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Donnie Wahlberg talks new Celtics-Lakers documentary and toughness of the ’80s NBA

A conversation with actor, erstwhile New Kid, and bona fide NBA junkie Donnie Wahlberg, who is a narrator of ESPN’s 30 for 30 epic “Celtics/Lakers: Best of Enemies,” which premiered Tuesday night:

You’re the voice of the Celtics in this, while Ice Cube tells the Lakers story. How did you get involved in the project, and how long did it take you to say yes.

Wahlberg: I got a text from Chris Herren [the subject of a past 30 for 30] sort of out nowhere asking, ‘Hey, would you be interested in narrating a 30 for 30?