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2024 favorite: Larry Bird tells Reggie Miller why he left Bob Knight, Indiana basketball in 1974
It's well-known Larry Bird was at Indiana University for a few weeks before dropping out in 1974, but in a recent interview, the basketball ... Indiana and Indiana State. "Financially I couldn ...
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Dedicated: Nearly a decade after effort began, Larry Bird’s statue christened in its rightful place
a countdown similar to what Larry Bird heard before he would swish a game-winning shot during his Indiana State University and National Basketball Association playing careers triggered the Terre ...
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New book gives insight on legendary NBA star Larry Bird's childhood
INDIANAPOLIS — There's a new book out on Larry ... basketball player we've seen in Indiana," Mills said. Mills remembers seeing Larry play at Springs Valley High School and went to college with one of ...
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‘They changed WNBA’ – Magic Johnson draws fascinating parallels between Caitlin Clark-Angel Reese rivalry and his own with Larry Bird
there was Magic and Larry. Their fierce rivalry -- intense, but always respectful -- was born in college during the 1979 national championship game between Bird’s Indiana State and Magic’s ...
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When Mark Pope recalled Larry Bird crying in the locker room before Pacers faced Michael Jordan's Bulls in 1998 ECF Game 7: "Wanted it so bad for us"
Kentucky coach Mark Pope recalled a moment from the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals when three-time NBA champion and former Indiana Pacers coach Larry Bird ... basketball season against the Ohio ...
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From coast to coast, a magical pair
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson revived the NBA in the 1980s. That title game became one of the most documented finals in history -- it remains the highest-rated college basketball game ever ...