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Hall of Famer Larry Bird sat down with ESPN.com recently and opened up about how he thinks the current era of NBA players compare to his eras stars. And yes, even Larry Legend is surprised at just how much money is pouring into the game now.Q: Whats changed in this league, obviously, is the financial and economic impact of it all. When you guys talk to each other, guys who played 20, 30 years ago, are you as stunned as fans at all the money that has come into the game? A: Id be lying if I told you I thought it would get to this point. I never thought that. Im happy it has. That means the leagues doing well, the owners are doing well, the players are doing well. Thats what it was all about. But you got to remember, when I came into the league, the guys before me were bitchin about how much money I made. So it just goes down the line, so thats how it works.Q: As a former player, do you look at these guys and go, Do you know how lucky you are? Given all the money pouring into the league.A: No, I always tell the kids that you get what you deserve. Just leave the game better than you found it. And its good for everyone when it happens.Q: I saw you said recently in a New Yorker article, My era, you always think thats the greatest era, but Im not so sure anymore. Why do you believe that now? A: Because everybody that plays, no matter if it was 60s, 70s, 80s, they think their eras the best. Well, prove it to me. Like I said earlier, I think we have more stars than they do now. On every team, they had at least one, maybe two. Im talking about Dominique Wilkins -- you just go down the line. But in saying that, I dont think our eras any better than anyone elses, when it comes right down to it.Q: Do you think there are better all-around players before the current era? A: I dont know. Theres some guys I really like to watch play. Draymond Green is fun to watch. All of those [Michigan] State guys are because they defend, and they play, they play together -- thats how I like the game to be played. Move the ball, cut, pass; if you do the right things, youll get it right back. I dont know, I hate to compare eras. Its been so long since I played, but I liked to play the total game. Magic liked to play the total game. Some guys are just scorers. Some guys just defend and rebound. But the guys that are playing now are just as good as what we were when we played.Q: Youve been around the game your whole life. What would you do to put the game in a better place than where its at now? A: I dont know. Its hard, and we work on it continuously, is how the games called. The one thing Ive always been disappointed in is guys driving, jumping into the defensive player and getting calls. Its a league of points. They love to have points on the board. But I think good defenders get beat down sometimes because they dont get to play. 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Australias Lucas Browne, who was stripped of a heavyweight world title belt following a positive drug test earlier this year, has enrolled in the WBCs Clean Boxing Program, which is overseen by the Voluntary Anti-Doping Association, as he continues to insist that he did not knowingly take any banned substances.Im proud to announce that I am now part of the Clean Boxing Program, which is being run by the WBC and VADA, Browne said. By voluntarily enrolling in this program I am able to be randomly (blood or urine) tested at any time, 365 days of the year.Browne, 37, rallied for a 10th-round knockout of Ruslan Chagaev on March 5 in Grozny, Russia, to win the WBAs secondary world title, making him the first Australian to win a heavyweight title. However, Brownes A and B samples both tested positive for clenbuterol, a banned substance, after the fight, and he was eventually stripped of the belt and suspended for six months by the WBA.Browne has maintained all along that he never knowingly took a banned substance, and he and his team believe his food or water was spiked while he was in hostile territory for the fight.?He was randomly tested by VADA when he arrived in Grozny and that test came back negative.Browne (224-0, 21 KOs, although the win against Chagaev could be changed to a no-contest) said enrolling in the WBCs new program was an easy decision to make.dddddddddddd.I have absolutely no issues with this, as I am a clean athlete and I believe boxing needs this kind of regulation, Browne said. I welcome this aspect of safety for the sport of boxing. I despise all drugs, whether they be performance-enhancing or recreational.Having always been a clean athlete, I am totally opposed to any form of doping. Ive always felt that cheaters in professional boxing should be banned for life. With 21 KOs in my 21 victories, Im of the same opinion as [heavyweight titleholder] Deontay Wilder -- if I was ever to use PEDs, I might end up killing someone.Matt Clark, who manages Browne, said that he hopes by becoming Australias first fighter to volunteer for the program it will start a trend.Lucas is Australias premier boxer and resents drugs of any kind, Clark said. We hope that other fighters from around the world join Lucas and sign up for the program. Anything that makes boxing safer is a good thing. ' ' '