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I didn't find what Larry was saying offensive. I thought he rambled on a bit when he was talking about how he used to think that his game was getting disrespected when a white guy guarded him. That was kind of a weird... that he actually analyzed it that much. But since the interviewer had created a "black/white" conversation with his questions, I think all of them were just kind of thinking out loud and making it up as they went along.
I did disagree with his thinking that the NBA audience, being mainly white, needed a white superstar. Yes, I loved to watch Larry Bird when he played. However, I enjoyed watching Magic just as much (or more) and the highest interest I ever had for the NBA was when Michael Jordan was playing (his Chicago days only!). When I was a kid, I loved Dr. J, David Thompson and George Gervin. Come to think of it, Larry Bird may have been the only white player that I ever really followed at all.
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