Hosted on MSN

"I know it’s been very tough on Eddie" - Larry Bird admits he felt bad for putting an unfair spotlight on his younger brother

Greatness rarely travels alone, but in Larry Bird's case, it cast a shadow so long it swallowed nearly everything around it. The small-town legend from French Lick was the superstar of superstars. He ...

“I knew they were under stress, so I broke them”: Larry Bird reflects on his 1988 Three-Point Contest in a rare throwback confession

Larry Bird's legendary confidence was on full display during the 1988 NBA Three-Point Contest when he famously asked competitors, "Who's coming in second?" This iconic moment, where Bird went on to ...
Yahoo! Sports

"We don't have players with heart sometimes" — Larry Bird's brutal postgame message that saved Boston's 1984 championship run

Larry Bird wasn't one for sugarcoating. After the Los Angeles Lakers embarrassed the Boston Celtics in Game 3 of the 1984 Finals, Larry Legend delivered one of the harshest locker-room messages in ...