"I'm pretty sure he thinks I'm an idiot," Eric continued. "I mean, truthfully, most people do. My own family does, so I'm pretty sure he does, too." What initially seemed a bold tribute to the ...

During his playing days, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was known as one of the game's best shooters. He never had the ...

Despite MJ’s heroics, Boston emerged victorious 135-131. Yet even in defeat, Jordan earned Bird’s ultimate respect. “I think he’s God disguised as Michael Jordan,” Larry said after the game.

With one slick pass, Nikola Jokic made history. The Denver Nuggets star broke another NBA record and surpassed a legend ...

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

The LSU Tigers coach once recalled how Los Angeles Lakers legend Magic Johnson compared Reese vs. Clark to the rivalry he once had with Boston Celtics great Larry Bird. Mulkey discussed Johnson's ...

Larry Bird won two prestigious media awards, and basketball inventor James Naismith published the sport's original 13 rules.

With a slick pass during the second quarter of Tuesday’s 118-99 win against the Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets star center ...

Not even Jayson Tatum's greatness will ever touch Bird in Celtics folklore. Even though he is "Larry Legend," Bird is falling on some career statistical lists because of the way the game has changed.

Magic Johnson and the Los Angeles Lakers once had an epic rivalry with Larry Bird and the Boston Celtics. They faced off in the NBA Finals three times (and the Lakers won twice). Recently ...

Q. Why did Larry Bird retire early? - + A. On August 18, 1992, Bird announced his retirement from the NBA due to a back injury. He spent 13 years playing with the Celtics. Although Larry played ...