he was going to go down in Larry Bird's jersey," Oklahoma County District Judge Ray Elliott explained at the time, as per ESPN. "We accommodated his request, and he was just as happy as he could be." ...

"My career ended when I left the Boston Celtics." Related: "There is only one man that can guard me, and that's God" - Robert ...

After the Celtics won the first game by 34 points, the Lakers took four of the next five. Bird was second in the league in scoring (28.7) and three-point shooting (42.7 percent). Larry Bird won ...

During his playing days, Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird was known as one of the game's best shooters. He never had the label of 3-point specialists except when he competed in the competition at ...

On this day in Celtics history, Larry Bird hit the 1st 3 in All Star history, Blue Edwards was traded and Gerald Green ...

As Isiah Thomas inbounded the ball to Bill Laimbeer, Larry Bird, left his man and stole the ... ball in with one second left on the clock. The Celtics beat the Pistons 108 107.

Larry Bird and ... about one-on-one duels. Bird, the forward, and Magic, the point guard, didn't guard each other. But the rivalry continued as the Lakers and Celtics battled for NBA supremacy ...

Long before stat-sheet stuffers like Nikola Jokic, Luka Doncic and LeBron James came into the fold, Larry Bird dominated each category of a box score while leading his Celtics to glory.