"Larry Bird was so excited, he said he'd be coming up to rookie camp," Auerbach recalled after the Draft, per SJI. As the name suggests, "rookie camp" is for NBA debutants only. The fact that a ...

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird had no boundaries when it came to talking trash. It didn't matter if you were the 12th man on the bench, a role player or a Hall of Famer. Bird was going to give it ...

As one of the most impactful players in NBA history, Larry Bird was often asked about his ... you might get them a little excited. But it is a black man's game, and it will be forever.

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French Lick," is anything but. He was one of those rare athletes who made everybody around him better. His uncanny passing, deadly shooting and ...

Once upon a time, Hall of Fame Boston Celtics big man Kevin McHale had no idea whatsoever who fellow Celtics legend Larry Bird was. Back when the the University of Minnesota alum was first joining ...