Editing Larry Bird (section)

==Coaching and executive careers==
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[[File:Monumento larry bird.jpg|thumb|right|alt=Bronzed shoes on a plaque with text describing Bird's basketball accomplishments|A Larry Bird plaque at [[Quincy Market]], [[Boston]]]]

The Celtics employed Bird as a special assistant in the team's front office from 1992 until 1997.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/larry-bird-hangs-it-up |title = Larry Bird hangs it up |website = History.com |access-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223805/https://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/larry-bird-hangs-it-up |url-status = live }}</ref> In 1997, he accepted the position of coach of the [[Indiana Pacers]].<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/10/sports/bird-shoots-for-coaching-greatness-with-the-pacers.html |title = Bird Shoots for Coaching Greatness With the Pacers |first = Ira |last = Berkow |date = August 10, 1997 |access-date = March 29, 2019 |website = The New York Times |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329233606/https://www.nytimes.com/1997/08/10/sports/bird-shoots-for-coaching-greatness-with-the-pacers.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Bird said that he would be on the job for no more than three years.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-04-0006040151-story.html |title = After the NBA Finals, Larry Bird Will Quit as Indiana's Coach. His Competitiveness Has Taken Its Toll. But Don't Bet That He Won't Be Back. |date = June 4, 2000 |first = Malcolm |last = Moran |website = Chicago Tribune |access-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329223956/https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-2000-06-04-0006040151-story.html |url-status = live }}</ref> Despite having no previous coaching experience, Bird led the Pacers to a 58–24 record—the franchise's best as an NBA team at the time—in the [[1997–98 NBA season|1997–98 season]],<ref name="nba.com2">{{cite web |url = https://www.nba.com/pacers/history/franchise_history.html |title = Year by Year with the Pacers |website = Indiana Pacers |access-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329230710/https://www.nba.com/pacers/history/franchise_history.html |url-status = live }}</ref> and pushed the Chicago Bulls to seven games in the Eastern Conference Finals.<ref name="nba.com2"/> He was named the [[NBA Coach of the Year Award|NBA Coach of the Year]] for his efforts.<ref>{{Cite web |date=April 28, 2017 |title=Larry Bird stepping down from Pacers post |url=https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19264939 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190329211340/http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/19264939 |archive-date=March 29, 2019 |access-date=March 29, 2019 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press}}</ref> Bird then led the Pacers to consecutive Central Division titles in [[1998–99 NBA season|1999]] and [[1999–2000 NBA season|2000]] and a berth in the [[2000 NBA Finals]].<ref name="nba.com2"/> Bird resigned his head coaching position shortly after the end of the 2000 season, following through on his initial promise to coach for only three years.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.virginiafirst.com/sports/bird-time-to-do-something-else/703742948 |title = For 2nd time, Hall-of-Famer Bird resigns as Pacers president |first = Michael |last = Marot |date = May 1, 2017 |website = Virginia First |access-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329225356/https://www.virginiafirst.com/sports/bird-time-to-do-something-else/703742948 |url-status = dead }}</ref>

In 2003, Bird was hired as the [[Indiana Pacers]]' president of basketball operations.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/04/28/larry-bird-pacers-president/101027102/ |title = Larry Bird resigns as Pacers president, Kevin Pritchard to take over |website = USA Today |access-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-date = March 29, 2019 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20190329230243/https://www.usatoday.com/story/sports/nba/2017/04/28/larry-bird-pacers-president/101027102/ |url-status = live }}</ref> After the [[2011–12 NBA season|2011–2012 NBA season]], he was named [[NBA Executive of the Year]], becoming the only man in NBA history to win the NBA MVP, Coach of the Year, and Executive of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |url = https://sports.yahoo.com/news/pacers-larry-bird-nba-executive-180548406--nba.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120712223528/https://sports.yahoo.com/news/pacers-larry-bird-nba-executive-180548406--nba.html |archive-date = July 12, 2012 |title = Pacers' Larry Bird is NBA Executive of the Year |date = July 12, 2012 |website = Yahoo! Sports |access-date = March 29, 2019 }}</ref> On the day before the [[2012 NBA draft]], Bird and the Pacers announced that they would be parting ways; he said that health issues were among the reasons for his departure.<ref>{{cite news |title = Indiana Pacers part ways with Larry Bird |url = https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indiana-pacers-part-ways-with-larry-bird/ |publisher = CBS |agency = AP |access-date = April 5, 2021 |archive-date = June 4, 2020 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200604074659/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/indiana-pacers-part-ways-with-larry-bird/ |url-status = live }}</ref> Bird returned to the Pacers as president of basketball operations in 2013.<ref name="return" /> He stepped down again in 2017, but stayed with the team in an advisory capacity.<ref>{{cite web |title = Bird Steps Down; Pritchard Named President of Basketball Operations |url = http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/bird-steps-down-pritchard-named-president-basketball-operations |website = NBA |access-date = May 2, 2017 |date = May 1, 2017 |archive-date = May 11, 2017 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20170511150547/http://www.nba.com/pacers/news/bird-steps-down-pritchard-named-president-basketball-operations |url-status = live }}</ref>  Bird continued to serve as an advisor until July 2022, when he "stepped back from maintaining an active role with the Indiana Pacers."<ref>{{cite web |last1 = Zucker |first1 = Joseph |title = Larry Bird No Longer Has an Active Role with the Pacers, Confirms Kevin Pritchard |url = https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10043316-larry-bird-no-longer-has-an-active-role-with-the-pacers-confirms-kevin-pritchard |website = [[Bleacher Report]] |access-date = January 24, 2023 |date = July 26, 2022 |archive-date = January 24, 2023 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20230124171721/https://bleacherreport.com/articles/10043316-larry-bird-no-longer-has-an-active-role-with-the-pacers-confirms-kevin-pritchard |url-status = live }}</ref> Nearly a year later in June 2023, it was announced that the Pacers re-hired Bird to serve as a consultant.<ref name="indystar.com"/>

As of 2025, Larry Bird still holds his position as a consultant for the Indiana Pacers. Larry has recently been noted as "disappearing" from the sport. One reason according to him, is not being in a front-facing role such as a head coach, means that he doesn't have to face public scrutiny,<ref>{{Cite web |last=Williams |first=Nate |date=2025-01-18 |title=Why Larry Bird Has Disappeared From The Public Eye |url=https://www.nickiswift.com/1760979/why-larry-bird-disappeared-from-public-eye/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=Nicki Swift |language=en-US}}</ref> something he has noted before. He stated in 2016, "Sometimes my job really sucks." <ref>{{Cite web |last=Taylor |first=Nate |title=Larry Bird’s most telling quotes after not retaining Frank Vogel |url=https://www.indystar.com/story/sports/nba/pacers/2016/05/05/larry-birds-most-telling-quotes-after-not-retaining-frank-vogel/83973624/ |access-date=2025-04-02 |website=The Indianapolis Star |language=en-US}}</ref>