Although Bird maintained he never talked trash to Erving, the people around them said that’s exactly what happened. Charles ...

Larry also got the opportunity to play with legendary Celtics big man Dave Cowens and the iconic Bill Walton. Bird was also ...

Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia ...

Larry Bird always wanted to stay on the court, even when the games were already decided. But on one occasion, that came back to bite him. Facing the New York Knicks in the Eastern Conference ...

With Boston Garden reaching an oppresive 97-degrees at tip, the fifth game was played under extreme conditions. No one handled them better than Larry Bird, who hit 15-of-20 shots on his way to a ...

When former players talk about the disparity in physicality between the past and today’s brand of basketball, it isn’t an exaggeration. For instance, Charles Barkley found himself in one of the most ...

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.

Bird had his own ideas about what the league ought to do about the growing rate of shots coming from beyond the arc.