L.A. Story

A few years ago, I read an interview with former NBA star Reggie Miller, one of the best trash talkers in all of sports, and he was asked about the best smack talk directed at him. He said in his rookie year, his Pacers were playing at Boston in a nationally televised Christmas Day game, and Larry Bird launched a 3-pointer in the corner right in front of the Pacers' bench. The split second it left his hands, Bird turned to the Indiana bench, looked Miller right in the eye and said, "Merry Christmas, bitch!" Bird started to run back toward the end of the floor, then swoosh!

What you are about to read right now isn't necessarily smack talk, but it's pretty good smack behavior, if you will, from both star athlete and heckler. (h/t Lee Gerowitz).