'Bird off the bench?': 50 years ago, Larry Bird sidelined as high school Indiana All-Star
Bird didn't start for his 1974 All-Star team and came off the bench. At one point he refused to go in when asked by the coach ...
Think you know everything about Larry Bird? New book may stump even his biggest fans
A new book, 'As if by Magic' reveals little known details of Larry Bird's youth and his rise out of nowhere to become a star ...
Website says Larry Bird is best NBA player from Indiana. Did they get it right?
HoopsHype, media company focused on all things NBA, recently released a study with the best NBA players from each state, but did they get it right? Readers will have a chance to vote on who they think ...
Jayson Tatum is chasing Larry Bird in pantheon of Celtics greats
Tatum wants to be the greatest Celtic of them all, and for him, that means surpassing Larry Bird, his fellow Midwesterner.
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'Nothing impresses Mr. Bird': Player recalls nerves playing in front of Larry Bird during Pacers draft workout
"Mr. (Larry) Bird was in there watching ... "If I didn't get drafted by Indiana, I was gonna be like, 'Damn, I don't know where I'm gonna go, because that was the best place I played." ...
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Plain and simple, Bird one of the best
Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French ... In college, he carried lightly regarded Indiana State to the NCAA final. In the pros, he turned a 29-53 Boston team into a 61-21 club as ...
Jayson Tatum might never reach Larry Bird’s status in Boston, but he’s ‘a great guy to chase’
"If you aspire to chase (Bird)," Tatum said, "it comes with a level of focus and motivation every single day to be the best ...
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Think you know everything about Larry Bird? New book may stump even his biggest fans
The story of Larry Bird's upbringing in poverty, his parent's eventual divorce, his dad's struggles with alcoholism, his college glory days at Indiana State, his illustrious NBA career as a trash ...