But the reality of being the first global Black pop star was far more complex. Were not talking about free access to a bunch crappy movies youve never heard of. In addition to the Criterion Collection, youll find indie hits like 2 Days. Larry Joe Bird born December 7, 1956 is an American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the. The latest news articles from Billboard Magazine, including reviews, business, pop, hiphop, rock, dance, country and more. Larry Bird Wikipedia. Larry Bird. Bird in 2. Personal information. Born1. 95. 6 1. December 7, 1. West Baden Springs, Indiana. Nationality. American. Listed height. 6 ft 9 in 2. Showtime Full Crushed Online Free' title='Showtime Full Crushed Online Free' />Listed weight. Career information. High school. Springs ValleyFrench Lick, IndianaCollege. Indiana State 1. NBA draft. Round 1 Pick 6th overall. Selected by the Boston Celtics. Playing career. 19. Position. Small forward Power forward. Number. 33. Coaching career. Career history. As player 1. Boston Celtics. As coach 1. Indiana Pacers. Career highlights and awards. As player As coach As executive Career NBA statistics. Points. 21,7. 91 2. Rebounds. 8,9. 74 1. Assists. 5,6. 95 6. Stats at Basketball Reference. Basketball Hall of Fame as player. College Basketball Hall of Fame. Inducted in 2. 00. Larry Joe Bird born December 7, 1. American professional basketball executive, former coach and former player, most recently serving as president of the Indiana Pacers in the National Basketball Association NBA. Since retiring as a player for the Boston Celtics, he was a mainstay in the Indiana Pacers organization, but stepped down from the position of president following the first round of the 2. Eastern Conference playoffs. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1. Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBAs most formidable frontcourts that included center Robert Parish and power forward Kevin Mc. Hale. Bird was a 1. NBA All Star and was named the leagues Most Valuable Player MVP three consecutive times 1. He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three NBA championships and two NBA Finals MVP awards. He was a member of the 1. United States mens Olympic basketball team The Dream Team that won the gold medal at the 1. Summer Olympics. Bird was voted to the NBAs 5. Anniversary All Time Team1 in 1. Watch Swimming Pool HDQ here. Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame2 in 1. Dream Team. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1. In 2. 00. 3, he assumed the role of President of Basketball Operations for the Pacers, holding the position until retiring in 2. After a year away from the position, he announced he would return to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2. In addition to being part of the 5. NBA history to be named Most Valuable Player, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year. Early lifeeditBird was born in West Baden Springs, Indiana, to Georgia ne Kerns and Claude Joseph Joe Bird, a veteran of the Korean War. He was raised in nearby French Lick, where his mother worked two jobs to support Larry and his five siblings. Bird has said that being poor as a child still motivates him to this day. Georgia and Joe divorced when Larry was in high school, and Joe committed suicide about a year later. Larry used basketball as an escape from his family troubles, starring for Springs Valley High School and averaging 3. College careereditBird received a scholarship to play college basketball for the Indiana University. Hoosiers in 1. 97. After less than a month on campus he dropped out of school, finding the adjustment between his small hometown and the large student population of Bloomington to be overwhelming. He returned to French Lick, enrolling at Northwood Institute now Northwood University in nearby West Baden, and working municipal jobs for a year before enrolling at Indiana State University in Terre Haute in 1. He had a successful three year career with the Sycamores, helping them reach the NCAA tournament for the first time in school history and leading them to the 1. Michigan State. 1. Indiana State would lose the game 7. Bird scoring 1. 9 points but making only 7 of 2. The game achieved the highest ever television rating for a college basketball game, in large part because of the match up between Bird and Spartans point guard. Earvin Magic Johnson,7 a rivalry that lasted throughout their professional careers. Despite failing to win the championship, Bird earned numerous year end awards and honors for his outstanding play, including the Naismith College Player of the Year Award. For his college career, he averaged 3. Sycamores to an 8. Bird also appeared in one game for the baseball team, going 1 for 2 with 2 RBI. College statisticseditCited from Basketball Reference. Year. Team. GPGSMPGFG3. PFTRPGAPGSPGBPGPPG1. Indiana State. 283. Indiana State. 32. Indiana State. 34. Career. 94. 5. 33. Professional careereditJoining the Celtics 1. Bird was selected by the Boston Celtics with the sixth overall pick in the 1. NBA draft. 1. 7 He did not sign with the Celtics immediately instead, he played out his final season at Indiana State and led the Sycamores to the NCAA title game. Red Auerbach publicly stated that he would not pay Bird more than any Celtic on the current roster, but Birds agent bluntly told Red that Bird would reject any sub market offers and simply enter the 1. NBA Draft instead, where Bostons rights would expire the second the draft began and Bird would have been the likely top pick. After protracted negotiations, Bird inked a five year, 3. Shortly afterwards, NBA draft eligibility rules were changed to prevent teams from drafting players before they were ready to sign, a rule known as the Bird Collegiate Rule. Early success 1. Bird recorded 1. NBA debut against the Houston Rockets on October 1. Bird immediately transformed the Celtics into a title contender, helping them improve their win total by 3. Eastern Conference. With averages of 2. All Star Team and named Rookie of the Year. In the Conference Finals, Boston was eliminated by the Philadelphia 7. Before the 1. 98. Celtics selected forward Kevin Mc. Hale in the draft and acquired center Robert Parish from the Golden State Warriors,2. Hall of Fame trio for years to come. Behind Birds leadership and Bostons upgraded roster, the Celtics again advanced to the Conference Finals for a rematch with the 7. Boston fell behind 31 to start the series but won the next three games to advance to the Finals against the Houston Rockets,2. Bird his first championship. He averaged 2. 1. Finals but lost out on the Finals MVP Award to teammate Cedric Maxwell. At the 1. 98. 2 All Star Game, Bird scored 1. All Star Game MVP Award. At the conclusion of the season, he earned his first All Defensive Team selection. He eventually finished runner up in Most Valuable Player Award voting to Moses Malone. In the Conference Finals, the Celtics faced the 7. Bostons misfortunes continued into the next season, with Bird again finishing second in MVP voting to Malone and the team losing in the Conference Semifinals to the Milwaukee Bucks. Battles with the Lakers and MVP tenure 1. Bird was named MVP of the 1. In the playoffs, the Celtics avenged their loss from the year before to the Bucks, winning in five games in the Conference Finals to advance to the Finals against the Los Angeles Lakers. The Lakers, led by Birds college rival Magic Johnson, were on the verge of putting the series away in Game 4 before a flagrant foul was committed on Kurt Rambis that resulted in a brawl and caused Los Angeles to lose their composure. Boston came back to win the game, eventually winning the series in seven. Bird was named Finals MVP behind 2. On March 1. 2 of the 1. Bird scored a career high and franchise record 6. Atlanta Hawks. 3. The performance came just nine days after Kevin Mc. Hale set the previous Celtics record for points in a game with 5. At the conclusion of the year, Bird was named MVP for the second consecutive season behind averages of 2. Boston advanced through the playoffs to earn a rematch with the Lakers, this time losing in six games. In the summer of 1. Larry injured his back shoveling crushed rock to create a driveway at his mothers house. At least partially as a result of this, he experienced back problems for the remainder of his career.