Larry Bird breaks down the "drug-addled" reality of the 1979 NBA and the gritty cleanup that followed. Discover how "Larry Legend" and Magic Johnson saved the game from a total financial collapse.

"Earvin and I came in the league in 1980 and the league wasn't really healthy" - Larry Bird on why he and Magic Johnson will always be in a different category originally appeared on Basketball Network ...

It is not very often that a rookie player makes the NBA All-Star game. In fact, it has only happened 45 times in the history of the game, and not since Blake Griffin made the All-Star team in 2011.

Larry Bird displayed the utmost faith in Kevin McHale’s scoring abilities.

New book from Keith O’Brien shares the story of NBA legend Larry Bird’s unlikely rise in rural Indiana in the 1970s, the time period when Bird nearly slips away from the game, the miracle of his ...

"If Larry Bird played in this era, I think he'd be in Europe," Rodman said. "I’m just letting you know, man. He'd be somewhere over there." "His game was fit for Boston at that time in the '80s and ...

The drama series focusing on the Los Angeles Lakers' 1980s heyday returns for its new season Aug. 6. By Ryan Gajewski Senior Entertainment Reporter In the footage released Monday from the ...

Grew up in the town of French Lick, Indiana. Nicknamed the “Hick from French Lick” and “Larry Legend.” Wore the number 33 on his basketball jersey in high school, college and with the Boston Celtics.

Larry Bird averaged an incredible 30 points and 20 rebounds in his senior season at Springs Valley High. Bird's older brother Mark was a major influence on him becoming No. 33, the basketball ...