Robert Parish’s bad feelings toward Larry Bird evident in brawl with Dr. J
Parish was on the bench taking a breather when the fight started and was the only player on either team who never made it on to the court.
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Horace Grant once named Larry Bird as the toughest player he ever had to defend: "He was just such a smart player"
Horace Grant, who retired from pro basketball in 2004, reflected on his NBA career in a Q&A a few years later. One topic was ...
Mark Bennett: Before he was 'Larry Legend,' Bird shaped by boyhood, book explains
Each newspaper archive, interview and old photograph refined the direction of Randy Mills’ new book about the early years of Indiana basketball legend Larry Bird. Research and conversations clarified ...
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Think you know everything about Larry Bird? New book may stump even his biggest fans
One of Bird's signature moves comes from an old guy he played with as a kid at the French Lick Resort. The story of Larry Bird's upbringing in poverty, his parent's eventual divorce, his dad's ...
On this day: Russell jersey retired; Bird for 60; NINE alumni birthdays
On this day in Celtics history, Bill Russell's jersey went up to the rafters, Larry Bird scored 60 points, and Jimmy Rodgers ...
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Larry Bird admits his injuries made him appreciate Kobe more: "I know what he's been through"
Bird, who had to retire early, admitted Bryant's resilience to keep playing through injuries made him admire him even more.
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"Just the way they moved the ball": Duke’s Cooper Flagg breaks down his love for Larry Bird’s Celtics
Larry Bird joined the Boston Celtics in 1978 and became ... on OutKick’s "Don’t @ Me with Dan Dakich." The 80-year-old also declared Flagg as the best player in men's college basketball.
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Larry Bird explains why broken air conditioning at Boston Garden never bothered him: "Growing up, I played on the asphalt when it was 95 degrees"
Long before the Boston Celtics moved to TD Garden in 1995, their home was the historic Boston Garden — a venue beloved by ...
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Tracy Murray’s top five players of all time: ‘Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Larry Bird, Michael Jordan, Bill Russell'
When I was five years old I told my dad ‘I want to play basketball like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar’. So Cap, salute man. Buck (Magic Johnson), (Larry) Bird, bad motherf*cker. You know me, I’m ...
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10 NBA legends whose careers were cut short by injury: Larry Bird, Chris Webber, and more
Players like Larry Bird, Grant Hill, and Chris Webber faced ... In 2011, he retired at just 30 years old. He helped globalize basketball, inspired a new generation of players, and earned a Hall ...