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FILE - This May 30, 2012 file photo shows Larry Bird, Indiana Pacers president of basketball operations, talking about the teams future during a news conference in Indianapolis. The Indianapolis Star is reporting that Larry Bird is leaving the Indiana Pacers. The newspaper reported the move Tuesday, June 26, 2012, citing an unidentified person with direct knowledge of the situation, and said Bird was meeting with team owner Herb Simon. The Pacers and Simon declined comment on the report. (AP Photo/Michael Conroy, File)