Sabrina B. No athlete wants to be call the “S” word!  If you’re named the NBA’s Executive of the Year, is there no filter as to what you’re allowed to say about any team?  This is including your own team, by the way. Apparently that rule doesn’t apply to Larry Bird, who vented his frustration to reporters after the Pacers were annihilated by the Miami Heat in Game 5 on Tuesday as the series now shifts back to Indiana for a must-win situation.