Dan Shaughnessy book excerpt: The time Larry Bird hustled me out

In an exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book, a Globe sports columnist recalls lessons learned on the 1980s Celtics beat.

Pistol: A Biography of Pete Maravich eBook : Kriegel, Mark: Kindle Store

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics: Shaughnessy, Dan: 9781982169978: : Books

Dan Shaughnessy book excerpt: The time Larry Bird hustled me out of $160, and other Celtics stories

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy, Hardcover

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics: Dan Shaughnessy: 9781797133799: : Books

Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics, 1986. : r/OldSchoolCool

Despite injured hand, Larry Bird once won $160 off Dan Shaughnessy in shooting contest - The Boston Globe

Larry Bird Said Boston Celtics Didn't Want To Give Him More Than $500,000 As A Rookie Because He Was Too Slow And Couldn't Jump, Fadeaway World

CJ00668 CFC_May6 - Worldwide Short Film Festival

Dan Shaughnessy Shares Some Great Larry Bird Stories from His New Celtics Book

Larry Bird Said Boston Celtics Didn't Want To Give Him More Than $500,000 As A Rookie Because He Was Too Slow And Couldn't Jump, Fadeaway World

Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics, 1986. : r/OldSchoolCool

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy, Hardcover