Episode 881

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16th May 2026

The Yankees and the 'Copa Incident,' Larry Bird's Bar Fight, and Rick Barry brawling 'on an island' - This DiSH for May 16

In 1957, New York Yankee players, Billy Martin, Mickey Mantle, Whitey Ford, Yogi Berra, Hank Bauer, Gil McDougald, and Johnny Kucks were involved in an altercation at The Copacabana. It led to Martin getting traded soon after.

In 1985, Boston's Larry Bird got into a fight with a bar patron at Chelsea's.

In 1976, Golden States' Rick Barry got into a fight with Phoenix's Ricky Sobers. None of Barry's teammates came to help out. Barry got upset and refused to shoot for a large portion of the second half.

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