Finally, there are some other factors that would work in his favor. The first is personal. Bird’s desire to dominate would ...

However, as the 1998 playoffs loomed, the man who instilled fear in his rivals felt an unfamiliar flutter of anxiety. As a ...

Brazilian basketball legend Oscar Schmidt died Friday at age 68. Larry Bird was a long-time admirer and called him one of the ...

Many books have been written about Larry Bird. The most recent one, by Keith O’Brien, provides new details and additional context about the basketball legend. Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an ...

*Two-time NBA champion Vernon Maxwell — better known as “Mad Max” — is once again making headlines. In a recent episode of the “All the Smoke” podcast hosted by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, ...

The Minnesota Timberwolves announced some truly rare news on March 31. The team used a social post to spotlight Ayo Dosunmu’s place in NBA history, but the bigger story for Minnesota is what that ...

FILE - Indiana State star Larry Bird makes his way through the crowd of players and fans getting congratulations after his team defeated Arkansas, 73-71, to win the NCAA Midwest Regional tourney crown ...

Cincinnati's Riverfront Stadium hosted the NCAA Midwest Regional semifinals and finals in 1979. Future NBA legend Larry Bird and Indiana State University dominated the NCAA Midwest regionals with two ...

This video examines how Larry Bird’s performances during the Lakers-Celtics rivalry of the 1980s forced Los Angeles into constant defensive adjustments. Through key moments from multiple Finals ...

For all the mythology wrapped around the 1992 Dream Team, one of the funniest truths comes straight from Larry Bird. He, Michael Jordan, and Magic Johnson never really sat around and relived it. Not ...

ACTON — With 70 Bird-watchers crammed into his living room-sized bookstore, Paul Swydan began the evening with an important announcement. The evening’s featured author — on the ride to town from ...