Rick dissected Bird's game during his prime and came up with a very realistic and truthful analysis. The way Carlisle sees it, Bird would've been a dominant big man if he played in this era.

But, whether she's willing to accept it or not, she was arguably the greatest women's basketball player of all time, and Johnson and Parker wanted to reinforce that. "You know when you can tell about ...

Keyshawn Johnson and Candace Parker agreed that Cheryl Miller was the "greatest women's basketball player of all time", but ...

"The only guy who beat Magic [Johnson], Mike [Jordan], and [Larry] Bird all in their prime at 6-foot-3. Chicago's way of doing sh*t. I used to say MJ, but it wasn't MJ.

By the time Bird entered the league in 1979, Abdul-Jabbar was already a six-time All-Star and reigning MVP. Larry came in with a scowl and swagger, the kind that didn't wait for respect but took it.

Erving was still an All-Star deep into his 30s. But Bird was entering his prime with a game that grew crueler by the season. He led the league in free-throw percentage four times.

Bird’s question was ringing in Ellis’ ears throughout the competition. “I didn’t like what he said,” Ellis said of Bird’s question during an interview with the Indianapolis Star in 2024.

"That definitely did hurt Larry and I's career" - Kevin McHale says Larry Bird would have played a lot longer if Len Bias didn’t die originally appeared on Basketball Network. In 1986, the ...

There was a title that Larry Bird said, 'If Robert doesn't want to be here, then hey, trade his a— and we'll play with who we got.' I never forgot that." ...