Before Michael Jordan vs Isiah Thomas ever existed in the NBA, Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson ruled the show. A rivalry so ...

Larry Bird should have been excited about attending Indiana University in the late summer of 1974. The man who had recruited him to come there, Dave Bliss, had been chasing him for more than a year, ...

During the 1980s, Larry Bird became the centerpiece of the Boston Celtics dynasty, combining shooting, vision, and competitive intensity. This retrospective explores how Bird’s basketball IQ and ...

Good morning. The torrid Celtics’ weekend wipeout of the Lakers has brought a sense of swagger to the team that Larry Bird once led to championships. We talk with biographer Keith O’Brien about how ...

More than three decades after his final game—a pain-wracked cameo in the United States’s gold-medal win over Croatia in the 1992 Olympics—Larry Bird retains a mythopoeic quality. Michael Jordan and ...

FRENCH LICK, Ind- In a town better known for mineral springs and historic resorts, basketball greatness quietly began in a simple driveway. Long before he was draining three-pointers in the NBA or ...

Were it not for a string of unlikely events and minor miracles, the world might have never known a basketball legend. In the beginning, the boy didn’t like basketball as much as he seemed to like just ...

For Larry Bird, retiring was a relief, considering how a chronic back injury made his playing years extremely difficult. However, what he didn't realize was that the transition from being highly ...

For decades, Stephen A. Smith has unapologetically placed Michael Jordan #1 in every major category. But the veteran ESPN reporter knows that before MJ took his first step in the league, it was Magic ...

Magic Johnson says he tested Larry Bird the first time they played against each other to see what the Celtics legend was made of. The Lakers icon discusses challenging Bird early in their rivalry.

The NBA’s old-school era was legendary for its physicality, its grit, and its trash talk. But what Vernon Maxwell confirmed on “All the Smoke” podcast goes far beyond anything you’d expect — even from ...

The 3-Point Contest at All-Star weekend was the highlight of Saturday night, delivering a competitive and exciting bout between some of the top talent in the league. Portland Trail Blazers guard ...