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BasketballNetwork.net on MSN2d
"A not-as-athletic but better-shooting LeBron James" - Kevin McHale on how he would describe Larry Bird to today's NBA fans
"A not-as-athletic but better-shooting LeBron James" - Kevin McHale on how he would describe Larry Bird to today's NBA fans ...
"I never wanted to leave there" - Larry Bird says the Boston Celtics prematurely broke up the Big Three of him, McHale and Parish
Larry Bird says the Boston Celtics ended the Big Three era with him, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish too soon, despite ...
Kevin McHale explains why today's advanced training wouldn't help Larry Bird: "Lifting weights makes you better at lifting weights"
Kevin McHale played during a time in the NBA when the game was heavily defined by physicality and fierce competition.
Celtics Wire on MSN5d
On this day: Celtics win Banner 16 vs. Rockets; Larry Bird signs
On this day, the Celtics won Banner 16 by defeating the Rockets in Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals; they also signed Larry Bird ...
On this day: Robert Parish, pick used for Kevin McHale traded for; Bird, Ainge drafted
Today saw the deal for Robert Parish and Kevin McHale and the drafts that brought Larry Bird and Danny Ainge to the Boston ...
Basketball Network on MSN3d
"Larry Bird said, 'If Robert doesn't want to be here, trade his a—'" - Robert Parish admits he didn't take Bird's side in his fight with Julius Erving
Larry Bird and Julius Erving were two players rarely associated with in-game violence. They were intense, competitive and ...
BasketballNetwork.net on MSN5d
"Bird was the secondary thought, McHale was the one" - Michael Cooper on Lakers winning the 1987 NBA Finals
Michael Cooper reveals the Lakers’ key to beating the Celtics in the 1987 NBA Finals: stopping Kevin McHale with Mychal ...