"He just really wanted to motivate himself," Ainge said of Larry's trash-talking. "But the most characteristic one was he didn't usually trash-talk to like Magic [Johnson], Dr. J [Julius Erving], guys like that. He had so much respect for them."

As the Conference Finals get underway, the New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers renew their '90s rivalry, meeting in the Eastern Conference Finals for the first time since 2000 - the last time the Knicks made it this far.

Sunday’s win marked his 33rd playoff victory with the team, surpassing both Larry Bird (32 wins from 1997 to 2000) and Frank Vogel (31 wins from 2011 to 2016). The Game 4 win was another display of Indiana’s impressive depth. Seven different Pacers ...

Larry Bird doesn't look back at his Boston Celtics front office stint with a sense of pride. If anything, it was an unforgettable experience, though not in the way legends usually want to be remembered. His time in the C's ivory tower felt more like a PR move than a proper strategic role.

The Indiana Pacers will host an Eastern Conference Finals game against the Knicks on the same day that the Indianapolis 500 is run at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. There's more of a connection between the two than just this date,

"I can't see putting $50,000 or $60,000 into a car when our house growing up was worth $10,000. I just can't buy that. And clothes never did catch my eye. I never really enjoyed 'em. I always wore what I felt comfortable in.

To this day, George has a clear and vivid memory of the unforgettable moment when Bird once walked into the gym during a team practice. Bird was already in his mid-50s at the time, and yet he unbelievably sank 15 3-point shots in a row.