Why I’m a fan of the Boston Celtics

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I became a fan of the Boston Celtics the same way a lot of people growing up around Boston did in the 80’s. Because of Larry Bird.

Obviously Kevin McHale, Robert Parish, Danny Ainge, Dennis Johnson, K.C. Jones, and all the rest helped as well. But…