From legendary trash talk to playing left-handed just for fun, the stories about Larry Bird are almost too crazy to believe.

Either way, Simmons and Johnson both agreed on The Young Man and The Three Podcast about how trash talk is handled in the NBA. “Isn’t it crazy that a grown a-- man can come to a game and say ...

The animated verbal exchanges between Phoenix Suns superstar Kevin Durant and Hall of Famer Gary Payton Sr. on Friday night ...

offensive tackle Tytus Howard claimed that the fans talked trash and said, “We wanted this one. A lot of those guys were talking crazy, saying we were their little brothers.” The Texans were ...

INDIANAPOLIS — When it was over — after six technical fouls, a Flagrant 2 that led to an ejection, numerous occasions when players had to be separated and endless trash talk on both sides ...

in a bit of trash talk. The exchange occurred during and after the third quarter when Durant spotted Payton in the stands. Extended back-and-forth between Kevin Durant and Gary Payton throughout ...

was a legendary trash talker. Off the court in his post ... Them dudes that played back in the day wasn't close to me.' I was just talking crazy to him, so I guess we picked it up from there." ...

I was just talking crazy to him, so I guess we picked it up from there." Durant, who scored 19 points in 29 minutes during the win, traded trash talk with Payton for most of the third quarter.

Of course not. This is Gary Payton, after all. The same guy who, as a rookie tried to talk trash to Michael Jordan in a preseason game. The best part however, is just how much Durant and Payton ...