Burn City Sports · Feb 22, 2024
Eddie Johnson Recalls Trash-Talking Encounter with Larry Bird
Apr 9, 2019; Dallas, TX, USA; Former players (from left) Charles Barkley and Scottie Pippen and Larry Bird and Shawn Kemp and Detlef Schrempf gather to honor Dallas Mavericks forward Dirk Nowitzki (not pictured) after a game against the Phoenix Suns at the American Airlines Center. Mandatory Credit: Jerome Miron-USA TODAY SportsIn an episode of “Oddball” with Amin Elhassan and Charlotte Wilder, Phoenix Suns play-by-play announcer and former 6th Man of the Year, Eddie Johnson, shared his experiences of trash-talking with Larry Bird.
Johnson and Bird’s careers overlapped for 11 seasons, from 1981 to 1992.