The Indiana Pacers passed on the chance to land Larry Bird in the 1978 NBA Draft, but it turned out to be a big mistake. Bird ended up becoming one of the greatest players to ever play the game ...

Larry Bird is forever considered the greatest player in Boston Celtics history. Not even Jayson Tatum's greatness will ever touch Bird in Celtics folklore. Even though he is "Larry Legend," Bird ...

Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird owned a wide range of offensive moves ... Despite his struggles, the 6th overall pick of the 1978 Draft remained confident that he would eventually break out ...

Explore the NBA Draft 2024 with our free NBA Mock Draft ... fans can't help but talk about it. "That Larry Bird was a fraud and not who people say he was," one fan said.

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from ... Red Auerbach shrewdly selected him with the sixth pick of the 1978 draft. Bird remained at Indiana State and became the Player of the Year, leading ...

Charles Barkley credits Magic Johnson and Larry Bird for saving the NBA in the 1980s, and claims the current generation should appreciate them.

Q. Why did Larry Bird retire early? - + A. On August 18, 1992, Bird announced his retirement from the NBA due to a back injury. He spent 13 years playing with the Celtics. Although Larry played ...

Two days prior on their home court, the Boston Celtics had an ugly, frustrating loss to the Chicago Bulls, one that saw coach Joe Mazzulla having to be held back from going at the referees (and ...

The fastest previously? Larry Bird at 799 games." With his 8th assist tonight, Nikola Jokić just became the fastest player to reach 15K+ PTS, 7,500+ REB, and 5K+ AST, doing so in just 709 games.