Posted by Sabrina B. @gametimegirl

Larry Bird went on Galloway & Co in Dallas and was asked about the criticism LeBron James has received and how he feels about people comparing Dirk to himself.  Check what he had to say after the jump…

LEBRON:

“He brought a lot of it on himself. Here’s what I feel about LeBron as a player: I think he’s as good as anyone who’s ever played this game. I think he’s going to win a lot of titles. I think he’s going to continue to get better. To me, he’s an amazing athlete. He’s never been hurt, he’s got the body of a football player, and he’s got skill — I just think he’s off the charts good. And I think his time is going to come. I think they did a remarkable job in Miami this year by bringing that team together and getting where they got. They’ll get better next year. His time is going to come if they stay healthy, and he’s going to have a lot of success in this league and win championships.”

On what he’s been most impressed by and taken notice of with Dirk’s game since he entered the league:

“Well I can see a lot of the same things that he does that I did — we’re both tall, we was able to shoot from outside, we rebound the ball pretty well, we was both pretty dedicated to the game — so there’s lots of similarities between us. I watched Dirk play in high school also, and I go ‘wow, this kid does everything.’ He had 38 points, 21 rebounds, 7 or 8 assists, I mean, he does everything. And that’s why they sort of compare us, because we’re big, we can shoot from outside, we’re not only scorers, we try to do it all.”

LISTEN TO FULL INTERVIEW HERE

TRANSCRIPT OF INTERVIEW HERE