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"I needed an offensive gimmick" — Larry Bird names the real 3-point shot instigator before Stephen Curry

Bird and Donovan wanted everyone to know what Rick Pitino was doing 30 years before the Warriors.
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"He clogs up the middle, he's a great shot blocker and intimidator" - Larry Bird pushed Red Auerbach to take a gamble on Bill Walton

The Boston Celtics surprised some of their fans after they decided to split up their starting forward duo by trading Cedric Maxwell for Bill Walton in 1985. Larry Bird himself strongly supported the ...
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"Well, why shoot if you're making all of them?" - Larry Bird recalls talking smack after making shot after shot at the Pacers' practice facility

Larry Bird's ability to talk trash at the height of his physical powers is as legendary as the man himself. However, as they say, old habits die hard. Bird never lost his gift of gab decades after ...

Larry Bird Is One of the NBA's All-Time Greats. He Nearly Threw It All Away

An excerpt from the new biography Heartland reveals why Bird left Indiana University after just a few weeks, and the family tragedy that threatened to change his path forever ...