Boston Celtics
The Boston Celtics is a professional American basketball team that competes in the National Basketball Association (NBA). Based in Boston, Massachusetts, the Celtics belong to the Eastern Conference, along with 14 other teams, including the Chicago Bulls, the Milwaukee Bucks, and the New York Knicks.
Founded in 1946, the Boston Celtics is one of the original eight teams of the NBA. The team is tied with the Los Angeles Lakers for the most NBA Championships at 17 and holds the record for most recorded wins of any NBA team.
During its franchise history, the Boston Celtics has been home to four MVP Award winners (Bob Cousy, Bill Russell, Dave Cowens, and Larry Bird) and has also featured such notable players as John Havlicek, Kevin Garnett, Kevin McHale, Paul Perce, Ray Allen, and Robert Parish.
- Established: 1946
- Home State: Massachusetts
- Colors: Green, Gold, Black, Brown, and White
- Mascot: Lucky the Leprechaun
- Head Coach: Ime Udoka
- Arena: TD Garden
- NBA Championships: 17
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In 1978, Boston Celtics owner Irv Levin wanted a team closer to his LA home. After toying with moving the vaunted Celtics to San Diego, Levin engineered a trade with Buffalo Braves owner John Y. Brown. They swapped franchises and Levin took the Braves to the West Coast.
Larry Bird has said the 1986 team was the best one he played on in Boston.
Blake Griffin says that Kevin Garnett was the last of a generation of trash talkers who really knew how to get in their opponents’ head. He said that Garnett would unnerve his opponent by talking trash without directly looking at them which was funny and unsettling to Griffin.
Robert Parish had his biggest basketball moment in the eighth grade.
Kevin McHale saw a decline in the NBA during the final seasons of his career.
When Robert Parish first joined the Boston Celtics, he learned a career-changing lesson about the importance of being in shape.
There was one coach Larry Bird wanted to take over the Boston Celtics, and it never happened.,
As an NBA rookie, Glen Davis made the mistake of trash-talking Kevin Garnett. Then, on his mother’s advice, he had to apologize to the veteran.