Larry Bird’s NBA career started with immediate ... after he averaged a 15.3-point and 15.3-rebound double-double in the ...

As a Showtime Laker, Byron Scott saw plenty of Larry Bird during his NBA career and he continues to hold his former opponent ...

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French ... He took the Celtics to three championships in the eighties and brought the fans back to Boston Garden. His duels with Magic Johnson were ...

Larry Bird and Magic Johnson can close the century ... the best players -- and their teams battled in three riveting championships in 1984, 1985 and 1987. In every year of the decade, either ...

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird is one of the greatest players ... In 1980, Johnson helped lead the Lakers to the championship in his rookie season. He led the Lakers to a 4-2 series victory ...

Charles Barkley credits Magic Johnson and Larry Bird for saving the NBA in the 1980s, and claims the current generation should appreciate them.

"So that was Bill's nickname for Larry [Bird], Kevin [McHale], DJ [Dennis ... his impact was felt not just in the championship and Sixth Man of the Year award he won in Boston, but the intensity ...