Larry Bird had the last word in the debate between two great Olympic champions.

Larry Bird stopped just short of calling the Dream Team the best squad ever assembled.
There had never been a basketball team like the one that climbed onto the gold medal platform in 1992.

Larry Bird always said he wouldn't rush the rebuilding of the Indiana Pacers.
The Indiana Pacers have acquired point guard Darren Collison and forward James Posey from New Orleans in a four-way trade that also includes New Jersey and Houston.
Larry Bird always said he wouldn't rush the rebuilding of the Indiana Pacers.

Shaquille O'Neal has changed The Big Three of the Boston Celtics into a Very Big Four.

Two NBA finals meetings in three years used to mean the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers were just getting warmed up.

BOSTON (AP) - The Boston Celtics expect Ray Allen to rediscover his shooting touch before the Big Three becomes the Big Two and championship No. 17 becomes a pipe dream.