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Complete list of Boston Celtics in the Basketball Hall of Fame

Celtics Wire celebrates the 48 members of the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame with ties to the Boston Celtics franchise.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Oct 4, 2023

On this day: Pierce narrowly survives stabbing; Fred Roberts trade; last win in Orlando bubble

On this day in 2000, Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce narrowly survived being stabbed 11 times in his face, neck, and back - only to return and play all 82 games that season.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 25, 2023

Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 21

Today's installment focuses on the nine players who wore No. 21 over the years as of August 2023.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Sep 2, 2023

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Bob Cousy on the odd path that brought him to the Boston Celtics

Cousy could have had a different path had another name been pulled out of the hat used to in the Chicago Stags dispersal draft.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 16, 2023

Bob Cousy on how he helped found the National Basketball Players Association (NBPA)

I'm not sitting here pissed off as hell because they're making all that money and I didn’t. I'm so pleased that I had a hand, I think, in setting the table for this," said Cousy.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 10, 2023

Celtics legend Bob Cousy at 95: ‘I’m the luckiest SOB on the planet’

The owner of quite a charmed life, Hall of Fame Boston Celtics point guard Bob Cousy turned 95 years young this past Wednesday

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 10, 2023

On this day: Cousy, Anthony, Arroyo, Udoka born; Davis re-signs

Boston Celtics point guard legend Bob Cousy was born on this day in 1928, as were Joel Anthony and Carlos Arroyo.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Aug 9, 2023

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Isiah Thomas, an all-time Boston nemesis, measured his game vs. a Celtics great

"He was so inspirational to point guards," said Thomas.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jul 24, 2023

Isiah Thomas Thinks One Team is the Clear Favorite to Win NBA Title Next Season

“They have all the pieces."

Sports Illustrated · Jul 18, 2023

Who has the highest assist average in Boston Celtics playoff history?

You might be surprised to learn that Bob Cousy does not hold the record for the most playoff assists; can you guess who does?

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 18, 2023

On this day: Celtics win ’81 championship vs. Rockets; Braun signed

On this day, the Boston Celtics won their 14th championship, beating the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals.

USA Today Sports Media Group · May 14, 2023

Celtics great Bill Russell investigated by FBI in 1960s for civil rights activism

The parallels with how the Bureau collects information on Black activists today is notable.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 29, 2023

Who has the highest career scoring average in Boston Celtics history?

Is it one of the greats, like Larry Bird, Paul Pierce, Dave Cowens, Tommy Heinsohn, or Bob Cousy? Or could it be a player who might surprise you given their status of being outside of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame?

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 27, 2023

On this day: Bob Cousy’s last game as a Celtic; Frank Ramsey drafted

On this day, Boston point guard legend Bob Cousy played his last game for the Celtics, and Hall of Fame wing Frank Ramsey was drafted.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 24, 2023

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 21, 2023

On this day: Bob Cousy inducted into Hall of Fame; Tracy Jackson born

The Cooz was granted basketball's highest honor on this date in 1971.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 7, 2023

On this day: Jo Jo White drafted, Bob Cousy dishes NBA-record 19 assists; Zaid Abdul-Aziz born

On this day, Boston Celtics Hall of Fame point guard Jo Jo White was drafted, and legendary Celtics floor general Bob Cousy made an NBA-record 19 assists.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Apr 5, 2023

On this day: Celtics’ first coach Alvin Julian, George Nostrand, Shammond Williams born

On this day, the Boston Celtics' first coach Alvin Julian was born.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 21, 2023

On this day: Bob Cousy goes for 50, Vitaly Potapenko, Norman Cook born

The Celtics saw legendary guard Bob Cousy go for 50 points in the team's first-ever series-clincher in a 4-OT thriller on this date in 1953.

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023

Bob Cousy Day: See the Houdini of the Hardwood’s going-away event

The Celtics great famously had his speech interrupted by a fan who said 'We love ya, Cooz!'

USA Today Sports Media Group · Mar 17, 2023

On this day: Celtics Danny Ainge, Terry Rozier born; Bob Cousy retired

On this day in Celtics history, Danny Ainge and Terry Rozier were born, and Bob Cousy retired.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 27, 2023

On this day: Celtics sign Marbury; Cousy dishes 28 assists in 173-point game

On this day in Celtics history, Boston signed Stephon Marbury and saw Bob Cousy dish 28 assists in a 173-point win over the Lakers.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 17, 2023

Why Boston Celtics great Bob Cousy is known as the ‘Houdini of the Hardwood’

Through his creative slinging of the basketball to teammates in seemingly impossible positions, using his elite court vision to break down opposing defenses, mainly.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Feb 14, 2023

Bob Cousy on his long friendship with late Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell

To help memorialize his friend who left us on July 31st this summer, Cousy sat down with WBZ Boston's Chris Tanako to talk all things Russell.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 21, 2023

On this day: Big man Travis Knight traded; Cousy wins All-Star MVP

On this day in Celtics history, Boston traded Travis Knight to the Los Angeles Lakers, and Bob Cousy won MVP of the 1954 All-Star Game.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Jan 15, 2023

On this day: Bird gets dual honor; Naismith publishes 1st rules

On this day in Celtics history, Larry Bird won two prestigious media awards, and basketball inventor James Naismith published the sport's original 13 rules.

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