Prime Larry Bird was as good as anyone. He immediately made an impact with the Celtics as a rookie during the 1979-80 season. The year before he got to Boston, the Celtics went 29-53.

"I remember the time when Larry got on a roll, started shooting the ball, every shot was going in," Carr remembered via ESPN Classic. "He run by the bench and goes 'that's a heat check to see how hot ...

After Game three of the 2023 Western Conference Finals, LeBron tipped his hat to Nikola Jokic for his unblockable “Larry Bird style” jumper. ... Go back and watch Bird in his prime.

Unlike Bird, Wilkins had no championship core on the Atlanta Hawks and his team was always on the short end of postseason disappointment. One of such was handed by No. 33 and the Boston Celtics. It ...

Bird's front office role. When Larry joined the Celtics front office in 1992 as a special assistant to then-CEO Dave Gavitt, there was quiet optimism that his presence would lend both credibility ...

"I said, 'God, if you let me get through this, I won't play no more,'" Bird remembered praying while looking out the window of his hotel room in Barcelona. He got what he asked for. As the 1992 ...

Larry didn't just beat opponents, he dismantled them with wit and an audacity that bordered on cruel artistry. Trash talk, for Bird, was part of his game.

And that $25 million contract Jerry Buss offers Earvin “Magic” Johnson was real The post What’s Real About ‘Winning Time’ Season 2, Episode 3: Did Larry Bird Really Beat His College Team ...

Wilkins opened up about their time together on the hardwood, how Bird used his trash talk as a psychological weapon against his foes, and just how hot Bird's competitive fire burned.

Cedric Maxwell reflected on being overshadowed by Larry Bird and Kevin McHale, despite his key role in the Celtics’ ...

Bird's front office role. When Larry joined the Celtics front office in 1992 as a special assistant to then-CEO Dave Gavitt, there was quiet optimism that his presence would lend both credibility ...