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Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Released Thursday, 11th April 2019
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Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn

Thursday, 11th April 2019
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In this episode, Michael sits down with Celtics' playing, coaching, and broadcasting legend Tommy Heinsohn. They discussed multiple topics, including the time he fought Wilt Chamberlain, being one of the initial Presidents of the Players Association and how he thinks Bill Russell would fare in today's NBA. Tommy also gave his thoughts on the current Celtics team and coach Brad Stevens. Sit back and take a trip down memory lane with Tommy Heinsohn, you'll enjoy this episode.

1:47 – His transition to his broadcasting career 

4:15 - One of the founding fathers of the Players Association 

9:07 – Could today’s NBA have player-coaches?

11:05- thoughts on people looking down at the competition level of basketball in his era.

14:36 – How would Bill Russell perform in today’s NBA?

15:45 -The second best player he’s ever seen

16:57 – Funny story about getting into a fight with Wilt Chamberlain

21:30 – Working with Mike Gorman on Celtics Broadcast 

23:20 – How he approaches broadcasting a game 

27:23 – Thoughts on Brad Stevens 

29:19 - Celtics expectations

31:34 – His thoughts on being a broadcast celebrity 

33:09 - Tommy Heinsohn, the artist 

36:41 – Favorite Celtics Championship team

39:00 His favorite NBA Official 



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