Larry Bird was not a top 3 point shooter of all-time. No debates. May not even have been a top 3 3pt shooting in his own era.
However, some context is missing.
Larry Bird is a legend because he's an incredible player: versatile scoring from around the court due to some elite footwork combined with insane court vision.
Dude wasn't some spot up shooting specialist. Weird way of trying to downplay him.
During his prime had 49%+ FG shooting seasons for 7 years straight, knowing most of his shots were from midrange and out.
That's a rare-tier shooter no matter what anyone wants to say.