Larry Bird Boston Celtics - BE@RBRICK
As Medicom Toys expands their collection of collaborations, now NBA franchises appear alongside their most famous players. As the Boston Celtics join the lineup, record-breaking Larry Bird serves as their first representative figure. In the figure set "BE@RBRICK Boston Celtics Larry Bird 100% & 400%" fans get two options to display their love for Larry Legend.
NBA and BE@RBRICK Collaboration Background
Medicom Toys launched its first figure in partnership with the National Basketball Association in 2019. The first figure portrayed Patrick Ewing of the New York Knicks. Since then, the collaboration has produced seven figures.
Collaboration Planning and Launch
As of March 2021, the Larry Bird figure is the only BE@BRICK with the Boston Celtics franchise trademark. The figure was launched in August 2020. Bird's longtime rival, Magic Johnson, has a BE@RBRICK planned for release in June 2021.
BE@RBRICK Boston Celtics Larry Bird 100% & 400%
Medicom Toys continues their string of NBA legends with this BE@RBRICK figure of the Boston Celtics' Larry Bird. The figure shows Bird as he appeared at the peak of his career, complete with shaggy blond hair and mustache. Translucent ears help give his hair a floppy silhouette. Additional details include the legend's drooping blue eyes and cleft chin. His Celtics road uniform, jersey number 33, pops in a bright kelly green. The NBA logo has been faithfully recreated in the upper left corner of the tank and on the right leg of his shorts. The set includes a standard 100% roughly three-inch figure and a 400% size 11-inch figure.
- Product Name: BE@RBRICK Boston Celtics Larry Bird 100% & 400% Set
- Manufacturer: Medicom Toy
- Specifications: Set of 2 painted, articulated, non-scale plastic figures
- Set Contents:
Ver. 100% (height: 70mm | 2.8")
Ver. 400% (height: 280mm | 11")
About the Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics are an American basketball franchise in the National Basketball Association. The Celtics compete in the Eastern Conference under the Atlantic Division. Founder Walter A. Brown started the Celtics in 1946 under the now-defunct Basketball Association of America. The Celtics have two main rivalries, one with the Los Angeles Lakers and one with fellow Eastern Conference members the Atlanta Hawks. The rivalry between the Celtics and the Lakers reached its peak in the 1980s due to the matchup between Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. With a record 12 NBA finals matchups, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry is considered one of the greatest in NBA history.
Larry Bird Background
Larry Bird is a former American basketball player. He was a first-round draft pick when he began playing for the Boston Celtics in the 1970s. After retiring from playing, Bird coached the Indiana Pacers for three years. Sports fans widely consider Bird one of the greatest players of all time.
Larry Bird Background: Biography
Larry Bird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana in 1956. He grew up in nearby French Lick, Indiana, from which he got his nickname "The Hick from French Lick." During high school, Bird channeled his energy through basketball, earning him a scholarship to Indiana University. After a month, he returned to his small hometown and worked for a year before returning to college in 1975 at Indiana State University. He led the Indiana State team to the NCAA tournament for the first time against Michigan State. The game was the most-viewed college basketball game on television due to the matchup between Bird and Magic Johnson. Their college rivalry continued through their professional careers.
Larry Bird Background: Career Highlights
Before graduating from Indiana State University, the Boston Celtics drafted Bird in the sixth overall pick of the 1978 season. He began playing for the Celtics in 1979 and drastically improved the team's record. At the end of the season, Bird earned Rookie of the Year and a spot on the All-Star Team. The Celtics continued to prove their worth as a title contender, winning in 1981. In 1984, Bird was named NBA Finals MVP and overall season MVP for the first time in his career. Bird became the third player in NBA history to earn three consecutive MVP titles in 1986. Health problems led Bird to a short 1988-1989 season and eventual retirement in 1992. The Celtics retired his jersey, number 33, that year.
Bird returned to basketball in 1997 as coach of the Indiana Pacers. Despite his lack of coaching experience, he led the team to their best NBA record at the time. As a result, Bird earned the NBA Coach of the Year for the season. His role as coach ended in 2000, but in 2003 Bird became the Pacers' president of basketball operations. In 2012, he won the Executive of the Year award. As of 2021, Bird is the only NBA player to earn NBA MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.
Related Figures
Medicom Toys produces BE@RBRICK figures of other NBA legends such as forward and pop culture celebrity Dennis Rodman. Collectors can pair Larry Bird with his career rival Magic Johnson starting in late 2021.
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