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Indiana Gov Mike Braun savoring state's moment in national spotlight as Pacers lead NBA Finals
The NBA Finals are a matchup between two small markets, and Indiana Gov. Mike Braun is making sure he basks in the national ...
‘He plays the game the way I liked to play’ – Larry Bird saw former Pacers superstar as one of his rare NBA comparisons
Larry Bird compares himself to anyone. Yet that is what one of the best basketball players of all time did, when talking ...
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Larry Bird saw the Indiana Pacers’ breakout season coming from a mile away
NBA legend Larry Bird had high expectations for the Indiana Pacers' breakout season, and his prediction proved accurate. Bird ...
‘He can’t help it’ – Larry Bird said ex-Thunder star shares the same curse as him in rare comparison
Few men could ever be compared to Larry Bird. The NBA great won three championships with the Boston Celtics and went toe-to-toe with Magic Johnson and Michael Jordan in the 1980s. A three-time ...
'I don't know about that': Why Quinn Buckner keeps Larry Bird high on his all-time players list
The Pacers TV analyst played three seasons with Larry Bird and has had a courtside seat for Tyrese Haliburton.
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What did Larry Bird say about Caitlin Clark? Fact-checking alleged comments from NBA legend on WNBA star
Caitlin Clark and Larry Bird have a lot in common as two basketball stars from the Midwest, at one point based in Indiana.
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Why Is The Eastern Conference Finals MVP Named The Larry Bird Trophy? The Story Behind The Award Pascal Siakam Just Won
The Eastern Conference Finals MVP award is one of the NBA’s newer honors, given to the best player in the Eastern Conference ...
From Larry Bird to Sam Presti, here are 9 notable New England connections in the 2025 NBA Finals
Here are nine notable people within the Pacers and Thunder organizations with ties to New England, including Larry Bird and ...
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"The game gets tight, he gets more comfortable" - Chris Mullin raves about Larry Bird's coaching greatness
Bird's coaching stint didn't last long, but it was enough for the NBA legend to show he had what it takes to lead a team to ...
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"He could never say anything that would outdo me" - Gary Payton on why Larry Bird's trash talk was far more vicious than Michael Jordan's
The fact that Payton, a generational-level talker himself, regarded Bird's verbal jabs as borderline disrespectful speaks ...
Quinn Buckner reveals Larry Bird only watches Nikola Jokic play: "Larry said there is only one guy that he watches play"
Quinn Buckner says Larry Bird only watches one active NBA player, Jokic, revealing the deep connection between two of the ...
Pacers’ Pascal Siakam had no idea there’s an ECF MVP trophy
Indiana Pacers star Pascal Siakam said he was unaware there was an even MVP award for the Eastern Conference Finals.