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For the first time in 2 years NBA All-star Jayson Tatum is able to take some rest in the offseason. The twenty-four-year-old Tatum has already almost played an entire extra season with playoff games.

Larry Bird once estimated that he had played the equivalent of two full seasons in playoff games alone over his relatively short 12-season career.

(Warning: The author of this column is 57 years old and truly believes just about everything was better in “the old days,” including sports. For those young whippersnappers who disagree, beware of your eyes rolling too far back in your heads while reading this column, as they could get stuck…

Indiana’s front office was split when it came to what to do with its first-round pick in 1978 and ultimately made a big mistake.

NEW DELHI: Michael Jordan, Larry Bird, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Magic Johnson, Kobe Bryant, LeBron James. Whenever anyone makes a list of the all-time basketball and NBA greats, Stephen Curry is likely to feature in many of them.

HARTFORD, Conn. — I remember going to Sue Bird’s house on Long Island right before she came to UConn.

Here’s a look at the stars who shined brightest on the game’s biggest stage.

Today saw the deal for Robert Parish and Kevin McHale and the drafts that brought Larry Bird and Danny Ainge to the Boston Celtics go down.

SAN FRANCISCO — Al Horford, known over the course of 15 seasons for his calm and quiet leadership, has let his emotions out this postseason.