Former Indiana State basketball star Larry Bird displays his new Celtics uniform bearing the number 33, assisted by Celtics President Red Auerbach, left, at a news conference in Boston on Friday ...

Meet Red Auerbach, Larry Bird and the city of Boston: the villains of HBO's "Winning Time" and real-life nemeses of the Los Angeles Lakers.

Basketball may have changed a lot since Red Auerbach and Larry Bird were in the game as player and coach, but the pick-and-roll certainly hasn't. In a vintage video posted on Facebook, Auerbach ...

A s a humble Indiana native, Larry Bird's appearance was unassuming. He did not carry the aura of an elite player. In fact, when Boston Celtics president Red Auerbach first laid eyes on "The Hick ...

Red Auerbach told the Boston Globe’s Bob Ryan after the game that it was “the greatest play I’ve ever seen.” “ Larry Bird is a player of destiny. He’s going to go down in the history ...

Auerbach, however, didn't base his assessment on their records, titles won or knowledge about the game.The Boston Celtics legend picked Bird as the better coach because of one of his character traits.

Bird was a junior at Indiana State when Celtics legend Red Auerbach did something Auerbachian. He took advantage of a loophole and drafted Bird in 1978, a year before his graduation.

Larry Bird, known for his fierce trash-talking, ... "No other player ever thought of that" - When Larry Bird showed his softer side to Red Auerbach. Story by Yakshpat Bhargava • 6mo.

However, Auerbach argued that Bird's legacy was not about all that. For Red, Bird's greatness transcended statistics and accolades. Instead, the intangible qualities of "Larry Legend" truly ...

Well, I would say the Celtics certainly got bang for their buck. Bird played all 13 seasons of his career with the Celtics and had averages of 24.3 points, 10.0 rebounds, 6.3 assists, 1.7 steals ...

Red Auerbach fired Knicks fan Gerald Brown as a Celtics ballboy because of a stray comment by Larry Bird. Brown and the Knicks would get the last laugh.