a Man City player’ in Everton mauling