Larry Bird

Can Jason Kidd, never an assistant, succeed as a head coach?

2013-06-13 08:23:00

Jason Kidd landed the Brooklyn Nets' head-coaching gig Tuesday, just 10 days after retiring as a player. The former point guard was considered one of the smartest players during his 19 NBA seasons, and he led the Nets to back-to-back NBA Finals...

NBA Finals provide another defining moment for LeBron James

2013-06-06 04:00:00

MIAMI — He's always answering questions, often defending himself, scrutinized for the smallest slip-up or the slightest hint of humanity. Being LeBron James can't be easy, but here we go again. James is only 1-2 in the NBA Finals, finally...

Brian Shaw is a respected candidate for the Clippers' coaching job

2013-05-22 17:15:00

Brian Shaw is a highly respected assistant coach in the NBA, currently working as the associate head coach of the Indiana Pacers. Shaw has interviewed for several head-coaching positions in the past, and is one the candidates the Clippers are...

Should the Lakers amnesty Kobe Bryant to save $80 million?

2013-04-15 08:34:00

Lakers superstar Kobe Bryant will be out six to nine months because of a torn left Achilles' tendon, according to doctors. Of course, Bryant is 34 and has spent 17 years in the NBA. He may never be the same player again. Which is why the idea of...

Lakers' Week 24 in review

2013-04-15 06:44:00

The Lakers needed to win all four games in Week 24 to stay ahead of the Utah Jazz. They did -- but in the process lost Kobe Bryant for the year with an Achilles' tendon tear. The week started with good news on the health front. Metta World Peace...

Watch 'It's not complicated' outtakes from Magic, Kareem, Bird

2013-04-09 08:05:00

AT&T has released a bonus video featuring Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Bill Russell. The four NBA champions and Hall of Famers shot a couple of spots for AT&T's "It's not complicated" campaign, and in the new outtakes video Johnson...

Wichita State going to Final Four after beating Ohio State, 70-66

2013-03-30 18:55:00

Wichita State is headed to the Final Four, and these Shockers should be no surprise to anybody. Not after the way they held off mighty Ohio State in the West Regional final at Staples Center on Saturday night. Malcolm Armstead scored 14 points, Fred...

Wichita State holds off Ohio State, 70-66

2013-03-30 21:56:00

Wichita State is off to its first Final Four since 1965 with the appropriate nickname: Shockers. The ninth-seeded team from Kansas concluded its siege through the West Regional on Saturday with a 70-66 win over Ohio State in front of 17,998 at Staples...

Watch Magic, Kareem, Bird, Russell: It's not complicated [Video]

2013-03-29 17:45:00

Basketball Hall of Famers Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Larry Bird and Bill Russell collaborated on a pair of AT&T "It's Not Complicated" commercials. AT&T's series of spots typically features actor Beck Bennett interviewing children on the...

How Jerry Buss came to own the Lakers, the Kings and the Forum

2013-03-03 00:00:00

Word got around that Jack Kent Cooke wanted to cash out. It was 1977 and the Lakers owner had entered into a divorce that would eventually cost $41 million, a sum worthy of the Guinness World Records for the most costly marital split in history at...

My immodest proposal to Jeanie Buss

2013-02-22 00:00:00

Jerry Buss was a mathematician, a chemist, a savvy entrepreneur, a flamboyant showman. He also might have been my father-in-law, had his daughter, Jeanie Buss, not acted with exquisite grace 25 years ago. Let me explain. On April 28, 1985, I attended...

Larry Bird's son arrested for allegedly trying to hit girl with car

2013-02-12 10:04:00

Connor Bird, the 21-year-old son of NBA legend Larry Bird, was arrested on Sunday at Indiana University after he allegedly attempted to run over a former girlfriend with his car, the Indianapolis Star is reporting. University police chief Keith Cash...

Indiana Pacers team president Larry Bird talks on his cell phone during the Pacers' NBA summer league game at the Amway Center on Thursday, July 12, 2012.

2012-07-12 00:00:00

Indiana Pacers team president Larry Bird , left, head coach Frank Vogel , middle, and associate head coach Brian Shaw, right laugh and chat during Indiana's summer league game at the Amway Center on Tuesday, July 10, 2012.

2012-07-10 00:00:00

Larry Bird resigns as president of Pacers

2012-06-27 08:16:00