Pacers and Larry Bird Part Ways
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images (INDIANAPOLIS) — The Indiana Pacers and Larry Bird parted ways on Wednesday.
Owner Herb Simon confirmed the news Wednesday morning. Bird said on Wednesday that his recent health issues were one of the main reasons for…
Lin Leads Four Players in Bird rights
New York Knicks/NBA(NEW YORK) — New York Knicks guard Jeremy Lin along with teammate Steve Novak, the Portland Trail Blazers’ J.J. Hickson, and the Los Angeles Clippers’ Chauncey Billups secured Bird rights and early Bird rights in a hearing between t…
Larry Bird Wins NBA Executive Of The Year Award
Gregory Shamus/Getty Images Sport (NEW YORK) — Indiana Pacers president Larry Bird was named the NBA’s Executive of the Year on Wednesday. Bird becomes the first person in league history to win an MVP award, a Coach of the Year award and a…
LeBron James Takes Home Third MVP Title
Jim McIsaac/Getty Images(MIAMI) — An emotional LeBron James stepped up to the podium to receive his third Most Valuable Player trophy on Saturday.
James has now won the last three out of four MVP crowns and stepped into elite company becoming just the…
LeBron Responds to Bird ‘Choosing’ Kobe
Mike Ehrmann/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — Former Boston Celtics star Larry Bird knows a thing or two about his name coming up in talks about being one of the greatest of all-time.
Bird played in an era when people debated if he was better than Los Angeles…
Paul Pierce Passes Bird for Second on Celtics’ All-time Scoring List
Boston Celtics/NBA(BOSTON) — Paul Pierce is etching his name into the Boston Celtics’ history book. On Tuesday, he passed Larry Bird for second on the Celtics’ all-time scoring list during the Celtics victory over the Charlotte Bobcats 94-84.
After th…
KG Comes Through for Celtics
Boston Celtics/NBA(BOSTON) — The 35-year-old Kevin Garnett showed on Sunday that he’s still got that rookie hustle.
He scored 24 points — matching a season high — and ran up and down the court with no problems. The Celtics then went on to cruise pas…