Jalen Rose recalled when Larry Bird had him guard Michael Jordan in the 1998 ECFs: "If he score on you twice, then I'm taking you out"

When anybody mentions Rose today, the first memory of him in the NBA automatically goes to Kobe Bryant's 81 point game ...

‘Better than all of us’ – Larry Bird explained why Michael Jordan was clear NBA GOAT even over LeBron James

Larry Bird knew he was great. It’s why he asked who was coming in second place in the 1987 Three-Point Contest, told bitter ...

Larry Bird Named the Two Players He Feared Playing Against – Snubbed Michael Jordan

The 1980s were full of all-time greats such as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Moses Malone, and even Michael Jordan for half a decade.
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Jordan backed up Bird's criticism of Laimbeer's dirty play: "The individual might be injured for the rest of their lives"

Before Jordan and the Bulls rose to prominence, the main rivalry in the East was between the Celtics and the Pistons. Aside ...
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"People can identify with me more than they can with somebody like a Magic or Michael" - Larry Bird knew fans could easily relate to him

Larry Bird was the model of how greatness could be wrapped in grit. He didn't glide across courts with Michael Jordan's air or dazzle the world with Magic Johnson's smile. Bird's appeal came from the ...
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Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier rival Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan

Two fighters appear on a list featuring the top 10 most-loved sporting statues in America. The lasting tributes to Muhammad Ali, in Kentucky, and Joe Frazier, in Philadelphia, are included on a list ...