Larry Bird tells it like it is [calls deflategate 'a bunch of lying']

Strong stuff from Bird. It’s one thing to say, as many people have, that the Patriots, who beat the Colts 45-7, would have easily won no matter what condition the footballs were in. It’s another to call a respected columnist — in the city in which he works — a liar.

It’s apparent that Bird doesn’t exactly have warm feelings toward Kravitz, and the opposite is likely true, as well, if a July column by Kravitz is any indication. In it, he wrote that the Pacers chief “enjoys tweaking us [in the Indianapolis media] just for fun.” Kravitz also strongly implied that, in a matter relating to former Pacer David West, Bird “fudged the truth,” so perhaps the Globe comments simply constituted tit-for-tat.

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It’s apparent that Bird doesn’t exactly have warm feelings toward Kravitz, and the opposite is likely true, as well, if a July column by Kravitz is any indication. In it, he wrote that the Pacers chief “enjoys tweaking us [in the Indianapolis media] just for fun.” Kravitz also strongly implied that, in a matter relating to former Pacer David West, Bird “fudged the truth,” so perhaps the Globe comments simply constituted tit-for-tat.

...Presumably, a large segment of Colts fans also reveres Bird, an Indiana native who led Indiana State to the NCAA championship game in 1979, and who has also earned both NBA Coach of the Year and Executive of the Year honors for his work with the Pacers. Those fans, especially ones who would rather not believe that Kravitz made the whole thing up, will just have to get past the basketball icon’s take on DeflateGate.

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VectorPrime said:

This would have been welcome back in June when everything was going badly. It's easy to jump on the bandwagon now.

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borg said:

I wish just one reporter would pose the following question to Herr Goodell: Factoring in the science of the Ideal Gas Laws, exactly how much air pressure does the NFL believe NE released from each of the game day footballs that cold wet day in January?
A simple question that to my knowledge has never been directly posed to or answered by the NFL

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borg said:

I wish just one reporter would pose the following question to Herr Goodell: Factoring in the science of the Ideal Gas Laws, exactly how much air pressure does the NFL believe NE released from each of the game day footballs that cold wet day in January?
A simple question that to my knowledge has never been directly posed to or answered by the NFL

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bobbutts said:

I had no idea how lucky I was as a kid to see this guy in his prime at the Garden. Just like Brady, a once in a lifetime sports hero. And he's not defending Brady because of the camaraderie of both being Boston Legends, it's because he knows the facts and parties involved and made the only logical conclusion.

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BradyFTW! said:

Not to mention that Bird is from Indiana and is currently the GM of the Pacers. However much we think of him as 'our' guy, he's at least as much 'their' guy. He's got no inherent bias here. He's also someone who deals with the local sports scene on pretty much a daily basis, so he has an informed perspective on the cast of characters involved in this ****show. When he says he instantly assumed Kravitz was lying, that's an assumption that's informed by actual, relevant experience with the guy.

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BradyFTW! said:

And now Kravitz is having a hysterical meltdown, calling Bird a liar and accusing him of not knowing what he's talking about.

Kravitz fires back at Bird over Deflategate

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