Meltzer concluded that if Bird was the personification of silent, relentless labor, Magic was the embodiment of vocal, ...
An excerpt from the new biography Heartland reveals why Bird left Indiana University after just a few weeks, and the family ...
Before his NBA career, Larry Bird’s quiet nature helped build his legend as Indiana State’s “secret weapon.” ...
The silky smooth jump shot, the electric rivalry with Magic Johnson, the legendary trash talk — certain aspects come to mind when thinking about the life of Larry Bird.
“He called me and Buck John said, ‘N----s get off the floor and hit us with that motherf---er,’” Maxwell recalled, his voice steady, his eyes clear. The weight of those words landed hard.
Coach Bird had always been strict and firm ...
The basketball world was delighted in 1997 when Larry Bird was named head coach of the Indiana Pacers. After all, the forward is regarded as one of the best basketball minds of all time. People were ...
Hornets' rookie Kon Knueppel has taken the NBA by storm, and he draws a lot of inspiration from Celtics' legend Larry Bird.
Today in Boston Celtics history, Larry Bird's No. 33 jersey in a special ceremony at the TD Garden in 1993. Larry Legend played his NCAA basketball mainly at Indiana State (he briefly played at ...
As a freshman, Kelvin Troy was tasked with defending future NBA legend Larry Bird in a 1978 NIT game. Kelvin Troy was a ...