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"I think that takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird on why he believed the NBA increasing live TV games in the 80s was a terrible idea
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were ...
‘He plays the game the way I liked to play’ – Larry Bird saw former Pacers superstar as one of his rare NBA comparisons
Larry Bird compares himself to anyone. Yet that is what one of the best basketball players of all time did, when talking ...
From Larry Bird to Sam Presti, here are 9 notable New England connections in the 2025 NBA Finals
The Celtics are long gone, but there are still some local connections to root for on both sides of this year’s NBA Finals.
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Why Is The Eastern Conference Finals MVP Named The Larry Bird Trophy? The Story Behind The Award Pascal Siakam Just Won
The Eastern Conference Finals MVP award is one of the NBA’s newer honors, given to the best player in the Eastern Conference ...
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'Take Three of Them Teeth Home': Larry Bird Revealed Why He Rejected Magic Johnson’s Friendship
Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers ...
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Larry Bird saw the Indiana Pacers’ breakout season coming from a mile away
NBA legend Larry Bird had high expectations for the Indiana Pacers' breakout season, and his prediction proved accurate. Bird ...
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Here’s why Charles Barkley believe Larry Bird will always be top 10 all-time with Magic Johnson
NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley firmly believes that Larry Bird will always remain in the Top 10 all-time, alongside Magic ...
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"Before Bird, I used to vacillate" - When Bob Cousy declared Larry Bird as NBA GOAT
Bob Cousy once said Larry Bird made his GOAT decision easy, calling the Celtics star the most complete player he had ever ...
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"I see it happen with Larry Bird more often than any player" - Danny Ainge hails Larry Bird as the most unstoppable scorer of his era
Former Boston Celtics guard Danny Ainge firmly believed that "Larry Legend" was the most consistent and unstoppable scorer of ...
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"It'd be nice to be 7 foot" - Larry Bird feels honored to be compared to Dirk Nowitzki
"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 ...
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From Larry Bird to Sam Presti, here are 9 notable New England connections in the 2025 NBA Finals
Don’t forget Celtics legend Larry Bird, who played 13 seasons in Boston ... closed out the Houston Rockets in six games during the NBA Finals. Carlisle never averaged more than 10 minutes ...