For some time, rumors swirled that the NBA legend left out of frustration — that Pacers ownership wouldn't spend "big money," that he got tired of being handcuffed in the small-market grind. But Bird ...

Many basketball historians credit Bird and Johnson for changing the game of basketball for the better, meeting numerous times ...

With many of the NBA's top players now having been born abroad, a sea change is coming to the sport and league.

Larry Bird was not only a Hall of Fame basketball player, he also had success as a coach in the NBA. Bird coached the Indiana Pacers from 1997-2000, leading them to Eastern Conference finals in ...

"It's still in me a little bit" - Larry Bird admitted coaching in the NBA again crosses his mind originally appeared on ...

"I don't think I've dropped that much" - When 34-year-old Larry Bird ranked himself as still one of the NBA's most dominant players originally appeared on Basketball Network.

On March 18, 1986, Larry Bird broke the NBA's career 3-point record with 247. SI.COM; ON SI; ... He has also been a beat writer for the Miami Hurricanes and contributed on every major beat in ...

If he had been anyone other than Larry Bird, he might not even have been on that team at all and, if he were, maybe as a backup. Bird was 35. He had played 13 seasons at full throttle in the NBA ...