On March 1, 2000, Celtics coach Rick Pitino delivered one of the most famous rants in Boston sports history. It came after a crushing loss to the Raptors in which Vince Carter (who’s still playing in 2018) nailed a three-pointer at the buzzer to give Toronto a 96-94 win. The loss was the Celtics’ third in a row, and 11th in 14 games.
A defiant Pitino challenged the “negativity” he perceived from the fans and media. And the 47-year-old coach, then in his third losing season in Boston, unleashed a piece of famous commentary about the state of the Celtics:
From the #WBZ archives: Rick Pitino's "through that door" rant; March 1, 2000 #Celtics pic.