After many former NBA players have taken time to criticize the current era of the sport, Hall of Famer Larry Bird spoke out to praise how the game has evolved into its present form.
Speaking to Charles Bethea of the New Yorker, Bird noted the current era of basketball has caused him to rethink some things:
It's funny how the game has changed. And my thinking about it. I was really worried—back sixteen, seventeen years ago—that the little guy didn't have a spot in the N.B.A. anymore: it was just going to be the big guards like Magic Johnson.