Tag: Larry Bird

  • Boston: One of America’s Greatest Sports Cities

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    The Boston Celtics

    The Celtics have the most championships of any Boston team and the most of any NBA franchise with 18 championships. Between 1957 and 1969, the Celtics won 11 titles, including eight straight, with rosters that included legendary players such as Hall of Famers Bill Russell, Bob Cousy and John Havlicek.

    The franchise won another two championships in the 1970’s before winning three between 1981 and 1986 with teams led by Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale. Since the turn of the century, Boston captured two more titles in 2008 and 2024, the latter led by Paul Pierce, Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett and the most recent led by Jayson Brown and Jayson Tatum. (more…)

  • NBA 75th Anniversary Team

    Earlier this winter, the NBA 75th Anniversary Team was announced by a diverse group of selectors including members of the media, players (current and former), coaches and front office executives to honor the best professional basketball players since the league’s founding in 1946. A total of 76 players were honored as part of this year’s anniversary team, the fourth such list that has been compiled, with 25th (1971), 35th (1980) and 50th (1996) Anniversary teams having been released in the past. Of the 76 players, 11 remain active currently in the league. Broken down positionally, 16 centers, 29 forwards and 31 guards make up the list with the players spanning all eras since the NBA’s inception.

    At forward were Anthony Davis, Tim Duncan, Kevin Garnett, Elvin Hayes, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Carmelo Anthony, Charles Barkley, Paul Arizin, Rick Barry, Elgin Baylor, Larry Bird, Billy Cunningham, Dave DeBusschere, Kevin Durant, Julius Erving, John Havlicek, Lebron James, Kawhi Leonard, Jerry Lucas, Karl Malone, Kevin McHale, Dirk Nowitzki, Bob Pettit, Paul Pierce, Scottie Pippen, Dennis Rodman, Dolph Schayes, Dominique Wilkins and James Worthy. (more…)