Larry Bird allowed the Pacers to talk trash under one condition: "There were a few of our guys talking junk"

During his playing years, Larry Bird didn’t just beat his opponents — he stripped away their pride with relentless trash talk. When he was appointed head coach of the Indiana Pacers in 1997, the fire didn’t die down.

Keith O'Brien on 'Heartland,' Larry Bird and the basketball career that almost wasn't

Larry Bird – one of the greatest players in the history of the NBA – once gave up his college basketball career to return to his hometown, French Lick, Indiana. But soon after, an assistant coach went searching for Bird and brought him back to Indiana State.

James Harden Surpasses Larry Bird With Historic NBA Playoff Scoring Milestone

James Harden makes history in Game 1 of the playoffs. See how he reshaped the Cavaliers' roster and their chances.

Ron Harper reveals Larry Bird’s savage trash-talk story and the "what if" that could have changed NBA history

Ron Harper Sr. refused to classify Larry Bird as a small forward, arguing that Bird was so special and that he considers him a Top 5 player of all-time.

Larry Bird … and Then Who? Ranking the Best Boston Celtics of All Time

Boston's Mount Rushmore of franchise icons may be the best in NBA history.
Yardbarker

Magic Johnson & Larry Bird Rivalry Reignited by $46.65B Company

46 years ago, Larry Bird and Magic Johnson had 35.1 million viewers witnessing history. That record still stands for the most-watched college championship game, and so does their bond. From being rivals in college and the NBA and then being teammates and ...
The Gazette

Pikes Pick: New book on Larry Bird explores lesser known chapters

FILE - Indiana State star Larry Bird makes his way through the crowd of players and fans getting congratulations after his team defeated Arkansas, 73-71, to win the NCAA Midwest Regional tourney crown in Cincinnati, March 17, 1979. Indiana State's balanced ...

French Lick, Larry Bird's hometown, hosts grand hotels and wild history

The southern Indiana town tells eye-opening stories about old illegal casinos shows off sites connected to basketball star Larry Bird's childhood.
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Keith O’Brien’s new book ‘Heartland’ tells the early life of Larry Bird

INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Award-winning author Keith O’Brien will release his new book, “Heartland,” on March 3, chronicling the early life and origin story of basketball legend Larry Bird. O’Brien is scheduled to hold a series of events across ...
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Keith O'Brien: The Larry Bird we all know was born in the summer of 1977

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. The result is Heartland: A Forgotten Place, an Impossible ...

Michael Cooper said Showtime Lakers all agree Larry Bird is the GOAT: "Magic, Kareem and Worthy are all finally willing to admit [it]"

Michael Jordan and LeBron James. Former Los Angeles Lakers defensive maestro Michael Cooper is one of the latest to do it. To this day, Bird is the only player alongside Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain to win the league MVP in three consecutive seasons,