A 45-year-old Larry Bird hit a game-winning shot the last time he played basketball: "Step back, high arc, all net"

Rick Carlisle still vividly recalls the last time Larry Bird played competitive basketball. He wasn't talking about Larry ...

Keith O'Brien on 'Heartland,' Larry Bird and the basketball career that almost wasn't

Larry Bird – one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA – once gave up his college basketball career to return to ...
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Days After Revealing His Suffering Under Larry Bird, Reggie Miller Highlights Rick Carlisle Overtaking Him

Reggie Miller considers Larry Bird as one of the greatest ever to play the game, both for his killer instinct and his unparalleled basketball IQ. Miller not just battled Bird during his playing days, ...
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Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird on his love/hate relationship with basketball

"On August 18, 1992, I announced my retirement from the Boston Celtics," said Bird. "It was one of the happiest days of my ...

‘He had to shoulder tragedy alone’: how Larry Bird’s rise almost ended before it began

A new book traces how the Hall of Famer overcame humble beginnings in Indiana to take his place among basketball’s greatest players ...

Larry Bird put on a show in Cincinnati during 1979 NCAA Tournament run

The first time Cincinnati hosted part of the NCAA men's basketball tournament, all eyes were on Larry Bird and Indiana State.