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"My Achilles are killing me" - The painful secret Larry Bird revealed to Danny Ainge before his legendary Game 7 performance

Larry Bird famously guaranteed a win for the Boston Celtics against the Atlanta Hawks in Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern ...
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"That's fine with me. I can move on" - Larry Bird on possibly losing his job after 1998 ECF loss vs. Chicago Bulls

Larry Bird and the Indiana Pacers wanted to capitalize on the opportunity to retire Michael Jordan in the 1998 playoffs. They ...
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Larry Bird had no doubt who was the toughest opponent he had ever faced: "I used to think it was Moses Malone"

We can't really say there was a big rivalry between Michael Jordan and Larry Bird during the '80s. Although they met in the ...
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How Larry Bird welcomed Bill Walton to the Boston Celtics: "You wanna stay on this team, you throw the ball to me"

Guiding an NBA team often means helping new players adjust as quickly as possible. One of many occasions Larry Bird faced that task was when the late Bill Walton joined the Boston Celtics ahead of the ...

James Harden makes NBA history, passes Larry Bird in win vs. Mavericks

The LA Clippers needed a win on Friday night, and James Harden delivered in a big way against the Dallas Mavericks.