It’s hard for young kids to realize how great John Havlicek really was. But some guys… like Kevin Garnett… realize exactly what Hondo’s been through. He didn’t just “steal the ball.” So when Hondo visited the Celtics to say a few words… KG was rivited.
“I don’t think I blinked one time when he was talking,” Garnett said. “I was trying to get all of the insight and pick up all of the knowledge he was giving.”
Hondo hasn’t been the only Celtics great giving advice. I hope this team understands the wealth of knowledge they have availableto them.
The Celtics open the season Friday… a game that Gilbert Arenas has guaranteed the Wiz would win (sorry… no anti-Gilbert shirt for this one). Paul Pierce, though, knows what this is really about:
“I just look at that as Gilbert needing attention,” Pierce said. “That’s just stuff that he does. He stirs the pot. That’s just Gilbert being Gilbert.”
Have you seen the NBA on ESPN ad featuring KG, Paul, and Ray? It’s up on GotGarnett.com right now
And finally… on a non-Celtics note. This is David Ortiz’s speech in that players-only meeting the Red Sox had after going down 3-1 to Cleveland… as told by SI’s Tom Verducci:
“Listen,” designated hitter David Ortiz began, “we’re not just a good team. We’re a great team. And don’t you f—— forget that. And let’s go play one at a time and go prove that. Because let me tell you something….”
Ortiz pulled on the sides of his gray road jersey. “There’s a reason why you wear this Red Sox uniform….”
Ortiz paused for a beat, letting the suspenseful silence fill the rapt room.
“Because you’re a bad mother——.”
Awesome.