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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Larry Bird was one of the greatest trash talkers of all time and Charles Barkley shared a story about Bird who once told him on the court “there’s not a white guy on the planet that can guard me.” This endeared Bird to Barkley even though the Celtics consistently beat the Sixers in the 1980s.
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New Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka is somewhat of an enigma, described both as boring and a character straight out of ‘Mortal Kombat.’
ESPN’s Jay Williams is under fire for wrongly tweeting out the Boston Celtics had never had a Black head coach before hiring Ime Udoka.
While most usually only mention the Celtics and Lakers when discussing the NBA from the 1950s and 1960s, the Hawks played a major role in that era as well and did something the Lakers never could.
The Washington Wizards reportedly complained to the NBA about the off-the-court actions of the Boston Celtics.
There is a lot going on with the Boston Celtics and not much of it is good.
