Larry Bird and his wife, Dinah Mattingly, have been together for over three decades, piquing curiosity among fans about their ...

In the process, he surpassed Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird in the all-time 3-pointers list. Dort, contracted with the Thunder under a five-year, $82.5 million deal, is now in the 320th spot in ...

Larry Bird, who called himself "a hick from French Lick," is anything but. He was one of those rare athletes who made everybody around him better. His uncanny passing, deadly shooting and ...

NBA.com's Todd Spehr on Bird: "This is the thing that is most difficult to work out about the way Larry Bird played basketball: He often made the simple play, the play that, if you watched Bird ...

The Tribune-Star Nov 10, 2013 Nov 10, 2013 Updated Dec 17, 2014 On a sunny, slightly windy Saturday morning, a countdown similar to what Larry Bird heard before he would swish a game-winning shot ...

Q. Why did Larry Bird retire early? - + A. On August 18, 1992, Bird announced his retirement from the NBA due to a back injury. He spent 13 years playing with the Celtics. Although Larry played ...

Larry Bird is forever considered the greatest player in Boston Celtics history. Not even Jayson Tatum's greatness will ever touch Bird in Celtics folklore. Even though he is "Larry Legend," Bird ...

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 the history of the NBA but also in sports in general.

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird is one of the greatest players in NBA history. He dominated the 1980s before a back injury slowed him in the `90s. At the time, he possessed rare size (6-foot-9 ...

The hitch that had been there previously is now gone. It looks a little like how all-time great Larry Bird used to shoot. It’s worked. Jokić has been a more willing 3-point shooter this season.

"One school of thought as to why Larry Bird was so beloved was that he represented some type of everyman who doubled as one ...