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"Antoine Walker" - 15 Total Result(s)
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50 Years of the NBA
The NBA celebrated its 50th anniversary season in 1996-97. As part of the festivities, the Association announced its list of the “50 Greatest Players” which included 13 Celtics, featuring franchise st ...
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A Ways to Go
Following a forgettable 1998-99 season, Coach and Team President Rick Pitino continued to tinker with the team during the 1999-2000 campaign. He traded leading scorer Ron Mercer and two others to the ...
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Antoine Always Had Time for the Fans
Part of being a professional athlete is showing up for the fans, even after a rough night. In December 2001, Antoine Walker struggled to a 0-for-11 night from 3-point range as Boston lost on the road ...
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Bluegrass to Green: Rick Pitino
In 1997, the Celtics tapped University of Kentucky Coach Rick Pitino to run the team. He already had some experience coaching in New England with former stints at Boston University and Providence Coll ...
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Bringing Danny Back to Boston
After reaching the Eastern Conference Finals in 2002, the Celtics took a step back the following postseason. Boston dropped five games in the standings and bowed out in the second round of the 2003 NB ...
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Kentucky’s Celtics
During the 2002-03 season, Boston celebrated back-to-back playoff appearances for the first time since 1993. Head Coach Jim O’Brien, a former assistant at the University of Kentucky, started three Ken ...
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Lockout and Fallout in 1998-99
The 1998-99 NBA season was delayed until February 1999 due to a lockout. The shorter 50-game campaign did not suit the Celtics well as Coach Rick Pitino’s team finished 19-31 and out of the playoffs a ...
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O’Brien Rights the Ship
Following a 12-22 start to the season, Rick Pitino resigned his positions with the Celtics and longtime assistant Jim O’Brien took over the role of head coach. Under no illusions that things would tur ...
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Optimism in ’03
Coming off a trip to the Eastern Conference Finals and a mid-summer trade that brought four-time All-Star Vin Baker to Boston, there was real optimism about the Celtics for the first time in a decade. ...
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Telling the Truth
Boston’s two young stars Antoine Walker and Paul Pierce landed on the cover of Improper Bostonian magazine in March 2003. Walker and Pierce maintained a strong friendship off the court and Walker call ...