Why does he have to say stupid sh!t like this:
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*BIRD'S WHITE VIEW
Larry Bird believes the NBA could use more white superstars to entertain white fans.
In an interview with ESPN that will air Thursday, the former Celtics great responded to a question asking whether the league lacks white stars.
"I think so," he said. "You know when I played, you had me and Kevin (McHale) and some others throughout the league. I think it's good for a fan base because as we all know, the majority of fans are white America. And if you just had a couple of white guys in there, you might get them a little excited. But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever. I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American."
Bird also said he felt insulted during his playing days when he was guarded by a white player. He remembers telling them, "You got no chance."
Though Bird's remarks sparked some debate on talk shows and in newspapers, they didn't cause any stir at the NBA Finals.
And Denver's Carmelo Anthony and Cleveland's LeBron James, also participating in the round-table interview, disagreed with Bird.
"Race is not an issue," Anthony said. "Where I'm from, people love the Yao Mings, the Dirks, the Pejas. They love these guys. I don't think race is an issue right now."
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