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Boston Celtics owner Red Auerbach smokes a cigar with Tommy Heinson, Larry Byrd, John Havlicek, and Bob Cousy during a photo shoot to celebrate Auerbach’s 75th birthday in Oct. 1992. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Iconic Photos of the Boston Celtics
Charles Barkley prepares to make a move on Larry Bird during a 1989 Celtics-76ers game. (Getty Images)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Charles Barkley
Larry Bird tosses a no-look pass to Cedric Maxwell during a 1980 game against the Rockets. (Walter Iooss Jr./SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Larry Bird
Happy 40th birthday Jalen Rose. The ESPN analyst, seen here in 1999, played 13 seasons in the NBA for six different teams. (AP)
IN FOCUS: Jalen Rose at 40
Happy 56th birthday Larry Bird. (Lane Stewart/SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Larry Bird
Indiana State forward Larry Bird passes out of a double-team during a 1979 game against South Illinois. Bird would go onto win the 1979 Naismith Award for the Men’s College Basketball Player of the Year. SI’s Luke Winn predicts Indiana center Cody Zeller will win this year’s top prize. (Rich Clarkson/SI)
GALLERY: Larry Bird - The Indiana State Years
WINN: 2012-13 Naismith Award Watch List
Robert Parish and Moses Malone take the tipoff to start a 1986 Celtics-76ers game. (Corbis)
Larry Bird intervenes as an angry Magic Johnson has words with Danny Ainge during Game 2 of the 1985 NBA Finals. The Lakers would wind up winning the game in overtime on their way to an NBA championship. (Manny Millan/SI)
GALLERY: Celtics vs. Lakers in the 1980s
Indiana State forward Larry Bird tries to find an opening during a Jan. 1979 game against Southern Illinois. Three months later, Bird would lead the Sycamores to the national championship game, where they’d lose to Magic Johnson’s Michigan State squad. (Rich Clarkson/SI)
GALLERY: Larry Bird - The Indiana State Years | Classic Photos of Bird
Larry Bird battles for position during a 1992 Olympic game against Cuba. This year’s men’s basketball team struggled against Lithuania on Saturday, but pulled ahead late for a victory. The men’s team will next face Argentina on Monday. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)
THOMSEN: U.S. survives sluggish outing against Lithuania
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Larry Bird | 1992 Dream Team
Larry Bird and Magic Johnson joke around during pregame warmups before a 1988 Celtics-Lakers game at Boston Garden. (Steve Lipofsky/Corbis)
GALLERY: Larry Bird and Magic Johnson | Iconic Celtics | Iconic Lakers
Larry Bird shoots over Caldwell Jones and Julius Erving during a 1981 Boston-Philadelphia game. The depleted Celtics could use Bird tonight when they take on the Heat. Boston needs one win to secure a trip to the NBA Finals. where they’d face Oklahoma City. (Manny Millan/SI)
ROSENBERG: Everything on the line for Heat tonight against Celtics
VIDEO: Time to break up Big Three if the Heat lose on Thursday?
GALLERY: Classic Photos of Larry Bird | Julius Erving
Celtics forward Larry Bird shoots over the outstretched hand of Julius Erving and Darryl Dawkins during a 1980 playoff game between the Celtics and 76ers. Philadelphia and Boston fans will see another chapter of this long rivalry unfold when the two teams meet in the second round of the playoffs. Both Boston and Philadelphia won last night to advance to the second round. (Walter Iooss, Jr./SI)
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Larry Bird | Julius Erving
THOMSEN: 76ers celebration was nine years in the making
MANNIX: Vintage KG helps Celtics advance past Hawks
Larry Bird backs Dominique Wilkins into the post during Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals. Bird scored 34 points, 20 in the fourth-quarter, while Wilkins poured in 47 in a losing effort as Boston advanced to play Detroit in the Eastern Conference Finals. Are the Celtics and Hawks heading to another memorable Game 7? The Hawks survived on Tuesday with a 87-86 victory to force a Game 6 on Thursday. (Manny Millan/SI)
TROCCHI: Horford fuels Hawks to victory
GALLERY: Rare Photos of Larry Bird
Larry Bird poses with Robert Parish and Kevin McHale along with his coaches Jimmy Rogers, K.C. Jones and Chris Ford during 1986 All-Star weekend in Dallas. The NBA’s best players are gathering in Orlando this weekend for All-Star weekend. (Andrew D. Bernstein/Getty Images)
GALLERY: Classic NBA All-Star Weekend Photos
GALLERY: NBA Slam Dunk Contest Winners (1984-2011)
