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How many rings does james have going into his eighth season. had to get on the phone with a few other all pros and try to be the yankees of the nba. Larry Bird called the whole thing tasteless and classless.

So, what does that have to do with anything? Was Wilt, Elgin and Jerry West terrible basketball players because it took them 20 years in the league before they won a title? I guess Barkley is not deserving of his HOF status because he never won a ring.

Larry Bird did NOT say the whole thing was tasteless and classless:

Bird - As for the saga that led to the union of James, Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh in Miami, Bird had mixed feelings.

"That's why we have free agency," he told Dakich. "When you get an opportunity to get an open market, anything can happen. I'm like a lot of people. I'd like to have seen LeBron stay in Cleveland but his desire was to go play with some great players and try to win championships. You've got to do what's best for yourself. He's a very, very talented young man, a great basketball player and he wanted to go play with Wade and Bosh. He had the ability to do that and he did it.

"I remember back in my days, I'd rather play against Earvin Johnson than play with him," he said. "I know he's a great player and you always want to play with the best but I just loved to compete against him. He's a guy I always compared myself to. I'd rather stay in Boston and let him stay in L.A. and just compete every year in the Finals. That's what made me a better player. It would've been too easy if we played together."
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