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Bird claimed others envied both him and Magic: "He had a lot of the same things happen that I did, with players being jealous"
In 2009, former sportswriter Jackie MacMullan teamed up with Larry Bird and Magic Johnson to write "When the Game Was Ours." ...
Armand LaMontagne, Meticulous Sculptor of Sports Greats, Dies at 87
Working in wood, he captured the zeal of New England sports with his exacting, lifelike renderings of Hall of Famers like Ted ...
Basketball Network on MSN6h
"It took me a minute to appreciate how good he really is" - Ice Cube opens up about his love-hate relationship with Larry Bird
Ice Cube opens up about his hatred for Larry Bird during the Celtics-Lakers rivalry and how he grew to appreciate Bird’s ...
Basketball Network on MSN2d
"If this guy scores one more basket, I'm thinking about suicide" - Ex-76ers rookie recalls nightmare first matchup against Larry Bird
"Maybe I shouldn't play basketball; maybe I'm not that good. Maybe I should have been a bricklayer?" he recalled thinking ...
NBC Boston on MSN2d
‘Celtics City' beyond the episode: Larry Bird ushers in new era
What to Know Karen Read is back in court Tuesday for a pretrial hearing in Norfolk Superior Court ahead of her second murder ...
Remembering sculptor Armand LaMontagne, ‘our enduring star’ whose wooden sculpture work commemorated Boston’s sporting greats
LaMontagne's legacy is that of having been, in the estimation of many, America’s greatest wood portrait sculptor.
Basketball Network on MSN3d
"If there was a payment to the bank due, and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes" - Larry Bird recalls living off his mother’s $1 per hour wage as a child
"If there was a payment to the bank due and we needed shoes, she'd get the shoes, and then deal with them guys at the bank. I don't mean she wouldn't pay the bank, but the children always came first." ...
Basketball Network on MSN5d
Ex-NBA official shares how Larry Bird's deep knowledge of the rulebook set him apart: "How are you going to argue with somebody who's going to quote you rules …
Larry Bird’s deep understanding of the NBA rulebook gave him an edge over referees, leaving ex-NBA official Jess Thompson in ...