Larry Bird and his wife, Dinah Mattingly, have been together for over three decades, piquing curiosity among fans about their ...

Q. Why did Larry Bird retire early? - + A. On August 18, 1992, Bird announced his retirement from the NBA due to a back injury. He spent 13 years playing with the Celtics. Although Larry played ...

While this experience was ‘special’ for Bird, it was not the ... were the greatest time of my life." Related: Michael Jordan ...

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French Lick," is anything but. He was one of those rare athletes who made everybody around him better. His uncanny passing, deadly shooting and ...

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Bird: "This is the thing that is most difficult to work out about the way Larry Bird played basketball: He often made the simple play, the play that, if you watched Bird ...

In the process, he surpassed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in the all-time 3-pointers list. Dort, contracted with the Thunder under a five-year, $82.5 million deal, is now in the 320th spot in ...

Once upon a time, Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Kevin McHale had no idea whatsoever who fellow Celtics legend Larry Bird was. Back when the the University of Minnesota alum was first joining ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson can close the century knowing they resuscitated the pro game and gave new life to the college tournament. Bird, the fair-haired white shooter from the sticks of ...

The Tribune-Star Nov 10, 2013 Nov 10, 2013 Updated Dec 17, 2014 On a sunny, slightly windy Saturday morning, a countdown similar to what Larry Bird heard before he would swish a game-winning shot ...

What was it like being one of Larry Bird's teammates in the latter years of his time with the Boston Celtics? While The Hick From French Lick might not have been quite as athletic or deadly of a ...