00:00Larry Bird was a Boston Celtic champion.
00:02Now Larry Bird is one of the greatest players to ever play for the Boston Celtics.
00:06He led them to three NBA championships in the 80s.
00:08But did you know that he almost didn't make it to the NBA?
00:11When Bird was coming out of Indiana State University, he was projected to be a first
00:15round pick.
00:16But after testing positive for marijuana, he was quickly dropped to the second round
00:19where the Celtics selected him with the sixth pick.
00:21Bird would go on to have a legendary career with the Celtics, but he could have easily
00:25gone to the Lakers.
00:26In fact, Magic Johnson was traded to the Lakers by the Celtics just two years before Bird's
00:30arrival.
00:31And if Magic had stayed in Boston, there's a good chance that Bird would have ended up there
00:34as well.
00:35But as we all know, Magic did go to the Lakers and Larry Bird became a Celtic.
00:39And the rest, as they say, is history.
00:42For more NBA history, stay tuned.
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