He’s nicknamed Larry Legend for a reason. During the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, ...
Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, the Hick from French Lick.
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.
On the hardwood, he was the alpha and omega of the Boston Celtics squad that dominated the 1980s, leading the franchise to ...
"You feel honored about everything. Me and Magic came together into this league, we competed in college, we competed trought ...
Larry Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest NBA players ever, and with good reason. The Boston Celtics legend's excellence, along with his rivalry with Magic Johnson, is what saved the NBA ...
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s rivalry is regarded as one of the best in basketball history. It all started in college when Johnson’s Michigan State team and Bird’s Indiana State team faced off in the ...
Larry Bird knew he was great. It’s why he asked who was coming in second place in the 1987 Three-Point Contest, told bitter ...
Former Los Angeles Lakers star Norm Nixon gives clarity on what exactly led to Julius Erving and Larry Bird's infamous ...
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers had intertwining careers that led to them first meeting in the national ...
Larry Bird and Kevin Durant defined the small forward position in their respective eras. From a hard-nosed all-around player who became the first prototype of an elite three-point shooter in the 1980s ...