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

It took a lot to throw Larry Bird off his game. That included getting roughed up, something the Detroit Pistons tried to do with everyone, including the Boston Celtics star forward. The Pistons eyed ...

Kevin McHale remembered how Larry Bird talked trash to Nets forward Albert King even without a proper meal because of a ...

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 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.

Larry Bird averaged an incredible 30 points and 20 rebounds in his senior season at Springs Valley High. Bird's older brother Mark was a major influence on him becoming No. 33, the basketball ...