Larry Bird

After delivering a brilliant performance in a supporting role last season, Jalen Rose has become a marquee player and has helped lead the Pacers to the top of their division

Wouldn't NBA players love to see their bosses match up? The coaches have toughness and rebounding, but the head-to-head matchups favor the general managers.

Larry Bird is off the hook. Although the Pacers finished last week with the best record in the Eastern Conference, Bird won't have to coach in the All-Star Game, an event he hates because of the hype surrounding it....

MARCH 26, 1979: BIRD MEETS MAGIC FOR THE NCAA TITLE

Al Harrington doesn't want to be snubbed again come prom—er, playoff—time