Bottom line: Star Company Basketball Cards were the only ... Leaders" card is actually considered the de facto rookie card for both Larry Bird and Magic Johnson and just luckily also features ...

He made a comment that the Boston icon would have been "just another guy" if he were Black. Those words spread like wildfire.

When Larry Bird made his NBA debut, there was already unprecedented hype surrounding him. As the highest-earning rookie at the time ... with an intense focus on basketball and a no-nonsense ...

It is no secret NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird loved trash talk. It was even more important when Bird faced a rookie for the first time. Former NBA player Jayson Williams learned this his first ...

Trash-talking is an important part of the game of basketball ... stuck with the Trail Blazers rookie. “I remember my rookie year, I didn’t guard him, Larry Bird, we played him in the Boston ...

It is no secret NBA Hall of Famer Larry Bird loved trash talk. It was even more important when Bird faced a rookie for the first time. Former NBA player Jayson Williams learned this his first ...

"No matter how good I am, I'm still just a hick from French Lick," Bird once said ahead of his highly-anticipated NBA debut.

Just a month in, he and his teammates faced off against the Boston Celtics, featuring none other than Larry Bird. It became a humbling experience for the then-rookie. Williams recalled how excited ...