Please explain it to me why these rights are named after Larry Bird. What is the history behind this rule. ------------------ "Rarely is the question asked: Is our children learning how to put food on their family while being put to death."
From the <a href="http://www.members.home.net/lmcoon/salarycap.htm#16">Salary Cap FAQ</a>: "This exception is known as the Larry Bird exception because the Celtics were the first team allowed to exceed the cap to keep their own free agent, and the player happened to be Bird." ------------------ [This message has been edited by Swopa (edited January 08, 2001).]
Larry Bird is white, and he's always had rights. ------------------ "We don't have any plans. We just plan to win." Mack Brown
