But before the sold-out arenas and the fame, Bird had to survive a brutal childhood in French Lick. His family of eight lived ...

"That kid is pretty good" - Larry Bird opened up about admiring Eminem and his music originally appeared on Basketball Network. As one of the greatest players of his time, the great Larry Bird ...

Byron Scott opened up about just how good Larry Bird was during his playing days. He said Bird wasn’t just skilled — his confidence and trash talk made him even more dangerous. Scott remembered how ...

Sometimes, all the pieces in life fall perfectly into place, creating a mosaic for the ages. While it sounds poetic, such was the case for the Boston Celtics at the turn of the 1970s. Before the 1980 ...

Larry Bird once famously asked, "Who's coming in second?" before he won his third consecutive 3-point shooting contest title.

After Bill Russell, the Boston Celtics slipped off their throne. There were titles here and there, sure — but the dominance, the fear, the aura? That faded with time until Larry Bird. He restored ...

Most basketball fans would never condone violence, but we understand that there are certain things that just rub you the wrong way. Los Angeles Lakers fans in the 80s, for example, would be forgiven ...

TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — By his own admission, Larry Bird has always been a shy introvert. So he wondered why he has to keep talking on stage in front of thousands of people. “It’s because of the love and ...

Larry Bird averaged an incredible 30 points and 20 rebounds in his senior season at Springs Valley High. Bird's older brother Mark was a major influence on him becoming No. 33, the basketball ...

CHICAGO (CBS) --Basketball fans in Terre Haute, Indiana, welcomed back basketball legend Larry Bird on Thursday for the grand opening of the Larry Bird Museum. Nearly six years in the making, the ...

New York Times bestselling author Keith O'Brien spent weeks living in Indiana conducting over 200 hours of interviews and tracking down sources who had never spoken publicly about Larry Bird before.