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Celtics' Jayson Tatum Sits Alongside Larry Bird, LeBron James in Historic Feat
The Boston Celtics will aim to handle business against a familiar opponent: the New York Knicks, a team they've consistently ...
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When Larry Bird ripped into Stephen Jackson over his antics with the Pacers - "I was embarrassed at times"
Larry Bird knows this better than most. After all, he led basketball operations for the Indiana Pacers from 2003 to 2012, and ...
A deeper dive into Larry Bird's greatest playoff performances
Throughout his legendary NBA career, the great Larry Bird demonstrated a remarkable ability to perform consistently, ...
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"He did it the right way" - Larry Bird names the most admirable player he has ever seen in the NBA
During his tenure as the head coach of the Indiana Pacers, Larry Bird had the unique opportunity to witness Reggie Miller 's ...
"He's had eight years to bust me. He hasn't done it yet" - Larry Bird response to Patrick Ewing for claiming he used to "bust his butt"
"As far as Patrick, he's had eight years to bust me. He hasn't done it yet. I couldn't stay around a lifetime & wait on him," ...
Larry Bird Went Full Police Academy When Pranking 1988 Boston Celtics Rookies
Everyone knows Larry Bird was one of the NBA's best trash-talkers. Apparently, he was also pretty good at pranks. Former ...
"Larry Bird's on the elevator, and he's chirping" - Grant Hill recalls Larry Bird trash talking college players who scrimmaged against the Dream Team
Hill and his teammates were about to be indoctrinated into the ruthless culture of pro basketball. For Bird, there was no ...
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"Larry wanted to hunt, smoke cigarettes and drink beer" - Cedric Maxwell reflects on his unlikely friendship with Larry Bird
In fact, there was one night out with Larry that Maxwell will never forget. According to "Cornbread," he was already drunk, ...
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"I knew my days with the Celtics were over” - Larry Bird admits his love for Boston ended when the team traded his favorite teammate
Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird opens up about how the trade of Sherman Douglas and front-office dysfunction led to his ...
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"Mark made a statement he couldn't work for two guys in control" - Larry Bird on why he didn't think Mark Jackson could coach the Pacers
The fallout bled into the following seasons. Injuries, suspensions, and off-court chaos crept in. By the 2006-07 season, ...
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"I know he's the one who pushed for me to be part of the Dream Team" - Larry Bird credited one man for convincing him to play in the Olympics in 1992
"He is very straightforward, which I've always liked in a person, and he treated me great," Bird said of Gavitt. "I guess, in ...
Larry Bird believed 1984 NBA Finals were rigged and that David Stern forced Celtics to play Game 7 vs Magic Johnson’s Lakers for money
Larry Bird is one of the greatest basketball players and an undisputed Boston legend. But while the NBA is a global sport in 2025, with Nikola Jokic, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Giannis ...