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Vernon Maxwell doubles down on Larry Bird N-word allegation in 2026 podcast | WATCH

*Two-time NBA champion Vernon Maxwell — better known as “Mad Max” — is once again making headlines. In a recent episode of ...
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The case for Larry Bird

I broke down my entire argument for why I believe Boston Celtics and Indiana State legend Larry Bird is the third greatest player in NBA history, ahead of players like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kobe Bryant ...
Rolling Stone

Larry Bird Is One of the NBA’s All-Time Greats. He Nearly Threw It All Away

Larry Bird should have been excited about attending Indiana University in the late summer of 1974. The man who had recruited him to come there, Dave Bliss, had been chasing him for more than a year, ...
The Boston Globe

Larry Bird was left out of pickup games in French Lick. He nearly slipped away entirely.

Were it not for a string of unlikely events and minor miracles, the world might have never known a basketball legend. In the beginning, the boy didn’t like basketball as much as he seemed to like just ...