As LeBron James and the rest of us count down the minutes to the start of the NBA season, the King spent his Friday morning reminiscing about the great Larry Bird. Before LeBron arrived in the NBA, Bird was considered the best passing forward to ever play the game. While James has since joined Larry Legend in that conversation, it doesn’t diminish the pure genius with which Bird played the game.

The Boston Celtics legend was ahead of his time when it came to surveying the court and finding the open man. Like LeBron, defenses keyed on his scoring ability on a nightly basis which created passing lanes for teammates all over the court. Earlier this morning, James shared a video on Twitter highlighting Bird’s uncanny passing ability.

Man he was so COLD!!!!! Zero flaws in his game. Larry Legend https://t.co/agYpDoFlqc — LeBron James (@KingJames) September 27, 2019

“Man he was so COLD!!!!!” LeBron said in his Twitter post sharing the Bird highlight video. “Zero flaws in his game. Larry Legend”

From 1984 to 1986, Larry Bird was named the NBA’s MVP three-straight times based on his all-around dominance. One of his most famous passes came during Game 5 of the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons when he jumped the passing lane and stole an inbounds pass from Isiah Thomas. While on the verge of falling out of bounds, Bird dished the rock to teammate Dennis Johnson for a layup with one second remaining to win the game.

In addition to stacking up MVP awards, Bird also led Boston to three championships in 1981, 1984 and 1986. He was a 12-time All-Star, two-time member of the 50-40-90 club, three-time 3-point shoot-out champion and first ballot Hall of Famer. During a game with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 15, 2017, LeBron tied Larry Bird with 59 all-time triple-doubles. After the contest, James paid tribute to Bird’s place among the all-time greats by offering the following.