Nearly 38 years ago, the Celtics made one of the great trades in the history of the franchise when they got Dennis Johnson a strong starting point guard from Phoenix for Rick Robey, who was a solid backup center, but…
Tag: Jerry Colangelo
The Shove Heard Around the World: Fortson v. Colangelo
Last week, we looked at Butch Carter’s weird defamation lawsuit against Marcus Camby. Well, it ain’t the only weird NBA defamation lawsuit! Today, we’ll look at the litigious aftermath of a hard foul a few years later. On November 26,…
Revisiting Magic’s Comeback
I’ve been reading Jeff Pearlman’s great new book “Three Ring Circus,” which examines the Kobe-Shaq Era in Los Angeles from 1996-2004. The book is fascinating in its subject but also touches on the pre-Kobe-Shaq times. There is a short prologue…