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Larry Bird
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Larry Bird
Larry Joe Bird
(born December 7, 1956) is an American retired professional basketball player who played for the
Boston Celtics
of the
National Basketball Association
(NBA). Since retiring as a player, he has been a mainstay in the
Indiana Pacers
organization, currently serving as team president.
Drafted
into the NBA sixth overall by the
Boston Celtics
in
1978
, Bird started at
small forward
and
power forward
for thirteen seasons, spearheading one of the NBA's most formidable frontcourts that included center
Robert Parish
and forward
Kevin McHale
. Bird was a 12-time
NBA All-Star
and was named the
league's Most Valuable Player
(MVP) three consecutive times (
1984
–
1986
). He played his entire professional career for Boston, winning three
NBA championships
and two
NBA Finals MVP
awards.
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