Conference
Eastern
Division
Atlantic
Founded
1946
History
Boston Celtics
1946–present
Arena
TD Garden
Location
Boston, Massachusetts
Team colors
Green, white, black, gold, brown
Main sponsor
Vistaprint[
CEO
Wyc Grousbeck
President
Rich Gotham
General manager
Brad Stevens
Head coach
Joe Mazzulla
Affiliation(s)
Maine Celtics
Championships
17 (1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1986, 2008)
Conference titles
10 (1974, 1976, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2008, 2010, 2022)
Division titles
33 (1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1991, 1992, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2017, 2022, 2023)
Retired numbers
23 (00, 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 18
Boston’s ascent coincided with the postwar proliferation of television sets in the United States, helping the team and its players become iconic figures as the sport’s national profile grew. Among the highlights of the Celtics’ unprecedented championship run are Russell twice gathering an NBA finals-record 40 rebounds in a game (1960, 1962) and Havlicek’s series-clinching steal of an inbounds pass in game seven of the 1965 Eastern Division finals, which elicited the famous call of “Havlicek stole the ball!” by announcer Johnny Most. The matchups between Russell, who served as the Celtics’ player-coach from 1966 to 1969 and Wilt Chamberlain, first as a Philadelphia 76er and then with the Los Angeles Lakers, were at the centre of some of the most dramatic games in NBA playoff history.
Havlicek was still a key contributor, along with Dave Cowens, Paul Silas, and Jo Jo White, on teams coached by Heinsohn that won titles in 1973–74 and 1975–76. The second of those championships included a dramatic triple-overtime victory over the Phoenix Suns in game five of the finals. In 1978 the Celtics were involved in an unusual transaction after the NBA blocked the team’s owner, Irv Levin, from moving the franchise to his native California. Instead, Levin and John Y. Brown, owner of the Buffalo Braves, traded franchises. That same year Boston acquired one of the greatest players in league history—and arguably the most beloved Celtic of all time—when they selected.
Shaquille O’Neal, in full Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal, byname Shaq, (born March 6, 1972, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.), American basketball player, named in 1996 to the National Basketball Association (NBA) list of its 50 greatest players of all time.
Born: March 6, 1972 (age 51) Newark New Jersey
Awards And Honors: Olympic Games Basketball Hall of Fame (2016)
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Boston Celtics, American professional basketball team based in Boston, Massachusetts. One of the most successful franchises in sports history, the Celtics won 11 of 13 National Basketball Association (NBA) championships from 1957 to 1969. Overall, they have won 17 NBA titles.
John Havlicek
Date: 1946 - present
Headquarters: Boston
Areas Of Involvement: basketball
Related People: Bill Russell Doc Rivers Don Nelson Bill Walton Rick Pitino
Shaquille O’Neal, in full Shaquille Rashaun O’Neal, byname Shaq, (born March 6, 1972, Newark, New Jersey, U.S.), American basketball player, named in 1996 to the National Basketball Association (NBA) list of its 50 greatest players of all time.
Born: March 6, 1972 (age 51) Newark New Jersey
Awards And Honors: Olympic Games Basketball Hall of Fame (2016) .
Doc Rivers, byname of Glenn Anton Rivers, (born October 13, 1961, Chicago, Illinois, U.S.), American professional basketball player and coach who, as head coach of the Boston Celtics, led the team to a National Basketball Association (NBA) championship in 2008