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 Nate Archibald Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | The dream starts here, in the gang-infested, drug-ravaged projects of New York’s South Bronx, a place where bullets fly and dreams die in near synchronous rhythm, a concert of violence that plays on a continuous loop next door, down the street, all around. Murder in the 4-0 – New York’s 40th […]
The Tony Delk Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Tony Delk arrived in Boston as part of Rick Pitino’s UK pipeline, a member of the ’96 Kentucky championship team dubbed “The Untouchables” and still regarded as one of the greatest collegiate teams ever. Antoine Walker was on that team. Walter McCarty, too. Ron Mercer. Wayne Turner. All eventually wore a […]
The Jim Ard Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | He played in the league with that red, white and blue ball, teaming with the great Rick Barry and doing battle with the incomparable Julius Erving, but his ultimate thrill was winning an NBA Championship with Dave Cowens, John Havlicek, Jo Jo White, and the rest of the 1975-76 Boston Celtics. […]
The Hank Finkel Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Someone had to bear the burden of replacing arguably the greatest winner in the history of professional sports, and that someone turned out to be Hank Finkel. A karaoke singer who had somehow wandered onto Pavarotti’s stage, Finkel performed for an audience spoiled by the immensely unattainable standards of his predecessor. […]
The Walter McCarty Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | The modern day NBA is awash with versatile big men, the kind of players who can score both inside and out, the kind of players who can battle underneath on one possession, and who can step behind the three-point line and knock down a long-distance trey on the next. Dirk Nowitzki […]
The Mark Acres Interview
By: Michael D. McClellan | Mark Acres played two nondescript seasons for the Boston Celtics, his contributions to the team accelerated by the injury-plagued retirement of backup center Bill Walton, but he remains a cult favorite among the hardcore Celtic fans of the day. To them, Acres represented hope – hope that the team had finally […]