Larry Bird Was Miffed at the Spurs After a 1987 Midseason Trade With the Lakers

Larry Bird wasn’t happy with the Spurs in 1987.

Mike Thomas  •  23 Aug 2021
Alex Antetokounmpo Becomes the Latest Antetokounmpo Brother to Win an NBA Title

Even the most casual NBA fan knows all about Giannis Antetokounmpo, the Greek Freak. At just 26, he’s a five-time All-Star and All-NBA forward. He’s also a four-time All-Defensive team selection, the NBA’s Most Improved Player in 2016-17, a Defensive Player of the Year (2019-20), a back-to-back NBA MVP (2018-20), and the reigning NBA Finals MVP. […]

Tim Crean  •  22 Aug 2021
Steve Kerr Chose to Honor Toni Kukoc Rather Than Michael Jordan During a Team Dinner After the Chicago Bulls’ Last Dance: ‘I Wanted Him to Know How Much He Meant’

After the 1998 NBA title, the Chicago Bulls players got together to toast their teammates. Steve Kerr took the chance to acknowledge an underrated member of the squad.

Joe Kozlowski  •  22 Aug 2021
Larry Bird Mercilessly Trash-Talked Patrick Ewing About His Defense: ‘You Better Sit Down, You Going to Pop Your Arm Out of Your Socket Before You Get This’

Former Celtics great Larry Bird once brutally trash-talked fellow Hall of Famer Patrick Ewing about his defense.

Bob Garcia IV  •  22 Aug 2021
Magic Johnson Forced Himself to Watch Celtics Fans Celebrating the 1984 NBA Title: ‘It Made Me Feel Worse, but I Deserved to Be Miserable’

After losing the 1984 NBA Finals, Magic Johnson took things rather hard. In his mind, he deserved to be miserable.

Joe Kozlowski  •  22 Aug 2021
Jerry Sichting, Former Boston Celtics Guard, Remembers ‘My 15 Minutes of Fame’ From Ugly Brawl With Ralph Sampson

Jerry Sichting recalled his fight with center Ralph Sampson during the 1986 NBA Finals.

Mike Thomas  •  22 Aug 2021
Larry Bird, the Cadillac of Boston Celtics, Was Outshined in His NBA Debut by a History-Making Ford

In his NBA debut, Larry Bird was outshined by teammate Chris Ford, who made history.

Mike Thomas  •  22 Aug 2021
LaMelo Ball Quickly Walks Back His Profanity-Laced Tirade on Education: ‘What the F— Is School?’

LaMelo Ball ran his mouth about how he feels about education in GQ, then quickly took to Instagram to (kind of) back off the comments. The NBA Rookie of the Year said that school wasn’t for him, then told kids to stay in school, unless their “Plan A” is working out, like his did.

Tim Crean  •  21 Aug 2021