"The way the game is changed is, I think, better for the fans" - Larry Bird on why he changed his mind about 3-point-heavy NBA

It may have taken a while, but basketball legend learned to embrace how the sport is played in the modern era.

When LeBron and Carmelo rejected Larry Bird's notion that the NBA needed White superstars

The NBA rarely saw a white American superstar of Larry Bird's stature. After the Boston Celtics legend won the MVP award ...
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Magic Johnson Goes Cloud-Nine Over Reuniting With Larry Bird: 'We Wowed a Sold-Out Crowd'

For an entire generation of NBA fans, there was only one rivalry that mattered: Magic vs. Bird. Now, decades later, the two legends just shared a stage, and Magic Johnson’s reaction says it all.
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Jeff Teague on why Boston Celtics icon Larry Bird would cook the NBA today

For whatever reason (we're looking at you, JJ Redick), the idea that players from earlier eras would struggle in the NBA of today.
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Keith O'Brien on 'Heartland,' Larry Bird and the basketball career that almost wasn't

Larry Bird – one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA – once gave up his college basketball career to return to his hometown, French Lick, Indiana. But soon after, an assistant coach went ...

'Heartland' by author Keith O’Brien chronicles the Larry Bird origin story

Many books have been written about Larry Bird. The most recent one, by Keith O’Brien, provides new details and additional ...