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From Larry Bird to Sam Presti, here are 9 notable New England connections in the 2025 NBA Finals
The Celtics are long gone, but there are still some local connections to root for on both sides of this year’s NBA Finals.
‘He plays the game the way I liked to play’ – Larry Bird saw former Pacers superstar as one of his rare NBA comparisons
Larry Bird compares himself to anyone. Yet that is what one of the best basketball players of all time did, when talking about Chris Mullin. “He plays the game the way I ...
Which storylines will define the NBA Finals?
Oklahoma City Thunder face the Indiana Pacers in the 2025 NBA Finals, starting on Thursday night. The Thunder booked their ...
It’s finally time to bid farewell to the ‘face of the NBA’
The new NBA doesn’t want or need a single face anymore, but this transition will be a bit uncomfortable for a league accustomed to superstardom.
Isaiah Hartenstein is the special type of good you only notice when it’s gone
For Knicks fans, watching Isaiah Hartenstein get his flowers during the Thunder’s NBA Finals run has been bittersweet, and it would never have happened if it weren’t for a former Celtics owner.
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"I think that takes away from the game of basketball" - Larry Bird on why he believed the NBA increasing live TV games in the 80s was a terrible idea
Larry Bird saw the NBA explode in popularity during the ‘80s, but behind the rise, he worried live TV broadcasts were ...
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"I've been hiding and I've been living a good life" - Larry Bird explains why he avoids doing interviews
"I've been hiding and I've been living a good life." "I really don't have any more to say," the Hall of Famer pointed out. "I ...
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"He could never say anything that would outdo me" - Gary Payton on why Larry Bird's trash talk was far more vicious than Michael Jordan's
He could never say anything that would outdo me … It was always a battle between me and him." Over a 17-year career, Payton ...