Bird wasn't a loudmouth trying to compensate. He spoke with quiet confidence, throwing out lines that cut deep but didn't beg ...

Over the years and decades, the NBA has had some memorable playoff performances. Magic Johnson has that baby hook to shiv Boston. Ralph Sampson had an incredible play to knock the Lakers out. Bill ...

After making another All-NBA First Team, Celtics star Jayson Tatum continues to follow in the footsteps of Bill Russell and ...

"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he ...

One particularly vivid recollection stands out to him to this day – his friendly yet competitive shooting contest with none other than Larry Bird. Mullin still remembers feeling a surge of ...

All his life, Larry Bird has always represented his humble beginnings. No matter how many MVP awards he won, how many sellout crowds chanted his name or how many millions filtered into his bank ...

Those who played with and against Larry Bird — and watched his career unfold ... Robert would be a prime target on the trade market. But Robert is far from peak form. Kavin Markwood, 20 ...

Larry Bird struggled in the first three games of the 1988 Eastern Conference Finals against the Detroit Pistons. Still, Chuck Daly knew the Boston Celtics legend could turn things around at any ...

Jordan was indeed phenomenal on both ends of the floor. He won six titles, six Finals MVPs, five MVPs, a DPOY, and 10 scoring titles in his career. Jordan also made the All-Defensive First Team ...

Fitch would have a big impression on incoming rookie Larry Bird, who credits Fitch for helping lay the foundation of his notoriously intense work ethic. Boston won 61 games in his first season ...