As if by Magic” details how the Hick from French Lick got started on his way to becoming Larry Legend of the Boston Celtics ...

Bird and Dr. J famously tried to strangle one another during a Garden game in November of 1984. Ted Gartland’s photo of the dust-up is the Celtics-Sixers version of the Jason Varitek-A-Rod image ...

For Bird, the execution was different, and his successor did that better. "People asked me to compare Michael with Dr. J., and the difference was that Dr. J. usually did everything one-handed ...

There's only one thing that we here at For the Win can do with this information, and that is start an online movement to get Larry Bird to enter the 2014 NBA 3-Point Contest. We've already watched ...

Larry still got his, averaging 23.5 points, 11.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists against Michael. But no one made it harder for Bird to get his numbers than the Lakers guard. Advertisement ...

Larry Bird actually did drop out of Indiana University because he missed home. Sean Patrick Small as Larry Bird in “Winning Time” Season 2, Episode 3 (Photo credit: HBO) ...

Charles Barkley. had an up-close view of the infamous brawl between Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird and Philadelphia 76ers veteran star Julius Erving back in November 1984. In fact, Barkley’s ...

The world didn't really know about Larry Joe Bird until he lifted the Sycamores into the Final Four in 1979." Flagg spoke before the Sweet 16 specifically about the Bird comparisons.

3. Larry Bird. 13 seasons (1979-1992) Rings: 3 MVPs: 3. NBA Finals series record: 3-2 Playoff record: 99-65 (.604) Playoff stats: 23.8 PPG (47.2% FG) | 10.3 RPG | 6.5 APG.

In Episode 3 of HBO’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” viewers get a snapshot of Larry Bird’s background.

IndyStar talked with Dale Ellis, the famous loser to Bird in that 1988 3-point contest. "They call him Larry Legend. We call him Lucky Larry." ...

In an Oct. 11, 1983, Globe story, Larry Bird voiced his displeasure over teammate Robert Parish's holdout. Globe archive Evidently those words stuck with Parish.