He made a comment that the Boston icon would have been "just another guy" if he were Black. Those words spread like wildfire.

Dominique Wilkins recalls his rookie clash with Larry Bird, from dunking on him to hearing Bird say that he is going to drop ...

A while before their names became synonymous with NBA greatness, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson shared a court in relative ...

Many expected Julius Erving to step up and lead Philly but the 35-year-old shot 1 out of 10 from the field in 29 minutes of action. As the C's closed the game out with a 105-94 victory, the home crowd ...

While in the present era, NBA basketball rules the roost, once, it was college basketball that helped to save the NBA from a ...

Walter Clayton Jr. joined Larry Bird as the first player with 30 points in the Elite Eight and Final Four. Here's what he and ...

There was nothing Larry Bird loved more than a challenge — and nothing he respected less than a defender who couldn't keep up. Even if that defender was Dennis Rodman, the human flytrap of the late ...

Conservatively, Larry Bird is a top-10 player in the history of basketball. Many would put the Celtics legend in the top-five ...

Detroit Pistons forward Tobias Harris caught a diss from Chandler Parsons when discussing the state of the modern NBA.

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 ...

Reggie Miller considered the experience of playing against Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics in the 1991 playoffs as the ...