NBA great Larry Bird once hesitated to spending $60,000 on a Mercedes even after earning roughly $20 million during his ...

Cooper Flagg had one of the best seasons in Duke Men's Basketball history (for a freshamn). The 18-year-old has solidified ...

Undoubtedly, Larry Bird provided the star power on the iconic cover of the Nov. 28, 1977 edition of Sports Illustrated. Tunch and Sharon (Senefeld) Ilkin, both Indiana State University graduates ...

Boston Celtics great Larry Bird has held the title for the longest of time. When it comes to white players in the NBA, he is generally regarded as the best in h ...

Here's a quick look at the most iconic Sports Illustrated covers for each state of Michigan ... Magic led Michigan State to the 1979 national championship with a win over Larry Bird and ...

Larry Bird admits he struggled with the spotlight at first. ... Yet behind the stat sheets and Sports Illustrated covers was still a man from French Lick who never quite embraced the fishbowl.

"Before Bird, I used to vacillate," the former Celtics point guard and six-time NBA champion said in 1986 via Sports Illustrated. "The question didn't seem relevant.

Larry Bird had a knack for recognizing talent, ... By December 1984, he was featured under the headline "A Star is Born" on the cover of Sports Illustrated. As a rookie, ...

In his book "Bird Watching: On Playing and Coaching the Game I Love," which he wrote with Sports Illustrated's Jackie McMullan, Larry recalls asking for the ball from Greg, but the then Celtics ...

Pat Benson covers the sneaker industry for Kicks On Sports Illustrated. Previously, he has reported on the NBA, authored "Kobe Bryant's Sneaker History (1996-2020)," and interviewed some of the ...