Jalen Rose recalled when Larry Bird had him guard Michael Jordan in the 1998 ECFs: "If he score on you twice, then I'm taking you out"

When anybody mentions Rose today, the first memory of him in the NBA automatically goes to Kobe Bryant's 81 point game ...

"I still can't believe that I did that" - Larry Bird said he was baffled that Donnie Walsh convinced him to coach the Indiana Pacers

Yet while Bird's greatness is well documented, few fans truly know the story behind his surprising leap from player to coach.
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Dennis Rodman regretted when he racially offended Larry Bird after the 1987 ECF: "I was so young and stupid"

Adjusting to life in the NBA as a rookie is hard for every first-year player, but imagine what Dennis Rodman went through in ...