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Drafting an all-time Boston Celtics roster is harder than you might think

With Hall of Fame greats like Larry Bird, Bill Russell, Kevin Garnett, Bob Cousy, Kevin McHale, Dave Cowens, Robert Parish, John Havlicek, Paul Pierce, and so, so many others to choose from, building an all-time Boston Celtics squad is easier said than done.

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On this day: Len Bias, Garfield Smith, Sam Cassell born; Bob Cousy traded

On this day, Celtics Len Bias, Garfield Smith, and Sam Cassell -- while Boston icon Bob Cousy had his rights traded to the Cincinnati Royals.

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On this day: Auerbach, Cousy, Cooper, Rondo, Fox, Walker debut with Celtics

On this day, Celtics greats Red Auerbach, Bob Cousy, Chuck Cooper, Rajon Rondo, Rick Fox, and Antoine Walker all debuted for Boston.

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How Bob Cousy and the Boston Celtics helped shape MA AG and gubernatorial candidate Maura Healey

Basketball (and being a point guard) played a major role in making Healey who she is today.

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Celtics Lab 139: Talking hoops and the Celtics season to come with Maura Healey

The hosts of the CLNS Media "Celtics Lab" podcast got a chance to sit down with Healey to talk about the Celtics of today and our past, the sport more broadly, as well as her platform.

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Marcus Hayes: Traitors return: Ben Simmons, Carson Wentz return to Philadelphia 8 days apart to face 76ers, Eagles

PHILADELPHIA — Like a bad penny, they keep turning up.

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SI:AM | Bill Russell’s Legacy

He was more than just an NBA legend.

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Bill Russell’s Off-Court Example Is What Resonates Most, Now and Beyond

The Celtics icon helped push civil rights and the interests of Black athletes to the forefront.

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‘I’d set him straight;’ Chuck Cooper III on JJ Redick’s plumbers and fireman comments

The Celtics great's son added his voice to those critiquing Redick's diminishing words of those who played in his father's era.

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Jerry West questions J.J. Reddick’s credentials after his disrespect of old NBA stars: ‘What did his career look like?’

"What did he do that determined games?"

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Jerry West Responds to JJ Redick’s ‘Plumbers and Firemen’ Comment

The NBA Hall-of-Famer defended Bob Cousy and his NBA era.

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Just how good of a player was Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy?

Despite the erroneous assumptions otherwise, the NBA of the 1960s had exceptionally skilled players -- and Cousy was among the best.

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‘Let’s call it ignorance,’ says Satch Sanders of JJ Redick’s dismissal of earlier NBA players’ ability

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Bob Cousy Reacts to J.J. Redick’s One-Liner

The 93-year-old NBA legend said the league must’ve had the ‘best firemen and plumbers’ at that time.

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NFL Broadcasting Carousel Isn’t Close to Slowing Down

Greg Olsen keeping the seat warm for Tom Brady could lead to some wild scenarios.

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Bob Cousy says Elgin Baylor and not LeBron James is greatest SF ever

Celtics great Bob Cousy had a pick for the greatest small forward ever that some may find questionable.

Chicago Sun-Times

NBA updates Larry O’Brien trophy, adds trophies named for Magic Johnson, Larry Bird

The Eastern Conference championship trophy has been renamed for Bob Cousy, the Western Conference championship trophy for Oscar Robertson.

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JJ Redick Drops Great One-Liner on Bob Cousy’s Competition

Although he won six NBA titles during the 1950s and ’60s for the Celtics, Redick wanted to make it clear what competition looked like back then.

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On this day: Bob Cousy inducted into Hall of Fame; Tracy Jackson born

The Cooz was granted basketball's highest honor on this date in 1971.

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