Isiah Thomas thought Larry Bird was better than him, Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan: "Probably be the guy who walks out of the room at the end of the day"

There are a lot of ways to describe how great Larry Bird really was as a player. Perhaps his fellow Hall of Famer and former ...
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"He gets the ball to me in my spots" - Larry Bird explained why Dennis Johnson was the best player he ever played with

Larry also got the opportunity to play with legendary Celtics big man Dave Cowens and the iconic Bill Walton. Bird was also ...
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"That's fine with me. I can move on" - Larry Bird on possibly losing his job after 1998 ECF loss vs. Chicago Bulls

Larry Bird and the Indiana Pacers wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to retire Michael Jordan in the 1998 playoffs. They ...
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"Well, why shoot if you're making all of them?" - Larry Bird recalls talking smack after making shot after shot at the Pacers' practice facility

Larry Bird's ability to talk trash at the height of his physical powers is as legendary as the man himself. However, as they say, old habits die hard. Bird never lost his gift of gab decades after ...
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Larry Legend: Bird loves today's wide-open, 3-heavy style

Larry Bird is regarded as one of the best shooters in the history of basketball. Bird averaged 24.3 points, 10 rebounds and 6.3 assists in his 13-season Larry Bird is regarded as one of the best ...
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Larry Bird: 'I knew I wasn't going to last long'

The image echoes through basketball's eternity -- confidence, accuracy and excellence all epitomized by a single finger aimed at the heavens. The multicolored ball hung in the middle of its arc, en ...