If you ask one of the people who covered him on the biggest of stages in that era, the answer is an unequivocal yes.

"I get a little nervous sometimes when I talk about it" - Larry Bird on why he feels uneasy when asked to rank his legacy ...

"A lot of players just couldn't do that" - Larry Bird reveals what made him better than other great players originally ...

"Could do almost anything and everything by himself" - Bill Walton says Larry Bird sacrificed his stats to make the Celtics a ...

Charles Barkley claimed Larry Bird would not be able to guard him and how Kevin McHale was the worst matchup for him ...

Larry Bird explains how growth spurt changed his game and career: "I would've never been in the league at 6'6" originally ...

"That kid is pretty good" - Larry Bird opened up about admiring Eminem and his music originally appeared on Basketball ...

"Now I'm worried about the centers" - Larry Bird once shared his concern about the future of big men in the NBA originally ...

"It frustrated me enough to step aside" - Larry Bird cleared the air on why he suddenly left his front office role with the ...

"Magic is still in my dreams" - Larry Bird admitted he struggled a year into his retirement originally appeared on Basketball ...

"Never did make a lot of sense to me" - Larry Bird opened up about playing football for a time originally appeared on ...

In a sense, Jonathan Bender was supposed to be what Tyrese Haliburton currently is for the Indiana Pacers. Bender was billed ...