The way Red Auerbach disciplined this player would make modern NBA players cringe.

While many NBA players don’t particularly worry about losing sleep these days due to game cancellations, the legendary Larry Bird

wasn’t like that. Indeed, Red Auerbach, the president of the Boston Celtics in the past, once said that the best way to discipline Bird

would be to inform him he couldn’t play for a few games.

“I wouldn’t fine him if I intended to punish him. He wouldn’t say anything even if I fined him any amount. I would tell him he couldn’t

play the next few games if I truly intended to punish him.”

Many contemporary NBA players have voiced their displeasure with the 65-game criteria for awards; Jaylen Brown, a current Celtic,

has suggested that the minimum game requirement should be 58. It is unfortunate that they believe it is unreasonable to expect them

to play 80% of the season in order to qualify for honors.

A rule such as this one would not have concerned someone like Bird in the slightest. During his first nine seasons in the league, he

played the fewest games in a single campaign—74.

Bird didn’t start missing time until he began to struggle with serious heel and back issues after playing every game in three seasons.

Even with injuries, he continued to play since he so badly desired

Throughout his career, Larry Bird shared his mentality.

In a recent Basketball Stories episode, Bird chatted with Reggie Miller and Isaiah Thomas. He disclosed his mindset during his tenure

there.Bird remarked, “The one thing I had that many people didn’t have—many players have it—was the ability to play every night.”

“Each night, I brought it. It was clear to me that the Celtics were paying me to win basketball games. I felt like I had to win every time I

went out there because it was my duty to win basketball games and I wanted to please them. I can say with certainty that I gave

everything I did my all.

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