Larry Bird played with and against many people, some known and others unknown. He went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson under the brightest lights, exchanged elbows with Bill Laimbeer in bruising ...

"I've heard some other players say I talk a lot, but if I do, I don't hear myself," Bird said. Magic Johnson once laughed in disbelief at Bird's ability to humiliate an entire bench while still ...

"The whole time I was in Boston, I never heard Red mention any other players on other teams," Bird recalled. "You heard him talking about draft picks, but I never heard him say, 'Well, I will ...

"He could never say anything that would outdo me" - Gary Payton on why Larry Bird's trash talk was far more vicious than Michael Jordan's. ... Bird, however, was another story entirely.

Bird never flew against the Pistons in ECF In a 104-96 Game 1 loss, Bird had 20 points, nine rebounds and six assists on 8-for-20 from the field. The C's bounced back in Game 2, winning a double ...

"I've heard some other players say I talk a lot, but if I do, I don't hear myself," Bird said. Magic Johnson once laughed in disbelief at Bird's ability to humiliate an entire bench while still ...