Another way to look at Foul Larry after the game between him and Wilt is that his creator kept him around for a while (how long I couldn't guess). Considering that FL tanned Wilt's hide even if it was by cheating, the no-good little--! Sorry, had a moment there..., that means that FL would have secured Wilt and Jordan's role as the best basketball players in the neighborhood. Of course, this relaization wouldn't be lost on his creator, so he keeps FL around, to tan the hides of other people who want to be the best and to intimidate the other players. Eventually, his creator would get bored with him and then toss him out, but not right after the game with Wilt.
As for his "change"... I imagine that it was genuine, but I have little doubt that given the opportunity, he'd play a little hardball.
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