Question 1

True or false: Larry Bird was named NBA MVP three consecutive seasons from 1984 to 1986.

Accepted Answer

True. Bird won the MVP award in 1984, 1985, and 1986. He is one of only three players to win three straight MVPs, joining Bill Russell and Wilt Chamberlain.

Question 2

True or false: Larry Bird won an Olympic gold medal as a member of the 1992 Dream Team.

Accepted Answer

True. Bird played for the legendary 1992 U.S. Olympic men's basketball team in Barcelona. He was a key veteran presence on the squad that won gold.

Question 3

True or false: Larry Bird once stole the ball from an opposing player and passed it to himself off the backboard for a layup.

Accepted Answer

True. During Game 6 of the 1986 NBA Finals, Bird stole a pass from Ralph Sampson, deliberately threw the ball off the backboard, caught it, and scored on a left-handed layup. It remains one of his most memorable highlights.

Question 4

True or false: Larry Bird coached the Indiana Pacers to an NBA Finals appearance.

Accepted Answer

True. Bird coached the Pacers from 1997 to 2000, leading them to the 2000 NBA Finals, where they lost to the Lakers. He won NBA Coach of the Year in 1998.

Question 5

True or false: Larry Bird was a two-time NCAA champion before joining the NBA.

Accepted Answer

False. Bird played for Indiana State and led them to the 1979 NCAA title game, but they lost to Magic Johnson's Michigan State. He never won an NCAA championship.

Question 6

True or false: Larry Bird was a left-handed shooter in high school before switching to right-handed.

Accepted Answer

False. Larry Bird is left-handed off the court but has always shot a basketball right-handed. He never switched shooting hands.

Question 7

True or false: Larry Bird once recorded a triple-double without scoring a single point.

Accepted Answer

False. Bird never had a zero-point triple-double. He did record a near-triple-double with 2 points, 12 rebounds, and 10 assists in 1985, but points were always part of his stat lines.

Question 8

True or false: Larry Bird never scored 60 points in a single NBA game.

Accepted Answer

False. Larry Bird scored 60 points on March 12, 1985, against the Atlanta Hawks, his career high. The claim is false.

Larry Bird Trivia Questions