{"id":15977,"date":"2018-07-12T01:27:37","date_gmt":"2018-07-12T01:27:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/?page_id=15977"},"modified":"2022-11-06T15:39:28","modified_gmt":"2022-11-06T15:39:28","slug":"celtic-nation-home-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtic-Nation Home"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-zqdhyh-e7b5193884549ad46223c4e1c8c3c555\">\n.flex_column.av-zqdhyh-e7b5193884549ad46223c4e1c8c3c555{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-zqdhyh-e7b5193884549ad46223c4e1c8c3c555 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  '     ><p><section  class='av_textblock_section av-jntjr9ut-b7ea99bc52562f9fc74b46c638ccd2ce '   itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><span class='av_dropcap1 av-av_dropcap1-3cd9da5fea0ef5fb27aee617571c39a3'><strong>W<\/strong><\/span><strong>elcome<\/strong> to the home of Michael D. McClellan&#8217;s exclusive interviews with Boston Celtics players and coaches of all eras. His latest book,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #008000;\"><strong>The Boston Celtics<\/strong><\/span>, tells the rich history of the team through his interviews with Celtics legends Larry Bird, Bob Cousy, Red Auerbach, and more!\u00a0 The book is now available online (hardcover and eBook) at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Boston-Celtics-Auerbach-Legends-Moments\/dp\/1683581970\/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1531362055&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=michael+d.+mcclellan\">Amazon.com<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.barnesandnoble.com\/w\/the-boston-celtics-michael-d-mcclellan\/1127585990?ean=9781683581970#\/\">BarnesAndNoble.com<\/a>!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jntjqmoq-097a9bd0acbcfa9f064ad439773bf3a0\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jntjqmoq-097a9bd0acbcfa9f064ad439773bf3a0 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jntjqmoq-097a9bd0acbcfa9f064ad439773bf3a0 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jntjqmoq-097a9bd0acbcfa9f064ad439773bf3a0 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-last '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class='wp-image-16517 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-16517 avia_image ' src='https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Michael-Brad-Tommy2.png' alt='' title='Michael-Brad-Tommy2'  height=\"587\" width=\"1065\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\"  \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-q8otvt-61018861a8ba2c2f9aa2957e8a9f2b72\">\n.flex_column.av-q8otvt-61018861a8ba2c2f9aa2957e8a9f2b72{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-q8otvt-61018861a8ba2c2f9aa2957e8a9f2b72 av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-3  el_after_av_three_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding  column-top-margin'     ><p><div  class='av-alb-blogposts template-blog  av-blog-meta-author-disabled av-blog-meta-comments-disabled av-blog-meta-category-disabled av-blog-meta-date-disabled av-blog-meta-html-info-disabled av-blog-meta-tag-disabled '  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Blog\" ><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16706 post-loop-1 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-16706 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-interview category-bird-era tag-larry-bird\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Larry Bird Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/bird-era\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Bird Era (1979-1992)<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-larry-bird-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Larry Bird Interview\">The Larry Bird Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-larry-bird-interview\/\"  title=\"Larry_Bird\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Larry_Bird.png\" class=\"wp-image-16708 avia-img-lazy-loading-16708 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Larry_Bird.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Larry_Bird-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Larry_Bird-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written\u00a0By:\u00a0\u00a0Michael\u00a0D.\u00a0McClellan | So much has been written about Larry Bird, and yet the private superstar prefers to operate far from the spotlight. I had the pleasure of sitting down with Larry to discuss his brilliant career, but, because of his affinity for privacy, wanted to keep the on-the-record dialog short-and-sweet. Larry appreciated that greatly. Off [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-larry-bird-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Larry_Bird.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2019-10-07T23:15:39+00:00\" >2019-10-07 23:15:39<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2021-01-01 17:16:27<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Larry Bird Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16710 post-loop-2 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-16710 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-featured-interview category-bird-era tag-conner-henry\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Conner Henry Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/bird-era\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Bird Era (1979-1992)<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-conner-henry-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Conner Henry Interview\">The Conner Henry Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-conner-henry-interview\/\"  title=\"Conner_Henry\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conner_Henry.png\" class=\"wp-image-16711 avia-img-lazy-loading-16711 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conner_Henry.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conner_Henry-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conner_Henry-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written\u00a0By:\u00a0\u00a0Michael\u00a0D.\u00a0McClellan\u00a0| Imagine doing something so well that you are granted membership into one of the world\u2019s most exclusive fraternities, where only one in every 10,000 is selected to perform before an audience of millions.&nbsp; Now imagine yourself sharing the stage with the preeminent talent in your chosen profession, at a time when history unfolds before [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-conner-henry-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Conner_Henry.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-26T03:04:33+00:00\" >2018-12-26 03:04:33<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-26 03:04:50<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Conner Henry Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16674 post-loop-3 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-16674 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dark-days category-featured-interview tag-antoine-walker\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Antoine Walker Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/dark-days\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dark Days (1993-2007)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-antoine-walker-interview-2\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Antoine Walker Interview\">The Antoine Walker Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-antoine-walker-interview-2\/\"  title=\"Antoine_Walker\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Antoine_Walker.png\" class=\"wp-image-16644 avia-img-lazy-loading-16644 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Antoine_Walker.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Antoine_Walker-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Antoine_Walker-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written By: Michael D. McClellan | Their journey begins with college basketball\u2019s signature program and culminates with a two-year run as part of the NBA\u2019s most-decorated franchise, their brotherhood built on hoops and hip-hop, their friendship sealed with slam dunks and Soul Train. They win a national championship as part of \u201cThe Untouchables,\u201d Rick Pitino\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-antoine-walker-interview-2\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Antoine_Walker.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-25T05:31:12+00:00\" >2018-12-25 05:31:12<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-26 03:29:20<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Antoine Walker Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-16638 post-loop-4 post-parity-even single-big with-slider post-16638 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-dark-days category-featured-interview category-bird-era tag-dee-brown\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Dee Brown Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/dark-days\/\" rel=\"tag\">Dark Days (1993-2007)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/bird-era\/\" rel=\"tag\">The Bird Era (1979-1992)<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-dee-brown-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Dee Brown Interview\">The Dee Brown Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-dee-brown-interview\/\"  title=\"Dee_Brown\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dee_Brown.png\" class=\"wp-image-16639 avia-img-lazy-loading-16639 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dee_Brown.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dee_Brown-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dee_Brown-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written&nbsp;By:&nbsp;&nbsp;Michael&nbsp;D.&nbsp;McClellan | It\u2019s the same everywhere he goes. Not a day passes that Dee Brown isn\u2019t asked about The Dunk, a spontaneous act of showmanship that makes him famous, draws Michael Jordan\u2019s ire, and brings urban sneaker culture one step closer to the mainstream. Mistaken for Shawn Kemp\u2019s little brother during the 1991 NBA Slam [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-dee-brown-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Dee_Brown.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T23:25:18+00:00\" >2018-12-23 23:25:18<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-26 03:32:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Dee Brown Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8022 post-loop-5 post-parity-odd single-big with-slider post-8022 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-gene-conley\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Gene Conley Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Gene Conley Interview\">The Gene Conley Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\"  title=\"Gene_Conley2\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png\" class=\"wp-image-16531 avia-img-lazy-loading-16531 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>Written By:\u00a0 Michael D. McClellan |\u00a0The sports world is buzzing on February 7, 1994, when Michael Jordan\u2014who retires from basketball four months earlier at the height of his career\u2014signs a contract to play minor league baseball for the Chicago White Sox. The announcement generates a flurry of attention for a two-sport athlete from another era, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-conley-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Conley2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T01:56:54+00:00\" >2018-12-23 01:56:54<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-23 19:37:15<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Gene Conley Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><article class=\"post-entry post-entry-type-standard post-entry-8000 post-loop-6 post-parity-even post-entry-last single-big with-slider post-8000 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-celtics-dynasty category-featured-interview tag-gene-guarilia\"  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" ><div class=\"blog-meta\"><\/div><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix standard-content'><header class=\"entry-content-header\" aria-label=\"Post: The Gene Guarilia Interview\"><div class=\"av-heading-wrapper\"><span class=\"blog-categories minor-meta\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/celtics-dynasty\/\" rel=\"tag\">Celtics Dynasty (1957-1969)<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/category\/featured-interview\/\" rel=\"tag\">Featured Interview<\/a><\/span><h2 class='post-title entry-title '  itemprop=\"headline\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\" rel=\"bookmark\" title=\"Permanent Link: The Gene Guarilia Interview\">The Gene Guarilia Interview<span class=\"post-format-icon minor-meta\"><\/span><\/a><\/h2><\/div><\/header><span class=\"av-vertical-delimiter\"><\/span><div class=\"big-preview single-big\"  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\"  title=\"Gene_Guarilia\" ><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png\" class=\"wp-image-16535 avia-img-lazy-loading-16535 attachment-no scaling size-no scaling wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png 600w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia-300x200.png 300w, https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia-450x300.png 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"entry-content\"  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>By:&nbsp; Michael D. McClellan |&nbsp;&nbsp;Four years, four rings.&nbsp; Few could ever accuse Gene Guarilia of not being in the right place at the right time, nor could they accuse him of not making the most of a truly golden opportunity.&nbsp; Dropped into the greatest sports dynasty the world has ever known, Guarilia responded the only [&hellip;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more-link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/the-gene-guarilia-interview\/\" class=\"more-link\">Read more<span class='more-link-arrow avia-svg-icon avia-font-svg_entypo-fontello' data-av_svg_icon='right-open-big' data-av_iconset='svg_entypo-fontello'><svg version=\"1.1\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"15\" height=\"32\" viewBox=\"0 0 15 32\" preserveAspectRatio=\"xMidYMid meet\" role=\"graphics-symbol\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n<path d=\"M0.416 27.84l11.456-11.84-11.456-11.904q-0.832-0.832 0-1.536 0.832-0.832 1.536 0l12.544 12.608q0.768 0.832 0 1.6l-12.544 12.608q-0.704 0.832-1.536 0-0.832-0.704 0-1.536z\"><\/path>\n<\/svg><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><span class=\"post-meta-infos\"><\/span><footer class=\"entry-footer\"><\/footer><div class='post_delimiter'><\/div><\/div><div class=\"post_author_timeline\"><\/div><span class='hidden'>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/12\/Gene_Guarilia.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='height'>400<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='width'>600<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"publisher\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Organization\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='logo' itemscope itemtype='https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject'>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop='url'>https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/celtics-clover-logo2.png<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"author\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Person\" ><span itemprop='name'>Michael McClellan<\/span><\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"datePublished\" datetime=\"2018-12-23T01:09:17+00:00\" >2018-12-23 01:09:17<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"dateModified\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/dateModified\" >2018-12-23 19:47:29<\/span><span class='av-structured-data'  itemprop=\"mainEntityOfPage\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/mainEntityOfPage\" ><span itemprop='name'>The Gene Guarilia Interview<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/article><div class='single-big'><nav class='pagination'><span class='pagination-meta'>Page 1 of 9<\/span><span class='current'>1<\/span><a href='https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977\/page\/2\/' class='inactive next_page' >2<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977\/page\/3\/' class='inactive' >3<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977\/page\/2\/'>&rsaquo;<\/a><a href='https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977\/page\/9\/'>&raquo;<\/a><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","iawp_total_views":126,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15977","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=15977"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/15977\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.celtic-nation.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15977"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}