{"podcast":{"title":"NBA History Story Tellers on CLNS","slug":"nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520","podcast_index_feed_id":6383520,"rss_url":"https://feeds.megaphone.fm/nba-history","website_url":"https://www.youtube.com/@NBAHistoryCLNS","image_url":"https://megaphone.imgix.net/podcasts/3e3048d2-e68c-11ed-b851-0fa562f394d8/image/813192d17c6ae67950d58f7865f7ff8b.jpeg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&max-w=3000&max-h=3000&fit=crop&auto=format,compress","author":"Nick Gelso, North Station Media","episode_count":149,"summary":"CLNS Media has become a home for sports history enthusiasts & retired athletes, especially NBA players. With CLNS new VOD initiative, the content team have taken this opportunity to launch several new VOD channels throughout the OTT universe. Now a hosting platform for former NBA MVPs, FINALs MVPs, DPOY award recipients, scoring champs and league title holders, a new, exclusive home for this content in the VOD sphere was in order. Welcome to the NBA Legends’ Vintage Vault Pods, vidcasts & unique, rarely seen footage. Here, you will find new content from the likes of: Cedric Maxwell - 2x champ, 1981 Finals MVP Michael “Coop” Cooper- 5x champ, 1987 DPOY Tony Allen - Defensive Juggernaut & 2008 World Champion Jameer Nelson - Longtime Orlando Magic PG Bob McAdoo - 3x Champ NBA MVP, League Scoring Champ Bob Ryan - Basketball HOF Journalist, Boston Globe Frequent appearances from: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar James Worthy Kendrick Perkins Mike Gorman Doc Rivers Dominique Wilkins Sean David","last_synced_at":"2026-09-28T04:20:45.001660+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520"},"episode":{"title":"Was Dave Cowens Lying About Larry Bird? Bob Ryan Responds","slug":"was-dave-cowens-lying-about-larry-bird-bob-ryan-responds","published_at":"2026-08-02T22:28:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520/was-dave-cowens-lying-about-larry-bird-bob-ryan-responds","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520","url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSM4188546748.mp3","audio_url":"https://pscrb.fm/rss/p/traffic.megaphone.fm/NSM4188546748.mp3","summary":"Was Dave Cowens telling the truth about never seeing Larry Bird play? Bob Ryan settles it — and the answer goes back further than you’d think. Cowens never watched Wilt Chamberlain, Wes Unseld, or Willis Reed on tape before playing them either. This wasn’t about Bird. This was just who Dave Cowens was. Plus: what would the Celtics have looked like with Cowens, Bird, AND Havlicek together? 🍀 Watch the original clip that started the debate: https://youtu.be/F0gk_COfa1Y — Chapters: 0:00 - Intro: Dave Cowens and Larry Bird 0:48 - 1979 Interview with Dave Cowens 1:26 - Cowens' Unique Basketball Philosophy 5:15 - Cowens' Off-Court Adventures and Folklore 7:53 - What If Havlicek Played With Bird? 9:43 - Do Great Players Exceed Expectations? 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices","meta_description":"Was Dave Cowens telling the truth about never seeing Larry Bird play? Bob Ryan settles it — and the answer goes back further than you’d think. Cowens neve…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1139,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520/episodes/was-dave-cowens-lying-about-larry-bird-bob-ryan-responds/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/nba-history-story-tellers-on-clns-6383520/was-dave-cowens-lying-about-larry-bird-bob-ryan-responds.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}