LARRY BIRD RUMORS & GOSSIP
Michael Cooper says Larry Bird was a 10 dimensional player
Sports Illustrated treats us to a wonderful excerpt from the book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s. In this tale, Michael Cooper talks about an encounter with Larry Bird:
To Cooper, Larry Bird was still merely larry bird (lowercase intended) — an overrated Great White Hype who captured a nation’s imagination more for his pigmentation...
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Video: Larry Bird scores 60 on the Hawks
With LeBron James going for 61 Monday night, now is a good time to take a trip down memory lane to see the Boston Celtics single game scoring record, when Larry Bird had a New Orleans crowd and the Atlanta Hawks bench going crazy over his shooting performance. Sam Jones held the Celtics scoring record at 51 for nearly 30 years, until Bird scored 53 against the Indiana Pacers in...
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Video: Young New Zealand Celtics fan in town to attend Celtics game before going blind
Updating a heartwarming story that Danielle shared a few weeks ago, the young New Zealand Celtics fan has touched down in Boston to fulfill his dream of watching the Celtics live. Louis Corbett is a big time Larry Bird and Rajon Rondo fan (Hopefully he's seen our header). Don't be surprised if the Celtics make the night as special as possible for Louis. From the Channel 5...
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Wichita State Finishes Perfect 31-0 Regular Season
Wichita State ended their regular season with win over Missouri State. The win marks their 31st straight this season, marking a perfect 2013-14 regular season campaign for the Shockers.
Win number 31 was fairly easy for the Shockers, as quite a few have been this season. Though they made it a great game in January, Missouri State couldn’t get closer than 20 points down for...
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Celtics take on new look Indiana Pacers featuring Evan Turner
Tonight at T.D. Garden Boston takes on the Indiana Pacers with newly acquired Evan Turner.Turner shined in his debut with Indy scoring 13 points on 6-12 shooting and grabbing 6 boards in 26 minutes in a 118-98 home win against the Lakers on Tuesday night. His second game wasn't as stellar, however, when two nights later he shot just 2-10 in 20 minutes as Indiana squeaked by the...
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Kroll Show’s ‘Legend Of Young Larry Bird’ is fantastic
In case you didn’t know already, actor/comedian Nick Kroll has a show on Comedy Central called “The Kroll Show” which has featured some hilarious sketches in the past.
The latest happens to be about Celtics legend Larry Bird as a youngster called, “The Legend of Young Larry Bird”.
The sketch starts as Bird’s family farm is being foreclosed and Larry attempts to win the...
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Pacers deal with Sixers was 11th hour, says Larry Bird
Nine years ago, Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations Larry Bird drafted Danny Granger, who would become one of his most beloved players. But on Thursday afternoon, Bird needed to make a quick decision regarding the future of his "favorite."
Ultimately, the need to improve the team's second unit outweighed the personal attachments and Bird pulled the trigger...
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12 days ago
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All-Star flashback: Larry Bird wins MVP in 1982
“Fan Friday” is taking the all-star break along with the rest of the NBA, so in it’s place I’ve got some classic Celtics/All-Star Game highlights. The year was 1982. The NBA’s best suited up for the league’s annual All-Star Game at Brendan Byrne Arena in E. Rutherford, New Jersey. For the West, you had Gervin, Gus Williams, Kareem, Dantley & Ronnie Shelton in the...
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Larry Bird used to pig out on ice cream, wedding cake
In Jack McCallum’s book about the 1990-91 Celtics and there are a couple of fantastic stories about Larry Bird. The first tale involves an aging Legend’s battle with staying in shape: “I think I wanna be active,” said Bird. “What I might do, though, is git in shape, git outta shape, then git in shape again. I won’t do it like I used to, though. It’s gittin’ tougher...
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January 14, 2014
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YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN
Larry Bird returning to the Pacers
After taking a hiatus for one year, the legendary NBA baller will be returning to Indiana's front office.
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June 26, 2013
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