Bird willing to remain patient
Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Larry Bird's patience was tested last week when the Indiana Pacers were outplayed almost from start to finish in losses to Charlotte, Toronto and Dallas.
Indy Star (Free subscription) | yesterday
OAKLAND, Calif. -- Larry Bird's patience was tested last week when the Indiana Pacers were outplayed almost from start to finish in losses to Charlotte, Toronto and Dallas.
Pacers Insider (Free subscription) | yesterday
... I'm sure most of you guys are ready to call for Jim O'Brien's head. Slow down on that one. Larry Bird said in an interview Monday that you can't blame O'Brien for what's been going on because he hasn't had a healthy roster all season. "We're not here to make excuses," Bird said by phone from his office at Conseco Fieldhouse. "He's in a tough position. He hasn't...
BallinEurope (Free subscription) | 29/11/2009
Whoa, 90s flashback! On Friday, Serie A club Martos Napoli announced the signing of 37-year-old Travis Best, perhaps best known for his play with Larry Bird’s Indiana Pacers, the NBA championship-contending team of 1999-2000. Best was a first-round draft choice of the Pacers in 1995. The point guard stuck with Indiana until 2002, when he was [...]
The Starting Five (Free subscription) | 27/11/2009
As I begin to read When the Game Was Ours, I’m reminded how my sports formative years were dominated by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. This was a particular frustrating time because my NBA hero was Julius Erving. Just when I thought Doc would dominate the NBA, Larry and Magic took over the game with [...]
No Land Grab (Free subscription) | 25/11/2009
... the possibility that the (0-14) Nets could, with Lebron James, Dwayne Wade, Michael Jordan, Larry Bird and George Mikan, be headed to the NBA Finals in June of 2012.