That day, facing Bird's outrageous demands...
Knowing the opportunity was fleeting, Mullin, until the end of the meeting, felt an urge to put Bird on a pyre and burn him alive.
"If you want to burn me on a pyre, there's no need."
"Why?"
"Because I'm Larry Bird, and the manner of my death is for me to decide."
"..."
"Moreover, this trade is a loss for us... You are using two insignificant role players to take away an All-Star small forward from me, and he just scored 15 points with 5 steals in a game."
"Larry, Michael and Adonal are not insignificant role players! They're important to us. Besides, you're also taking off with our four draft picks."
"But I also have to add a player to balance the salaries in this trade; can't you be more understanding?"
In November 2005, even though after the "Palace of Auburn Hills incident" he returned...
