Salley once reflected on those years and admitted how daunting it was to enter the league during a time when Bird was at the ...
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson helped define basketball in the 1980s, their rivalry driving the NBA into the mainstream. Although many saw them as evenly matched, Bird believes Johnson came out ahead.
The game in question came against the Atlanta Hawks and future Celtics alum Dominique Wilkins. A contest with lore for the ages, Hawks players were cheering for the Hick From French Lick by the end of ...
Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, the Hick from French Lick.