Larry Bird is recognized as one of the greatest NBA players of all time, but he was never known for being athletic like other stars of his era, such as Michael Jordan and Dominique Wilkins. Instead, ...

"Why should I jump up and dunk when I'm just wanting to put the ball in the basket" - John Salley said Larry Bird thought dunking was a waste of time and effort originally appeared on Basketball ...

Interior defense in the NBA is a tough job. It gets even tougher when an entire team sets its sights on you. That was the fate of the late Manute Bol in 1985–86, courtesy of the Boston Celtics — or ...

Manute Bol was a giant and had to be stopped at all costs. That was the view of Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird, and he was so determined to stop Bol, he devised a special tactic in order to ...