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.

Larry Bird wasn't one for sugarcoating. After the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassed the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the 1984 ...

Last season, the Oklahoma City Thunder displayed a strong effective field goal percentage differential, a historic turnover differential and a negative offensive rebound differential. The last of Dean ...

Before the 1979 NCAA Finals, Larry Bird was fed up with broadcaster Billy Packer’s constant criticism of Indiana State. During shootaround, Bird told his teammates, “Everybody get a ball,” and they ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Vigo County Public Library will host a special program this weekend celebrating the life and success of basketball legend Larry Bird. The program will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday in meeting rooms ...

Michael Jordan, Magic Johnson and Larry Bird defined basketball greatness. You can’t have a serious conversation about NBA history without those three names coming up. And not just coming up, but ...

Dallas Mavericks veteran Klay Thompson is widely considered one of the greatest 3-point shooters in NBA history. But before he made his name as one half of the Golden State Warriors’ iconic “splash ...