INDIANAPOLIS — Larry Bird made it official Monday, resigning as the Indiana Pacers’ president of basketball operations and saying simply that it was time to do something else.
“I felt it was time to step away in a full-time capacity,” Bird said in a statement released ahead of a news conference. “This has nothing to do with my health or our team. I’m 60 years old and I want to do other things away from basketball.”
It’s the second time in five years he has walked away from Indiana’s top front office position. General manager Kevin Pritchard will replace Bird as the Pacers’ top decision-maker.