A new book, 'As if by Magic' reveals little known details of Larry Bird's youth and his rise out of nowhere to become a star ...
“One thing you gotta give Larry Bird, he could be red-hot or ice-cold he never stopped talking trash, ever ... their main man was Tom Chambers, and Chambers was guarding Larry.
As everything else Walton did, he excelled in this role and even won Sixth Man of the Year on the way ... "So that was Bill's nickname for Larry [Bird], Kevin [McHale], DJ [Dennis Johnson ...
On this day in Celtics history, Larry Legend won the 1988 AT&T Shootout, and former Boston big Kris Humphries was born.