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"Background on Sam Presti: he’s from Massachusetts. Went to Emerson. His dream was always to work for the Celtics… it just never happened. Still spends summers in New England with his family—hangs around, does the whole off-season New England life."
Cameron Tabatabaie: Statement from new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm: Growing up on the North Shore and attending college in New England, I have been a die-hard Celtics fan my entire life I understand how important the Celtics are to the city of Boston – the role the team plays in the community is different than any other city in the country. I also understand that there is a responsibility as a leader of the organization to the people of Boston, and I am up for this challenge.
The New England native will likely be fined for pursuing the refs. The league might lighten Brown's pockets as well for the second time this season for bashing the late-game officiating, which featured three technical fouls against the Celtics in a two-minute span in the fourth quarter. “Joe didn't say anything to deserve a tech,” Brown argued. “I come and shake all the refs' hands because I speak for my team. I'm allowed to talk. So when I tell [Van Duyne] you called a tech for no reason and you say, ‘If you say it again, I'm calling another tech,' then I say it again and you call a tech, you just threatened your whistle as a threat. Like, that's not a part of the game either and it's bull****.”
Boston Celtics Coach Joe Mazzulla returned to his native Rhode Island on Tuesday, carrying the gleaming NBA championship trophy down the State House steps and telling the crowd that coming back to New England after years away made him recognize two things. “You start to realize, one, what a pain in the ass I was as a kid,” he said, drawing laughs from the crowd. “And two, how many people went into making sure I got to where I am today.”
Clarence Blair, founder and creative director of B.L.A.I.R. Creative Marketing, admits "it's a crazy and wild idea," but nonetheless is "pretty confident" that a new New England NBA team is possible. He already has a name in mind for the team: The New England Founders.
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Duncan Robinson grew up in New Hampshire and was a Celtics fan throughout his childhood so it was a little surprising to see the New England native pour salt in the wound of Boston fans in Game 7. In an appearance on JJ Redick’s podcast on Monday, Robinson revealed the entertaining reason that motivated him to do the taunt.
Joe Mazzulla not a lock to return next season as Celtics head coach?
There is a wave of anger from New England and a rising expectation elsewhere Joe Mazzulla will pay the price for this 0-3 hole the Celtics find themselves in. Brad Stevens is a huge believer in Mazzulla and made the choice not only to promote him but also to make him the permanent coach midway through the season.
Going back to your Boston days, I remember you talking about hockey. I remember you said you skated like … Georges Niang: Like you have a pine cone up your a–. Yeah, that’s what my coach told me when I was younger. I know there’s a big hockey culture in New England. Was it fun or was the skating so bad that it got in the way? Georges Niang: Oh no, I loved hockey. I mean, I was just better at basketball. Hockey is a sport you have to play when you’re like 4 years old. It’s intense, it takes a lifetime to learn. So basketball was probably better suited for me and the Niang family.
Irving brought hate from the New England sector, first bolting Boston then stomping on the Celtics logo. But for their part, the Nets are shrugging off the storyline. “I don’t even know what that means, villains. … A lot of it is just narratives. People love to talk hoops and barbershop and whatever,” coach Steve Nash said. “It’s not like we did anything illegal. I don’t know what we’re supposed to do, not try to add to our roster, and just sit pat? That’s the idea of this league is to try to put together the best team you can.”
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“Somebody asked me ‘Dennis, you want to wrestle again?’ I could tell you a guy I’d really want to wrestle, that’s Markowski,” Rodman said. We’re going to assume he doesn’t mean the U.S. Senator from Alaska. Of course, he went on to clarify. “I mean, Rob, that guy from New England,” Rodman continued. “He talk a lot of [expletive]. I’m 50 years old, and you like 32, 33 years old. It don’t matter to me, let’s go out and do this [expletive].”
Thibs wants Knicks job?
When not traveling, the unmarried Thibodeau has made his home base at his brother’s place in New England. “He really wants the Knick job,” a Thibodeau confidant said. “He can taste it and he may even be in the lead.”
Chris Forsberg: Brad Stevens on team planning tribute for Kobe Bryant: “I’m glad we’re doing that, I think it’s great. People of New England understand how special Kobe was and what he brought to basketball in this area because of the great battles he had against the Celtics.”
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