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

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

Lakers legend Michael Cooper shares another wild story about Larry Bird and why he was such a general on the basketball court ...

With many of the NBA's top players now having been born abroad, a sea change is coming to the sport and league.

Bird announced his retirement in the summer of 1992, but for a man who had once lived and breathed basketball, the decision ...

Larry Bird recently opened up about the emotional toll of coaching against the Boston Celtics in Boston, calling it the ...

"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 ...

John Salley remembers Bill Laimbeer’s infamous takedown of Larry Bird during the 1987 Eastern Conference Finals.

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

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

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

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 ...