Team owner Paul Gaston approached Bird, who had long retired as a player but remained a living symbol of Celtics pride, and ...

"He rebounds. He plays at his own pace. He sort of controls the tempo on offense," he further said of Dirk. "It'd be nice to ...

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

At the height of his career, Bird was one of the highest-paid players in the league. Between NBA salaries and endorsement ...

As the Conference Finals get underway, the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers renew their '90s rivalry, meeting in the ...

Chris Mullin thought he had Larry Bird beat in a Dream Team shooting contest — until Bird caught up and ended the game in ...

Few people could go toe-to-toe with Michael Jordan on a basketball court. Larry Bird was one of them. 12-time All-Star Larry Legend is a three-time NBA champion, two-time Finals MVP and three-time ...

Michael Jordan continues to be widely regarded as the greatest player of all time, and Kenny Smith believes there is nothing ...

To this day, George has a clear and vivid memory of the unforgettable moment when Bird once walked into the gym during a team practice. Bird was already in his mid-50s at the time, and yet he ...

This giddy clash — Hicks versus Knicks, cornfields versus concrete — revives a rivalry that shaped the N.B.A.’s most ...

Though he missed the playoffs in his first two seasons back, Carlisle led the Pacers to the Eastern Conference Finals last ...

Larry Bird doesn't look back at his Boston Celtics front office stint with a sense of pride. If anything, it was an ...