Three words displayed Brett Brown’s true passion.
The 76ers’ coach said on Sunday that “I can’t wait” to face the Boston Celtics in the Eastern Conference semifinal series. He repeated those three words to a reporter during Sunday’s media availability while leaving the session with the team’s beat writers.
The Sixers will renew their rivalry with the NBA’s most storied franchise at 8 p.m. Monday, and Brown loves it.
“I can’t wait,” he said. “You grew up watching Celtics-Sixers rivalries and saw incredible games when I was young.
“Even during my Boston University days, and to now be a part of that in the NBA playoffs in the semifinals and going back to Boston and the Boston Garden, absolutely, there is an element of nostalgia.