"When you look back at things, many times it's a bigger moment than you think. In this case, it was bigger than I thought."
Satch shares his experience of the milestone moment and remembers Red Auerbach's convincing argument for him to play for the Celtics.
Cooper and Cousy: When the Boston Celtics drafted Chuck Cooper in the 1950 draft, he joined another rookie who went on to have a Hall of Fame career, the legendary Bob Cousy.
Jaylen Brown tells the story of a friendship that saw Cooper and Cousy go through good times, and bad.
This year, the NBA celebrates the 75th Anniversary of the historic 1950 NBA Draft, commemorating the season that broke the color barrier when Nat “Sweetwater” Clifton, Chuck Cooper and Earl Lloyd became the first Black players to enter the NBA. #NBAPioneers75
Aaron Gordon tragically lost his brother Drew almost a year ago.
Aaron has since taken care of his nephews, moving the youngest 2 out to Denver.
Gordon is now in the form of his life in this years playoffs.
Nothing but respect and love for AG 🙏
h/t @HoopsNation_
Joe Ingles’ son Jacob, who is autistic, is in attendance for tonight’s game to watch his dad play live for the first time 🙏
Jacob was able to watch his first in-arena NBA game, but Joe didn't play. Tonight, Wolves HC Chris Finch started Ingles... and Jacob got his wish ♥️