There is no shortage of tragic stories from the cocaine epidemic of the 1980s. The highly-addictive narcotic was showing up ...

Yet behind the stat sheets and Sports Illustrated covers was still a man from French Lick who never quite embraced the fishbowl.

Larry Bird. You need to paint Larry Bird." Then, someone sent her a photo of Bird in his first Sports Illustrated cover photo shoot. It was from 1977.

"Before Bird, I used to vacillate," the former Celtics point guard and six-time NBA champion said in 1986 via Sports Illustrated. "The question didn't seem relevant.

Data compiled by Sports Illustrated show that the average NBA salary for the upcoming season is $11.9 million, a jump of 22 % since 2020 and nearly 600 times the price of Bird's childhood home.

Watch the video embedded above to hear NBC Sports Boston's Chris Forsberg talk turkey with Shaughnessy on what it was like to cover Boston in those days (and which such tales made into print in ...

Cooper Flagg had one of the best seasons in Duke Men's Basketball history (for a freshamn). The 18-year-old has solidified himself as the clear choice for the ...

Larry Bird is a sports icon and a very private man regarding his family. Larry Bird's kids Corrie, Connor, and Mariah may not live under the spotlight like their father; each has carved a ...

Yet, as Frank Deford mentioned in his Sports Illustrated piece, the 12-time All-Star once left a profound impression on Auerbach by showing a softer side of himself.

Jayson Tatum joined some pretty elite company in Boston Celtics history following the end of the 2024-25 NBA regular season on Sunday. Tatum became just the second Celtics player after Larry Bird ...