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 ...

"There's a lot of people who helped save this NBA, it didn't start with us" - Bird rejected the narrative that he and Magic ...

"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 ...

"You guys are out having a good time, I'm in the gym working" - Grant Hill said the encounter with Larry Bird in 1992 taught ...

Mavericks first-overall pick Cooper Flagg has already had one of the most accomplished basketball careers before ever setting ...

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

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

"It's still in me a little bit" - Larry Bird admitted coaching in the NBA again crosses his mind originally appeared on ...

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

"That’s where all the flopping started" - Larry Bird recalls Kevin McHale's infamous clothesline foul on Kurt Rambis in '84 ...