News

YouTube Gold: Larry Bird And Dominique Wilkins’ Epic 1988 Showdown
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 ...
"He didn't usually trash talk to Magic, Dr. J, guys like that" - Danny Ainge on why Larry Bird directed most vicious trash talk to coaches
"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he ...
On this day: Bird, Wilkins battle in '88 ECF G7; Siegfried, Brown born
On this day in 1987, Boston's Larry Bird went shot for shot with Atlanta's Dominique Wilkins in that year's Eastern ...
"They think he was a chubby White guy" - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar thinks people don't appreciate Larry Bird enough
Those who played with and against Larry Bird — and watched his career unfold — know that he deservedly should be mentioned as ...
"He needed both of them and he got them" - Randy Mills names the two coaches that made Larry Bird a great player
When Larry joined the Boston Celtics in 1979, he found another mentor, Coach Bill Fitch. "Larry Legend" regarded Fitch as an ...
"I can't see putting $60,000 into a car when our house growing up was worth $10,000" - Larry Bird admits he still has a hard time spending money
At the height of his career, Bird was one of the highest-paid players in the league. Between NBA salaries and endorsement ...
On this day: Garnett, Fitch born; Bird triple-doubles vs. Detroit in '87 ECF
Celtics luminaries Kevin Garnett and Bill Fitch were born, and Larry Bird logged a triple-double in the '87 East Finals.