Showing posts with label Celtics. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Celtics. Show all posts

Tuesday, December 16, 2008

Move over Tom Brady...


There's another star athlete with big time endorsement deals in town. Olympic swimmer Michael Phelps was spotted at the Boston University pool on Dec. 15 and 16 while shooting a commercial for Subway...he also took some time out on Monday to catch the Boston Celtics play the Utah Jazz at the T.D. Banknorth Garden.
And what a game it was. The Celtics won their 15th straight game and added to their best start in franchise history with a 100-91 victory over the Jazz Monday night.

Sunday, December 7, 2008

Larry Bird is 52


Larry Joe Bird (born December 7, 1956) is a retired American NBA basketball player, widely considered one of the best players of all time and one of the top clutch performers in the history of sports. Drafted into the NBA sixth overall by the Boston Celtics in 1978, Bird started at small forward and power forward for thirteen seasons, teaming with legendary center Robert Parish and forward Kevin McHale. Due to back problems, he retired as a player from the NBA in 1992. Bird was voted to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team in 1996 and inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame in 1998. He served as head coach of the Indiana Pacers from 1997 to 2000. In 2003, he assumed the role of president of basketball operations for the Pacers, which he currently still holds.