When Nique showed up at the event, he suddenly found himself standing behind Larry, his back turned to him. Cheekingly, the Hawks legend then asked if he himself could get an autograph, to which Bird turned slowly, locked eyes with Wilkins and, clearly baffled, said, "What the hell are YOU doing here?"

1983 scoring champion Alex English had seven consecutive seasons with at least 20 field goal attempts per game. During the 1980s, he averaged 21.0 shot attempts per night. Meanwhile, four-time scoring leader George Gervin had six campaigns with 20 or more shot attempts per game. He averaged 20.2 throughout the same period.

"That kid is pretty good" - Larry Bird opened up about admiring Eminem and his music originally appeared on Basketball Network. As one of the greatest players of his time, the great Larry Bird dedicated his healthy years to competing. He admittedly wanted ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers had intertwining careers that led to them first meeting in the national championship game, then facing off in countless Lakers ...

Recent reports revealed that a game-worn rookie-era warm-up shirt of Larry Bird was found at an Indiana Goodwill.

Today in Boston Celtics history, in 1934, Daniel S. Swartz was born in Owingsville, Kentucky. Swartz began his NCAA basketball career suiting up for the University of Kentucky Wildcats, but he later decided to transfer to Morehead State University ahead of the start of his sophomore season with the Wildcats.

Indiana Pacers icon Reggie Miller feels that Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird could survive basketball in the hood.

The late Michael Ray Richardson was widely regarded as "The Next Walt Frazier" when he was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1978. However, it didn't take long before Richardson carved out his own path in the NBA and joined the ranks of Larry Bird, Magic Johnson and Isiah Thomas.