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 Ernie Barrett Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | His basketball career began in a Kansas railroad town, and while his legacy will forever be defined by his contributions to Kansas State University – first as an All-American guard with a feathery touch from outside, and then as the school’s athletic director and fund-raiser extraordinaire – Ernie Barrett will also […]
The Paul Westphal Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | I knew that Paul Westphal was special long before I ever had the pleasure of speaking with him about his basketball successes, of which there are many. The year was 1989, and I caught a television news report that the Phoenix Suns were going to retire Westphal’s jersey to their […]
The Dennis Johnson Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | The player Larry Bird calls “the best teammate I’ve ever had” gets his start driving a forklift for $2.75 an hour in a tape warehouse. He arrives in Boston years later with a championship ring and a reputation as a locker room cancer, the former by virtue of one big play […]
The Bill Sharman Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Kobe Bryant knows the stories well. He has nothing but love for the man whose legacy stretches from the cramped gyms and bare knuckle brawls of the 1950s, to the innovative way that teams prepare for games today. When Bryant joins the Los Angeles Lakers as a 17-year-old rookie fresh […]
The Arnie Risen Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | He battles George Mikan during the early days of his professional career and teams with Bill Russell in its twilight, his contributions to the game obscured by basketball’s most dominant big men of the twentieth century. Arnie Risen is understandably cool with this. The shadows cast by Mikan and Russell […]
The Terry Duerod Interview
Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Garbage time is hardly the place where legends are born – those moments are usually reserved for the huge, pressure-packed situations, when everything is on the line and the fans are on their feet, their throaty roar engulfing the participants, swallowing them whole – but all of that changed […]