Ever since Larry Bird was a kid, the image of him donning a Team USA jersey and playing in the Olympics had always been just ...

The 1992 Olympics in Barcelona, Spain, hold a significant milestone in the world of basketball. Not only did it mark the first Olympiad where NBA superstars could show what they are made of to the ...

Like Obama, Bryant grew up watching Jordan, Pippen, and Barkley wreak havoc on the NBA. Then, in 1992 in Barcelona, they made ...

Charles Barkley played a pivotal role during the 1992 Barcelona Olympics. He was a dominant force, an unmistakable presence, but not the face of the operation. The Dream Team was a constellation of ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird are parts of arguably the greatest basketball rivalry we’ve ever seen. The two Hall-of-Famers had intertwining careers that led to them first meeting in the national ...

INDIANAPOLIS -- Larry Bird's sales pitch was good enough to get two free agents to sign with theIndiana Pacers. He's still trying to convince Paul George that playing power forward will be a good move ...

The Dream Team is remembered–quite fairly–as an unstoppable juggernaut. The 1992 US Men’s Olympic basketball squad of Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley and other legends ...

Magic Johnson and Larry Bird’s rivalry is regarded as one of the best in basketball history. It all started in college when Johnson’s Michigan State team and Bird’s Indiana State team faced off in the ...

Legendary NBA player Larry Bird's career achievements are unquestioned. But his knowledge and some of his ideas about running his current team, the Indiana Pacers, appear to be a little misguided. Or ...

Boston Celtics forward Cedric Maxwell was anxiously awaiting the arrival of rookie Larry Bird in 1979. And not because Maxwell thought Bird could change the trajectory of the franchise. Rather, ...

Larry Bird’s journey from a small-town kid in French Lick, Indiana, to an NBA icon is nothing short of amazing. Before dazzling fans on the court, he worked regular jobs—like collecting garbage—to ...

Each walked a path that led to their own respective greatness. One individually. One as a team. Both started, however, in a state known for auto racing but famous for basketball. The history books ...