OTD In Celtics history:
Red Auerbach acquired Robert Parish and the first-round pick that would become Kevin McHale from the Warriors in one of the greatest trades in NBA history
The return:
☘️ 3 championships
☘️ 2 Hall of Famers
☘️ One of the greatest frontcourts ever
June 8, 1986: Larry Bird finishes with 29 PTS/12 AST/11 REB/3 STL in a 114-97 win over the Rockets in Game 6 of the NBA Finals—and the Celtics win their 16th NBA Championship.
Also for Boston, Kevin McHale had 29 PTS/10 REB. Akeem Olajuwon scored 19 PTS for the Rockets.
When Ben Stiller offered Tom Cruise the role in Tropic Thunder (2008), Cruise said, “I’ll do it but he needs fat hairy arms, giant prosthetic hands & he has to dance.” What started as a small cameo turned into one of the wildest performances of his career.
28 years ago today, Dennis Rodman skipped a Chicago Bulls practice during the NBA Finals to be at WCW Monday Nitro with Hollywood Hogan and the nWo, and hit DDP with a steel chair.
LEGENDARY! 😂😂🙌🙌
@RichStapless@TheDunkCentral@NBA__Courtside This is the main issue with us politics. You get categorized as the opposition when you don’t stand for someone’s beliefs. You’re the enemy regardless if you choose to be neutral. You democrats and republicans are so hypocritical.. yall are in a cult.
The real value of Mark Jackson and JVG was that they could buckle down and give you real analysis and attention to detail in the clutch moments. Jefferson showing that with the Kornet kick.
Keith David became emotional while accepting his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
“I started out as a singer, then I wanted to be a preacher & I wanted to be a lawyer and a bank president. Then I discovered I could be an actor and be all those things.”
The whole 82-0 phenomenon reinforces that whole bit about how the only thing a bunch of dudes need in order to have a good time is to sit around announcing the names of a bunch of old athletes.