Bird played only six early-season games before being lost to injury.

Mullin had been so bad that Bird was playing him just 18 minutes a game.

Auriemma knows what buttons to push, how to get Bird to play better by getting under her skin.

I could never get Bird to play over two choruses.

Bird played 42 minutes, scoring 16 points and grabbing 8 rebounds.

Bird played 40 minutes, despite an ailing back that caused him to spend the night in a hospital after Game 1 Friday.

Bird was voted to the starting lineup but can't play because of a back injury.

Bird played just 26 minutes and sat out the entire fourth quarter.

Bird desperately hung on for "one more" and played when he could.

Yes, Bird once played Magic in the 1979 final.