Robert Parish

March 15th, 1992. The Portland Trailblazers were making their one & only visit of the season to the Garden and the C’s had revenge on their minds. Back in November, the Blazers blew out Boston 116-90 in a wire-to-wire victory, handing Boston it’s third straight loss. Boston was once again on a losing streak when [...]

The year was 1991, and the Boston Celtics were on the cusp of major changes. Larry Bird, Robert Parish and Kevin McHale were all in the twilight of their prolific careers, and newcomer Reggie Lewis was getting ready to take the torch. For the Spurs, youngsters David Robinson, Avery Johnson & Sean Elliot were giving fans [...]

It was April 1994 and the Chris Ford led Boston Celtics were 31-49. The C’s were about to experience their first losing season in 15 years, Robert Parish was the only remaining member of the big 3 still in green & the franchise was getting ready to face some tough years. But one bright spot [...]

I’ve been wanting to post this tale for a couple weeks now. It’s another great excerpt from the Lakers book Showtime, courtesy Pro Basketball Talk: “The Lakers used to have a PR guy named Josh Rosenfeld. I think it was after the game where Kurt Rambis got clotheslined by Kevin McHale (Game 4 of the [...]

Each September, Grey Flannel holds their annual “Basketball Hall of Fame Induction Auction”. This year marks it’s eighth such event, and there are some very special items up for bid. Grey Flannel always has some absolutely incredible & rare memorabilia, and this year is no different. Some of the items that are available include an [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. So how’d that Hornets jersey feel? “Un-com-fortable,” Parish said. “In my mind, I would always be a Celtic. I was very thankful and humbled that the Hornets [...]

Here’s a short profile of my man Ricas from Canton, Mississippi. After the all-star break, we’ll have another edition of “Celebrity Fan Friday“.. Ricas grew up in the 1980’s, so he is a big fan of the Bird, McHale & Parish era: I’ve been a Celtics fan since I was 11 years old. Growing-up, I [...]

The Chief is selling his 1986 championship ring. The current high-bid is $18K. This size 13, 14k gold player’s ring weighs 39 grams. The top panel reads “BOSTON CELTICS WORLD CHAMPIONS” surrounding a green enameled shamrock logo and a diamond encrusted Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy. Fifteen smaller round-cut diamonds make up the base and a [...]