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On this day: Celtics win Banner 16 vs. Rockets; Larry Bird signs
On this day, the Celtics won Banner 16 by defeating the Rockets in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals; they also signed Larry Bird ...
'I don't know about that': Why Quinn Buckner keeps Larry Bird high on his all-time players list
The Pacers TV analyst played three seasons with Larry Bird and has had a courtside seat for Tyrese Haliburton.
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"Great players will be judged against the standards he has set" - David Stern on Larry Bird's impact on the NBA
"In the future, great players will be judged against the standards he has set, but there will never be another Larry Bird." ...
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Larry Bird admits Danny Ainge showed him the value of 3-point shot: "You could shoot 35, 36 percent and do better if you shot 50 percent from the 2s"
Even the league's best shooters, including Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird, didn't consider the long-range shot a necessity. Unlike today's game, where stars like Stephen Curry and James Harden ...
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"You couldn't ask for a greater individual coming into your league" - Larry Bird on why he felt no jealousy handing the mantle over to Michael Jordan
And for Larry Bird, his couldn't have come at a much better time. There was no rivalry in that handoff because when the ...
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Larry Bird admits some of his Celtics teammates were jealous of him: "I know I was tough to play with"
Larry Bird imposed his will playing basketball. At 6 feet 9 inches and with an uncanny knack for reading the game two moves ahead, he was the face of the Boston Celtics and the gravitational force ...
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"It wasn't like that and it doesn't have to be" - Larry Bird opens up about not being close with Celtics teammates
Larry Bird attributed the remarkable success of the Boston Celtics during his time to the team's exceptional chemistry. He firmly believed their deep understanding of each other's playing styles ...
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"One day I would wake up and the pain would finally be gone, but I was wrong" - Bird on struggles with his health even decades after retirement
Long before he became the stoic legend in Indiana Pacers polos and the face of blue-collar brilliance for the Boston Celtics, Larry Bird was already feeling the toll. It started with his back.