Larry Bird also took the NBA by storm in a very different ... I'm going to tell this guy I'm going to dunk in his face.'" "As you well know, Larry doesn't jump that well, so that was a little ...

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 ...

Throwback to when Larry Bird won his 3rd consecutive 3-point shooting contest while still wearing his warm-up jacket, 34 years ago today “I’m gonna pull up in your face, and the net gonna say ...

In the process, he surpassed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in the all-time 3-pointers list. Dort, contracted with the Thunder under a five-year, $82.5 million deal, is now in the 320th spot in ...

The Tribune-Star Nov 10, 2013 Nov 10, 2013 Updated Dec 17, 2014 On a sunny, slightly windy Saturday morning, a countdown similar to what Larry Bird heard before he would swish a game-winning shot ...

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Bird: "This is the thing that is most difficult to work out about the way Larry Bird played basketball: He often made the simple play, the play that, if you watched Bird ...

Unlike today's cornerstone players who are determined to demand the time and possession of the ball to influence outcomes, Larry Bird held a different perspective. The three-time MVP's priority ...

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 ...