On this episode of the Bob Ryan & Jeff Goodman NBA Podcast, Bob Ryan recounts his recent conversation with Larry Bird about the way the game is changing for better and for worse. Bob and Gary Tanguay discuss the Philadelphia 76ers actually having a player to watch, defense winning games for the Celtics, and take time to remember the great Larry Johnson. All that, and much more!

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