After ESPN basketball analyst J.J. Reddick made a dismissive reference to the quality of basketball players in the NBA during the course of Bob Cousy’s career, the Celtics legend offered his response.
Reddick, speaking during a debate on “First Take” in April about the best point guards in NBA history, got into an exchange with Chris Russo. Russo advocated for Cousy’s inclusion.
“He was being guarded by plumbers and firemen,” Reddick retorted, reasoning that players from the pre-1980 era can’t be compared with those from afterward. Russo disagreed.
In an interview earlier this week on SiriusXM NBA Radio with Justin Termine and Eddie Johnson, Cousy stated his case.