The Celtics are long gone, but there are still some local connections to root for on both sides of this year’s NBA Finals.

Kevin McHale played during a time in the NBA when the game was heavily defined by physicality and fierce competition.

Larry Bird compares himself to anyone. Yet that is what one of the best basketball players of all time did, when talking about Chris Mullin. “He plays the game the way I ...

NBA legend Larry Bird had high expectations for the Indiana Pacers' breakout season, and his prediction proved accurate. Bird ...

The Eastern Conference Finals MVP award is one of the NBA’s newer honors, given to the best player in the Eastern Conference ...

NBA Hall of Famer Charles Barkley firmly believes that Larry Bird will always remain in the Top 10 all-time, alongside Magic ...

The new NBA doesn’t want or need a single face anymore, but this transition will be a bit uncomfortable for a league accustomed to superstardom.

The late '80s and early '90s marked a transitional phase in the end of Larry Bird and Magic Johnson's era and the beginning ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers ...

Indiana Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle spoke about a number of players who defined their generations, from Larry Bird and ...

Owner Herb Simon has been an outstanding steward. Coach Rick Carlisle is one of the NBA's greats. And the Pacers haven't ...

As the Indiana Pacers and Oklahoma City Thunder face off, a ranking of the 10 greatest players to win the NBA Finals MVP ...