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This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 12 February 2025. American basketball player (born 1956) For the Canadian football player, see Larry Bird (Canadian football). For the painter, see Larry Bird (artist). For the American politician, see Larry Byrd. Larry Bird Bird in 2004 Indiana Pacers Position Consultant League NBA Personal information ...
Celtics forward Larry Bird averaged 27 points and 14 rebounds a game during the series, earning the NBA Finals Most Valuable Player (MVP). This series was a rematch of the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics after their rivalry was revived in 1979 with the Magic Johnson–Larry Bird pair entering the league. After alternating wins with the ...
Magic & Bird: A Courtship of Rivals is a 2010 television documentary film broadcast on HBO. The film chronicles the rivalry between Magic Johnson and Larry Bird that began with the 1979 NCAA Basketball Championship Game and lasted throughout their Hall of Fame careers in the NBA .
Bird didn't start for his 1974 All-Star team and came off the bench. At one point he refused to go in when asked by the coach in a sort of protest.
'Winning Time' Season 2 Episode 3 follows the story of Larry Bird's dad, Joe Bird, and how his death changed Larry's life forever. Here's the tragic true story.
He credits Bird's Celtics for giving him the gift of basketball — of life — again. And, man, was it beautiful. My brother probably sends me this five-minute YouTube clip of Walton and Bird's ...
Larry Bird, who voted as a team representative, was selected as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Bill Russell (left) and Wilt Chamberlain (center), who voted as players, were selected as two of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. Michael Jordan was active at the time of the announcement of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History.
West Baden, which is the town adjacent to French Lick, is the hometown of Larry Bird, who plays a scene with Nolte at the outdoor court of Bird's home. This was actually the same court (located on the property that Bird had purchased in the early 1980s) that was used in a Converse television commercial in 1984 starring Bird and Magic Johnson.