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Jonathan Abrams did a great job telling Lance Stephenson's story in depth a few months ago, but Stephenson has been good enough during the past few weeks to earn a second profile. With that in mind, let's dive into the Lance Stephenson Experience by ...

Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar and James Worthy. Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and Robert Parish. Bill Russell, John Havlicek and Sam Jones. Those are the clubhouse leaders in the "best trios in NBA history" debate. The formula to enter th...

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Larry Bird and Bill Simmons discuss Bird's legendary Celtics career, why he almost retired early, and who he thinks is the best player in the game today. The original podcast aired on February 7, 2013....

Larry Bird tells Bill Simmons about how Kevin McHale was almost traded from the Celtics and the loyalty that Red Auerbach had for his players....

Making the rounds on a Thursday: A re-energized Ellis Johnson is embracing his role as Auburn's defensive coordinator. Alabama fifth-year senior Tana Patrick is getting his shot at middle linebacker. Revisiting the five biggest questions for ...

Larry Bird explains to Bill Simmons how injuries hobbled the Celtics of the late '80s, and says that his injuries were so bad that he would have retired and handed the Celtics over to Len Bias had Bias lived to play in Boston....

Onyx Authenticated president and owner Lance Fischer discusses how his company is able to acquire game-used baseball memorabilia, such as Miguel Cabrera batting gloves and cleats, and insert it into their products....

In between the weekend NCAA games, you got a chance to see basketball legends Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Bill Russell and Larry Bird in two funny ads for AT&T. The mediator is actor Beck Bennett....

Larry Bird tells Bill Simmons that he thinks the NBA has taken the flagrant foul thing too far, reviews his career in on-court brawls, and explains why he thinks Bill Laimbeer was a dirty player. Watch the video after the jump....

Getting the bad box-office taste out of his mouth, actor Steve Carell this week begins production as the slow-witted weatherman Brick Tamland in the much-anticipated "Anchorman: The Legend Continues." This past weekend, Carell's movie "The Incredi...

Daniel Freiman produced two of the most original viral sports videos that appeared on YouTube in 2012, re-enacting both the Bill Buckner error from Game 6 of the 1986 World Series and Larry Bird's memorable steal against the Detroit Pistons in Game 7...

Take a shot at writing a cartoon caption. Playbook cartoonist Kurt Snibbe will offer up a blank cartoon each weekday morning, and he will fill in the blank with our favorite reader submission at the end of the business day. So please, by all means...

There's no greater celebration of what professional basketball has become than All-Star Weekend. There will be some fierce dunks, canny dribbling, and face-melting passes, sure, but I'm mostly talking about the spectacle, the off-court everything els...

DALLAS - Vince Carter punctuated his historic hot streak with a bewildered smile and shoulder shrug, a la Michael Jordan in the 1992 NBA Finals. "I don't recall doing it," Carter said. Well, the dude was unconscious at the time. The shrug ca...

Vince Carter scored 26 points to pass Larry Bird on the NBA's career scoring list, and the Dallas Mavericks headed into the All-Star break with a 123-100 victory against the Sacramento Kings on Wednesday night.