Bob Cousy was with the Boston Celtics for their first NBA championship in 1957. Now, he’ll get to be a part of their league-leading 18th title.
The legendary Celtics point guard and Basketball Hall of Famer will receive a 2024 championship ring along with current C’s players ahead of their 2024-25 home opener. Team governor and majority owner Wyc Grousbeck told Cousy the news in person Tuesday while visiting his home in Worcester, Mass., per Bill Doyle of the Worcester Telegram.
“I think it’s fantastic,” Cousy said after Grousbeck and Celtics vice president of media relations Jeff Twiss arrived at his home with the 2008 and 2024 Larry O’Brien Trophies. “It’s completely unexpected.”
“You’ve been instrumental in all the championships,” Grousbeck told Cousy, per Doyle.
Cousy, who turns 26 in August, told The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy in Junethat “one of the last things I want to be able to see” was the Celtics raising Banner 18. The C’s made Cousy proud …