You first see Larry Bird’s jumper up close in December 1984 at the Omni pregame shootaround. Bigger, blonder than on TV, he drains shot after shot, swish after swish. You strain on tiptoes, age eight, ...

The 1984 Finals included eight eventual Hall-of-Fame inductees. In addition, Larry Bird is one of three players to win three consecutive Most Valuable Player honors (1984-86) while Abdul-Jabbar won ...

Charles Barkley was often known for getting into physical skirmishes on the court during his playing days. There was one time, however, he played the role of referee and peacemaker. He helped break up ...

"I made a boo-boo keeping him in there when we were that far ahead" - K.C. Jones took the blame for Larry Bird's injury in 1984 playoffs originally appeared on Basketball Network. Larry Bird always ...

Charles Barkley had an up-close view of the infamous brawl between Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird and Philadelphia 76ers veteran star Julius Erving back in November 1984. In fact, Barkley’s view was ...

When former players talk about the disparity in physicality between the past and today’s brand of basketball, it isn’t an exaggeration. For instance, Charles Barkley found himself in one of the most ...

Actually, no. Not at all. The Celtics and Mavericks tipped off in Game 1 of the NBA Finals just after 8:30 Thursday night. It was not the renewal of any ancient rivalry between two major professional ...

Larry Bird did not back down from speaking his true feelings, even if it was against the NBA Commissioner. This is in ...

Larry Bird should have been excited about attending Indiana University in the late summer of 1974. The man who had recruited him to come there, Dave Bliss, had been chasing him for more than a year, ...