Yet while Bird's greatness is well documented, few fans truly know the story behind his surprising leap from player to coach.
The great Larry Bird recognized that he had reached legendary status during his playing years. He understood that many fans admired him, but unlike other iconic NBA figures, "The Hick from French Lick ...
On this episode of the Bob Ryan NBA Podcast, Bob and Gary Tanguay discuss what Larry Bird on the Knicks would have looked like.
The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers rivalry spanned decades. Larry Bird and Julius Erving led their teams in the 1980s.
Larry Bird is widely seen as one of the best 10-15 NBA players of all time. That said, Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman once made a shocking statement (about Bird) when he did an interview with ...
Larry Bird was admittedly a huge fan of Oscar Schmidt, the Brazilian legend whom many consider the GOAT of Olympic basketball. This shouldn't be a surprise because, as legendary as Bird is, Schmidt's ...
Quinn Buckner pushed back on the notion that Larry Bird would ever fall out of the top 10 of all-time basketball players. The national champ at Indiana who was a teammate of Bird's for three seasons ...
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 ...