Celtics Life · Dec 14, 2016
Tommy Heinsohn talks coaching, broadcasting, and how he almost left the Celtics
Tom Heinsohn has been a part of the Celtics orgnization for 60 years. He is the only person in team history that has officially been apart of each and every one of their 17 championships. He's been inducted into the NBA Hall of Fame as both a player and a coach, and today serves as the teams lovable color commentator alongside Mike Gorman on the CSNNE broadcasts of Celtics games. Heinsohn is a fan favorite in Boston, as his green-slanted takes on the games, and especially the officiating, can often project just what C's fans are thinking at the moment. As fun as Tommy can be on the broadcast, there's very few people that have the wealth of basketball knowledge that he has. He recently sat down with Chris Mannix on The Vertical Podcast and talked about a ton of different topics, including the current state of the Boston Celtics: