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Larry Bird's 'gut feeling' led to Isiah Thomas firing as Pacers head coach after candid talks
Indiana Pacers fans were excited for head coach Isiah Thomas and new president of basketball operations Larry Bird to work ...
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"We have a lot of great players in our league right now. We just don't have as many" - Larry Bird explains why the NBA doesn't have classic rivalries today
The 1980s were sculpted by that duel, setting the tone for a league that was finally coming into its own. Both players set ...
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"The only ball I ever really wanted was in 1986" - Larry Bird on why he coveted the game ball from his last NBA championship
However, in 1999, the legendary forward revealed that he coveted one game ball used in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals when his ...
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Iowa basketball adds to coaching staff
Jesse Shaw and Xavier Kurth have been named to the University of Iowa men’s basketball program’s coaching staff, the ...
Basketball Network on MSN2d
"It was all ghetto basketball. We didn't do anything fancy" - Larry Bird on how streetball in Indiana paved the way for his NBA success
Larry Bird reflects on his basketball roots in Indiana, where cracked courts and street-style play laid the foundation for ...
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Former NBA player sparks heated Larry Bird-Kawhi Leonard GOAT debate
The GOAT debate will never get old when it comes to the NBA. Of course, superstars such as LeBron James, Kobe Bryant and ...
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Hear Larry Bird reveal the only game ball he ever wanted
Larry Bird once revealed that the only game ball he ever truly wanted was from Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, when his Boston Celtics defeated the Houston Rockets to win the championship. Bird, who ...
Basketball Network on MSN4d
Larry Bird respected Sidney Moncrief's defense: "He does it every night"
That first-ever winner was Milwaukee Bucks Hall of Famer Sidney Moncrief, who was also the first player to earn the DPOY ...
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"We had a great run, leave it alone" - Larry Bird's message to Magic Johnson after Michael Jordan dominated them in famous Dream Team practice
Dream Team had to play a scrimmage in Monte Carlo as part of their preparations for the Barcelona Olympics. And to spice ...