But was the comparison unkind? ESPN’s Jeff Van Gundy thinks so.
Van Gundy reacted to the Bird tomato photo during Wednesday’s Nets vs. Celtics game:
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“What is that?” questioned Van Gundy. “Oh, that’s disrespectful. That guy was, what a competitor, what skill.”
He and Mike Breen then went on to praise Bird’s incredible skill.
The moment is actually pretty hilarious when you consider it all stemmed from a photo of a tomato.
