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.

Today in Boston Celtics history, the team debuted their sensational new rookie drafted the summer before from Indiana State, ...

He’s nicknamed Larry Legend for a reason. During the 1984 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers, ...

2019 — Kenyan distance runner Eliud Kipchoge becomes the first to run the marathon in under two hours (1:59:40) Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be ...

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 ...

Celtics fans were accustomed to winning from their Bill Russell days and were very knowledgeable of the game, as Larry Legend ...

In 1986, the Celtics and Bird were at the top of the world, consistently advancing deep into the postseason and winning ...

Whether you realize it or not, we just witnessed the greatest single-season team in the Oklahoma City Thunder's (and Seattle ...

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 ...

Patrick Beverley made another headline by comparing two big names. Recently, he dropped a contrived conversation on Paul George and Klay Thompson, and this time, he chose Houston Rockets star Kevin ...

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 ...

VIGO COUNTY, Ind. (WTWO/WAWV) — You may know who Larry Bird is, and how he became a Hoosier legend. What you might not know, is what his life looked like before. Local historian and author Randy Mills ...