Listen to the latest episode of "The '86 Celtics Interviews" podcast with NBA Hall of Famer Robert Parish, who tells some entertaining stories on a memorable season. This episode has been broken into two parts.
In Part 1 of this episode, "The Chief" talks about the addition of Bill Walton, and how it specifically helped him become a better player to play everyday in practice against him. Walton also taught Parish about "The Grateful Dead", who had him "shaking his little butt" during a concert in Worcester.
Plus, Parish, Bird and McHale were all great players, but their personalities were very different. How did it make for such a successful trio?
Make sure and download Part 2 to hear about the Celtics playoff run, including strategy against a young Michael Jordan, and what then Bucks coach Don Nelson said to really anger and motivate Parish in the conference finals.
In Part 2 of "The '86 Celtics Interviews" with Robert Parish, "The Chief" discusses the memorable playoff run by Boston that took them through a young Michael Jordan, the "perfect quarter" vs Atlanta, motivation driven by anger over something Bucks head coach Don Nelson said publicly, and a challenging series against Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson in the Finals.
Parish talks about how he and the team had an epic celebration after the Finals.
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Parish also talks about the team losing Len Bias, and two of his good friends, Reggie Lewis and Dennis Johnson.