Larry Bird

The NBA unveiled two new postseason awards named after Larry Bird and Magic Johnson. Here’s what they’re for and what they look like.

The new HBO drama “Winning Time,” chronicling the rise of the 1980s-era Los Angeles Lakers, has been a generating a lot of discussion and criticism online. Because the Boston Celtics were the Lakers’ chief rival at the time, there have been a number of Celtics references through the first six episodes of the show, among them Massachusetts native Michael Chiklis’…

Jayson Tatum has moved into fifth place for most 3-points made in Boston Celtics history.

Remember When… Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell tried to go one-on-one in a drinking contest with another Celtic legend Larry Bird? Let’s just say it didn’t work out so well for “Max.” Editor’s note: The Celtics were in San Diego playing the Clippers on New Year’s Eve in 1980 and played the Clippers again on Jan. 1, 1981, not the Utah...

A tomato that some say resembles Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird is trending on Twitter.

For decades, championship teams have visited the White House in a moment of ritual and tradition. Athletic excellence is celebrated, lame jokes are told and the president is given yet another jersey bearing his name. Under President Donald Trump, though, the visits often have become politicized, featuring athlete protests and, in the case of the Boston Red Sox, raising questions...

The Boston Celtics are one of the most storied franchises in NBA history, but that history does not include a ton of playoff games against the Indiana Pacers.

Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki has announced that he is retiring from the NBA.

For Virginia and Texas Tech, doing something that had never been done before took hard work, dedication, determination — and vision. The Cavaliers and Red Raiders meet in the NCAA Tournament championship game Monday night. Neither program has ever been this close to a title, making it a rare matchup of first-timers to the final game of the college basketball...

A museum is being planned in Indiana to tell the story of basketball great Larry Bird.

The Celtics and 76ers will renew their rivalry on Monday night in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Boston and Philadelphia have bad blood dating back to the Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain days of the NBA. Now it’s Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons matching up with Al Horford and the injury-depleted Celtics.

When he wasn’t dribbling behind his back, winking to the TV announcers, stuffing shots or dishing out assists, Villanova guard Donte DiVincenzo was making it rain. First, 3-pointers. Later on, confetti. The redhead kid with the nickname Big Ragu came off the bench to make five 3s and score 31 points Monday to lift ‘Nova to another blowout victory in...

A person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press that Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers.

Larry Bird is stepping down as president of the Indiana Pacers, a person with knowledge of the situation tells The Associated Press. Kevin Pritchard is being elevated from general manager to the team’s new president of basketball operations, the person told The AP. He spoke on condition of anonymity because the team has not announced the move. Bird leaves the...

Gerald Green scored 18 points, 10 of them in a 25-2 fourth-quarter run, and the Boston Celtics beat the resting Milwaukee Bucks 112-94 in the regular-season finale on Wednesday night to claim the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs.

Michael Jordan, Bugs Bunny and friends are returning to the court, and theaters, to mark the 20th anniversary of “Space Jam.”