Pacers Bird Basketball

FILE – In this May 29, 1986, file photo, Boston Celtics’ Larry Bird, left, holds the Maurice Podoloff Trophy after being named the NBA’s Most Valuable Player for the third consecutive year, in Boston, while Celtics President Red Auerbach looks on. Larry Bird made it official Monday, May 1, 2017, and announced his resignation as the Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations. The 60-year-old Hall-of-Famer is the only person in league history to collect the league’s MVP, coach of the year and executive of the year awards. (AP Photo/Elise F. Amendola, File)