Larry Bird has filed a lawsuit against a couple who bought his Southern Indiana home and have been using his name to promote a bed and breakfast, according to The Associated Press.

The lawsuit claims that the couple did not have permission to use Bird's name and that they are profiting off his personal trademark by stating openly that the home belonged to him.

"The commercialization of Larry Bird's name in association with this former property is wholly and completely unauthorized and is blatantly being done for the sole purpose of profiting illegally from Larry Bird's name," the lawsuit states.

Christopher Cooke, one of the homeowners, claims that negotiations with Bird ended in good faith with spoken permission to use his name in association with the home.

"That's what it is. Everybody in French Lick calls it Larry Bird's home," Cooke said. "All I know is they told us certain things when we were considering purchasing the property, and after we bought it they had a different story."

Via ESPN

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