Jalen Rose recalled when Larry Bird had him guard Michael Jordan in the 1998 ECFs: "If he score on you twice, then I'm taking you out"

When anybody mentions Rose today, the first memory of him in the NBA automatically goes to Kobe Bryant's 81 point game ...
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"I still can't believe that I did that" - Larry Bird said he was baffled that Donnie Walsh convinced him to coach the Indiana Pacers

Yet while Bird's greatness is well documented, few fans truly know the story behind his surprising leap from player to coach.

Bill Walton raved about the greatest game of Larry Bird's career: "In a game that had tons of guys that were winners of the genetic lottery"

Bill Walton hailed Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals as Bird' greatest performance, when he dominated a floor filled with ...