After the Celtics won Game 5, Rodman and Thomas downplayed Bird's talent by saying he was only a star because he was white. "I think Larry is a very, very good basketball player," Thomas said ...

If there was one aspect of Larry's game even the biggest Bird hater could acknowledge, it was his killer instinct and his seemingly effortless ability to do so. The legendary forward was notorious ...

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 ...

people had been convicted in those murders," Detective Bird said. Despite the fears, police did not believe Wheat’s death was a hate crime. They suspected that the killer was someone Larry knew ...

Larry wasn't the typical superstar athlete ... But while Johnson was more of a joker who loved having fun, Bird was the cold-blooded killer who loved to talk smack. Scott was there for both ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson can close the century knowing they resuscitated the pro game and gave new life to the college tournament. Bird, the fair-haired white shooter from the sticks of ...

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 ...