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!

By:  Michael D. McClellan | To a generation of Boston Celtics fans, M.L. Carr was the towel-waving agitator best remembered for antagonizing Lakers players and fans alike during that epic 1984 NBA Finals.  To another generation of fans, Carr was the Celtics’ coach and general manager during some of the darkest days in franchise history, overseeing one of […]

By: Michael D. McClellan | It’s easy to get lost in Larry Bird’s shadow, but Scott Wedman was never about limelight or acclaim.  The quiet Kansan with the picture-perfect release and feathery touch may have flown under the radar during his time with the Celtics, but his contributions were never lost on those who played alongside him.  […]

By:  Michael D. McClellan | His professional career was supposed to start here, in Boston, joining Jo Jo White and Dave Cowens as part of Red Auerbach’s post-Russell rebuilding plan. Forget that the ABA’s Virginia Squires also had designs on Charlie Scott’s services, and that it was a foregone conclusion that Scott would follow the […]

By:  Michael D. McClellan | He was a high school phenom, a Paul Bunyan in basketball shorts, a player would later join John Havlicek and Jerry Lucas on a championship quest at Ohio State. That Larry Siegfried would eventually follow Havlicek to professional glory with the Boston Celtics is hardly surprising:  Siegfried’s sweet shooting touch and trip-hammer […]

By:  Michael D. McClellan |  His résumé is stuffed with with 24,941 points, 16,330 rebounds and 2,497 blocks spread over 17 professional seasons and two leagues, and yet Artis “A-Train” Gilmore is as unassuming as they come, a 7′-2″ giant who dominated the paint but hardly made headlines during his Hall of Fame career.  Perhaps that’s […]

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