"You play this game, and you always want your competition to respect you," Cooper told Lakers.com about playing against Bird.

"I don't mind it, they was on him (Larry Bird) when we went to LA" - Magic Johnson knew he would face heckling Celtics fans ...

Drafted by Boston in 1979, the former small forward spent his entire 13-year career with the Celtics and achieved some ...

"Looking back, it was a ridiculous way to finish my career" - Larry Bird regrets the way his NBA career ended originally ...

Larry Bird recalls how Cedric Maxwell trash-talked him when he first joined the Celtics and how he quickly proved himself on ...

Dominique Wilkins revealed how his rivalry with Larry Bird stayed silent yet fierce through some of the toughest battles in ...

Larry Bird is widely seen as one of the best 10-15 NBA players of all time. That said, Basketball Hall of Famer Dennis Rodman once made a shocking statement (a ...

If you ask one of the people who covered him on the biggest of stages in that era, the answer is an unequivocal yes.

"Could do almost anything and everything by himself" - Bill Walton says Larry Bird sacrificed his stats to make the Celtics a ...

Larry Bird says he didn’t follow the NBA growing up, highlighting how the league transformed from a struggling product to a ...

Cooper Flagg is about to become one of the most popular players in the NBA when he makes his debut for the Dallas Mavericks ...

Larry Bird last played in the NBA during the 1991-92 season. That said, he still remains one of the most popular players of all time. On Tuesday night, Dallas ...