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Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is an American former professional basketball player, coach, and executive in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "the Hick from French Lick" and "Larry Legend", Bird is widely regarded as one of the greatest basketball players of all time.
Jack Ramsay, Larry Brown, and Bobby Leonard are the only Pacers' coaches to be elected into the Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach. [8] [9] Ramsay was also named one of the top 10 coaches in NBA history. [10] Jack McKinney and Larry Bird have won the NBA Coach of the Year Award, in 1980–81 and 1997–98, respectively, with the Pacers. [11]
In the 1997–98 NBA season the Pacers selected Larry Bird to coach the team, under whom they posted a new franchise record, finishing 58-24—a dramatic 19-game improvement from the previous season. Chris Mullin joined the team in the offseason and immediately became a valuable part of the Pacers lineup—and their starting small forward.
Nearly 25 year later, as Bird was set to coach the NBA All-Star game in 1998, he made clear he never liked anything about any All-Star game, whether it be high school, college or professional. And ...
In the 1997–98 NBA season, Indiana native and former Boston Celtics great Larry Bird was hired as head coach. He led the Pacers to a 19-game improvement over the previous season, finishing 58–24–at the time, the most the franchise had ever won as an NBA team, and tying the 1970–71 ABA Pacers for the franchise record.
After retiring as a player, Bird went on to have a coaching career. He coached the Indiana Pacers for three seasons, leading them to an NBA Finals appearance. [10] [13] He also won the Coach of the Year Award in 1998. [14] Before the draft, Larry Bird had just finished his junior year at Indiana State.
Naismith Hall-of-Famer Larry Bird attended the Pacers' draft workout on Wednesday. Bird rejoined the franchise as a consultant last June. The Pacers were holding a typical NBA draft workout.
During his NBA career with the Boston Celtics, Bird won three NBA titles and two Finals MVPS, and became a 12-time All-Star, nine-time 1st Team All-NBAer, and Hall-of-Famer. Indiana basketball ...