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 ...

Cooper Flagg is about to become one of the most popular players in the NBA when he makes his debut for the Dallas Mavericks ...