For those who are old enough and follow the NBA would know Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson. Then came the smart alec Detroit Piston, one of the player said something to the effect that if Bird is black, he would have been just a ordinary player (would not be as famous) and Isiah Thomas agreed to the comment, which was made in the locker room. Magic came into the defense of Bird and Isiah ended up apologizing in a press conference. Moral of the story, just because Bird did not have the flair, stat, athleticism, of a typical self-indulgent player did not made him a lesser player. Magic's defense of Bird was classic.