Welcome to the home of Michael D. McClellan’s exclusive interviews with Boston Celtics players and coaches of all eras. His latest book, The Boston Celtics, tells the rich history of the team through his interviews with Celtics legends Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Red Auerbach, and more! The book is now available online (hardcover and eBook) at Amazon.com and BarnesAndNoble.com!
Michael D. McClellan is the author of 3 books about the Boston Celtics, and has interviewed over 100 current and former NBA players, including Bill Russell, Larry Bird, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Clyde Drexler, and Charles Barkley.Michael's newest book, 'The Boston Celtics,' is now available online (hardcover and eBook) at Amazon.com BarnesAndNoble.com!
Latest posts by Michael McClellan (see all)
- The Conner Henry Interview - 12/26/2018
- The Antoine Walker Interview - 12/25/2018
- The Dee Brown Interview - 12/23/2018
The Bob Cousy Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | “Before Elvis, there was nothing,” observes John Lennon, this in reference to all those popular singers who croon so statically and politely in front of rigid dance bands in the style of Perry Como. But Elvis is different; he grows up in Memphis, drawn to the blues and hooked on the […]
The Frank Ramsey Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Frank Ramsey, the NBA’s first great Sixth Man, is as likeable and as easygoing as they come, but he has an image problem; in the December 9, 1963 issue of Sports Illustrated, Ramsey writes a first-person tell-all that pulls the curtain back on what later becomes known as flopping. Ramsey […]
The Jo Jo White Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Red Auerbach has a decision to make. It’s the spring of ’69, and the architect of the Celtics’ championship run faces a post-Russell rebuild, a dreaded day thirteen years in the making. The heavy lifting starts with the first selection in the 1969 NBA Draft. Get it right, and the rebuild […]
The Wayne Embry Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Spend a few minutes talking to Wayne Embry, and it isn’t long before you realize that this former NBA All-Star is far more than a link to the days when legends such as Russell and Chamberlain ruled the basketball universe. Embry is as relevant now as he was then, only […]
The Sam Vincent Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | He grew up with a basketball in his hands, idolizing his older brother while forging a remarkable legacy of his own, and hoping that one day he, too, would don an NBA uniform and complete against the best athletes in the world. The spotlight certainly did not intimidate – how […]
The Glenn McDonald Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | He was on the court for less than two minutes in the third overtime of The Greatest Game Ever Played, and yet Glenn McDonald’s contributions loomed extraordinarily large on that day, as he and his Boston Celtic teammates pursued a league-record 13th NBA Championship. Who knows what may have happened had […]