Larry Bird, #33 of the Boston Celtics, ... "Larry Bird in the Allstate commercial, too funny," one X user wrote. Another added, "Oh, that Larry Bird Allstate commercial was hilarious.

But Larry Legend, who was privy to how the game rapidly evolved, thinks the 1980s might have been left out of the conversation. Change is the only constant "It's funny how the game has changed ...

More: Larry Bird tells Reggie Miller why he left Bob Knight, IU in '74. Bird has been a frequent commercial presence over the years (McDonald's, Capital One, Gatorade, AT&T), ...

Danny Ainge, who played alongside "Larry Legend" in Boston from 1981 through 1989, had a front-row seat to all of it.He watched Bird dismantle defenses with his shot and destroy morale with his mouth ...

"People are paying attention but not really 'cause they figured that conference that Indiana State played in wasn't a very big conference," MacMullan said of Bird in an interview ...

Larry Bird on his first time teaming up with Magic Johnson before their rivalry began: ... "And you know, it was funny 'cause Magic is such a great passer, but he wouldn't give me the ball.

Maxwell shared in his appearance on the "Larry Bird - Beyond Glory" basketball documentary. "It was so funny to him that I went outside and started feeding the animals," the former Celtics big man ...

Perhaps what made Larry's triumph in the 3-point shootout was that he never really practiced beforehand. He didn't like the shot and only worked on it one time. "It's really funny," Bird said .