"It would be a different game for me if he were gone," Johnson admitted in 1987 via the New York Times. "He's my measuring ...

In the realm of NBA legends, leadership is as integral to greatness as talent. Few understand that better than Robert Parish, the Hall of Fame center who ...

Larry Bird's name was drafted that year — secured, finessed and protected. And decades later, the man who helped make it ...

Johnson and Bird's rivalry took a floundering NBA and turned it into a juggernaut. Bueckers and Clark's might just do the ...

"People tell me I'm Black on the inside and White on the outside" - Larry Bird on why he never cared about the "white men can ...

Throughout his illustrious NBA career, Larry Bird proved that even elite defenders couldn't decipher his unique style of play. He was renowned for his exceptional all-around abilities. Still, his ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers had intertwining careers that led to them first meeting in the national ...

Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s" Story by Adel Ahmad • 1w.

Bird managed to return in 1989, but the decline was evident. Back issues hampered him and forced him to play through pain anew. From that point forward, Larry Legend played when he could.

At the height of his powers in the 1980s, Larry Bird was many things — a ruthless scorer, generational passer, unrelenting competitor and fearless trash talker. But one thing he never pretended ...