BREAKING NEWS: Watch Larry Bird do his career’s most startlingly violent dunk.

We are looking back at Mike Gorman’s greatest passes of legendary passes made by Larry Bird in observance of his final season.

Here we have the three days of the year when none of our leagues have an official game, the quietest part of the American sports calendar.

Before baseball returns on Thursday, at times like these, let me serve you with the most surprisingly ferocious dunk of Larry Bird’s career.

“Bird” and “dunk” don’t usually find their way into the same sentence, because the Celtics Hall of Famer and all-time NBA great is typically described with some variation of “can’t run, can’t jump.” But Bird was far more athletic than he’s given credit for, particularly early in his career.

As proof, check out this Jayson Tatum-esque hammer on the Rockets in 1983. The video’s a little grainy, but thankfully there’s a replay. Bird upfakes aging Hall of Famer Elvin Hayes from the left side, drives the paint, and soars over helpless defender Wally Walker for the poster.