So why didn’t Lakers DRAFT & GIVE Pip & Shaq sons GUARANTEED 4 year 8 million dollar deals like Bronny?🤔 Shareef also had a medical situation but he didn’t get a pass. Shaq means more to Lakers than LeBron. Yet both got cut. Why didn’t Lakers make Bronny EARN a spot like them? WHY DONT YALL CARE ABOUT SHAQ & PIP SONS?🤔 Remember they black fathers who love their sons too 🤷🏾‍♂️
Larry Bird retired from professional basketball after returning to the United States from his success with……. Full Details below ⬇️

Team USA at the Barcelona Olympics. Bird had played in 45 games during the 1991-92 season but had suffered back issues throughout the season.

Had the legendary Boston Celtics forward delayed his decision to retire until the start of the 1992-93 season, Bird would have been entitled to his most recent contract extension, which would have paid him roughly $5 million per year for two seasons. Yet, despite Dave Gavitt trying to coax Bird into delaying his decision, the Celtics legend refused to pick up a cheque for work he hadn’t produced.

“I know what you are doing,” Bird said, as written in Jackie MacMullen’s book, “and I don’t want the money. I didn’t earn it, and I won’t take it. Let’s just get this over with.”

As such, Bird called time on his 13-year tenure with the Celtics, ending his career with three championship rings, 12 All-Star selections, and an Olympic gold medal. To this day, Bird is seen as one of the most iconic Celtics players of all time.

His decision to forgo over $10 million shows how much the franchise meant to him and why he will always be a legend in the TD Garden and the city of Boston.