NEW YORK -- Contrary to popular perception, Tuesday's Knicks-Pacers game at Conseco Field House was not the first time Isiah Thomas and Larry Bird were under the same roof since Indiana's president elected to fire his shocked coach and replace him with Rick Carlisle.
Fact is, they sat next to each other for about an hour at the Legend's Brunch during All-Star Weekend.
Midway into the standing-room-only commemorative event, Thomas stunned nearby observers by switching to Bird's table in an apparent effort to defuse the smoldering tension between them.