"My heart was pounding so fast I thought I was having a heart attack" - Larry Bird on why Finals against Houston was the most intense series of his career originally appeared on Basketball Network.

The late Bill Walton had always recognized the skill and strength of Hakeem Olajuwon. For "Big Red," every matchup with Olajuwon was a nightmare, especially considering he was already past his prime ...

The franchise paid tribute to the sixth man on its 1986 championship team before Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night. Walton's family was in the crowd for a pregame moment of silence that was ...

The NBA Finals are the biggest stage in basketball, and now the championship series will once again have courts that fit the occasion. After decades of on-court decals, the NBA had a brief stint where ...

It was on this day in 1986 that Michael Jordan dropped 63 points in Game 2 of a first-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. The game was played in the famed Boston Garden on the old parquet ...

Here’s a look at the life of NBA Hall of Fame forward Larry Bird. Personal Birth date: December 7, 1956 Birth place: West Baden, Indiana Birth name: Larry Joe Bird Father: Joe Bird Mother: Georgia ...