The Celtics’ otherwise mundane weeknight matchup against the Atlanta Hawks carried additional meaning off the court Monday — though not too far off it.
It marked exactly 36 years since Mike Gorman and Tommy Heinsohn called their first Celtics game together on the network then known as PRISM New England. In honor of the anniversary, NBC Sports Boston aired a video tribute to the longtime broadcasting duo, which was appropriately equal parts humorous and touchingly sentimental.
On November 6, 1981 we broadcasted our first #Celtics game, @celticsvoice and Tommy have been with us since the beginning.