Larry Bird’s NBA career started with immediate success. Not only did he transform a 29-53 Boston Celtics team into a ...
Whether it was during the intense negotiations regarding Bird's rookie contract — Larry got a $650,000 in ... the franchise's legend during his 13-year run with the C's. Related: "A guy who's ...
Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French ... and their 32-game improvement in 1979-80. He was named the Rookie of the Year. For an encore, Bird led the Celtics to a comeback from 3-1 ...
Long before stat-sheet stuffers like Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and LeBron James came into the fold, Larry Bird dominated each ...
When he entered the league, Bird was given a five-year, $3.25M deal and with that, he became the highest-paid rookie not only in ... a big chip on his shoulder, Larry feared no one, and wanted ...
In his rookie year, Jokic averaged 21.7 minutes per game. In his second season, he averaged 29.7 minutes per game. Bird, meanwhile, averaged 36.0 minutes per game as a rookie and 39.5 minutes per ...
Larry Bird won two prestigious media awards, and basketball inventor James Naismith published the sport's original 13 rules.
Boston Celtics great Larry Bird is one of the greatest players ... Daniels is the lock to follow Johnson as the NFL's Rookie of the Year. On Saturday, he threw for 299 yards and two touchdowns ...