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CLNS Media has become a home for sports history enthusiasts & retired athletes, especially NBA players. With CLNS new VOD initiative, the content team have taken this opportunity to launch several new VOD channels throughout the OTT universe. Now a hosting platform for former NBA MVPs, FINALs MVPs, DPOY award recipients, scoring champs and league title holders, a new, exclusive home for this content in the VOD sphere was in order. Welcome to the NBA Legends’ Vintage Vault Pods, vidcasts & unique, rarely seen footage. Here, you will find new content from the likes of: Cedric Maxwell - 2x champ, 1981 Finals MVP Michael “Coop” Cooper- 5x champ, 1987 DPOY Tony Allen - Defensive Juggernaut & 2008 World Champion Jameer Nelson - Longtime Orlando Magic PG Bob McAdoo - 3x Champ NBA MVP, League Scoring Champ Bob Ryan - Basketball HOF Journalist, Boston Globe Frequent appearances from: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar James Worthy Kendrick Perkins Mike Gorman Doc Rivers Dominique Wilkins Sean David

  1. 4d ago

    Could Larry Bird & John Havlicek have played together? Bob Ryan weighs in

    Bob Ryan spends nearly 30 minutes making the case for John Havlicek as one of the most underrated legends in NBA history — the only non-center to guard and outplay both Oscar Robertson and Jerry West as they aged, an 8-time champion who invented his own position, and a guy who averaged 34 minutes a game at age 35 in his final season. Then Bob answers the real question: could Bird and Havlicek have actually played together? His answer — "ridiculously good" — plus the stories that make both men legends beyond the stat sheet: Havlicek's near-career as an NFL wide receiver for the Cleveland Browns, his famous thriftiness, and the "Hondo handfuls" ice bucket story that still makes Bob Ryan laugh. ☘️ A follow-up to: "What If You Had to Pick — Bird or Havlicek?" https://youtu.be/6ALYRV7bco4  00 — Intro 1:14 — Havlicek & Bird debate intro 2:02 — Havlicek's case 3:21 — Enter Larry Bird 4:10 — Bob on Havlicek's greatness 10:09 — PrizePicks 12:22 — Havlicek vs. Bird similarities 17:20 — Havlicek vs. Bird differences 22:27 — Stories about Larry Bird and John Havlicek 26:48 — Outro NBA History on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  2. Sep 4

    Jordan vs. Bird: 1988 Duel No One Remembers | The 1988 Tapes 📼

    Another entry from the CLNS archive vault — January 12, 1988, Chicago Stadium, and the Bird-Jordan duel almost nobody brings up. Maybe bc it wasn’t in the playoffs? Maybe bc time just skipped over it. Either way, CLNS The Tapes series is dustin off the vhs and breaking this one down..  Larry Bird went for 38 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists in 44 minutes. Michael Jordan answered with 42 on 19-of-35. Both men had exactly 10 points at halftime. Then they combined for 60 after the break. But the number nobody talks about is zero. With 23 seconds left, the Chicago Stadium PA announcer called Michael Jordan for his sixth personal foul and sent him to the bench. The foul belonged to Charles Oakley. Jordan finished the night with ZERO personal fouls and ZERO turnovers in 43 minutes — and re-entered the game with two seconds on the clock. Also on this tape: Kevin McHale's 10,000th career point, Danny Ainge extending his three-point streak record on a 1-for-5 night, Robert Parish going 18 and 16, a rookie Reggie Lewis, Fred Roberts wearing Cedric Maxwell's number 31, and Ric Flair and Dusty Rhodes sitting courtside in fur coats. Boston won 104-97. Twenty-five days later both teams were back in this same building for All-Star Weekend. Two rounds apart that spring, Detroit ended both their seasons. 📼 FULL GAME AVAIL TO MEMBERS HERE: https://youtu.be/4s5BQxJ98jA?is=gUMYTbLeVN5cjfVX NBA History on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  3. Aug 30

    Will Jaylen Brown Get His Number Retired?

    CLNS Media historian and founder Nick Gelso and Gary Tanguay — actor, former Celtics television host, and host of the Bob Ryan and Jeff Goodman podcast — debate whether Jaylen Brown's No. 7 deserves a spot in the TD Garden rafters, following Celtics president Brad Stevens' comments that he believes it's likely to happen. Join this channel to get access to perks, exclusive content, rate games, moments, footage and LIVE NBA Legends Q&A and AMAs with members! Start on link below! https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWJOKseXd--YsDaUsOt06gA/join — 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  4. Aug 20

    Would Doc Rivers Even Be a Hall of Famer Without 2008 Celtics? Bob Ryan Weighs In 😳

    Bob Ryan doesn’t hold back on Doc Rivers’ Hall of Fame case: “If he hadn’t gotten that championship, it’s doubtful he would get into the Hall of Fame as easily as he has.” Bob and Jeff Goodman break down Doc’s induction weekend, the Big Three showing up as his presenters, and the Pat Riley advice that talked him into coaching in the first place. Plus: Rajon Rondo’s wasted potential, the Lakers selling for $12.5 billion, and Mark Few’s own Hall of Fame weekend. 🍀 Related: Doc Rivers: “Tommy Heinsohn Would’ve Hated the Jaylen Brown Trade” 😳 https://youtu.be/2-AKZwyVUZo 🍀 Full Press Conference: Doc Rivers Hall of Fame Induction https://youtu.be/vz5DZFVyIp8 On this episode of the Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman and Gary Tanguay podcast the guys reflect on the recent news around the NBA and take a look at the latest around the league reacting to Doc Rivers being inducted into the basketball Hall of Fame. The guys look back on his time with the Celtics as well as his legacy in the sport of basketball not just as a coach but as a player as well.  0:00 - Coming up! 0:24 - Welcome in! 2:09 - Which 76ers player can not get hurt next season? 5:08 - Doc Rivers inducted into Basketball Hall of Fame last weekend 11:55 - Prizepicks 14:12 - Dennis Schroder traded to Hornets 17:01 - Los Angeles Lakers Sold for $12.5 Billion 23:59 - Mark Few inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame last weekend 28:00 - Wrapping up! NBA History on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  5. Aug 14

    Don Nelson Joined Celtics for $1,000 Cash — Bob Ryan Reveals All 😳

    Don Nelson has passed away at 86. Bob Ryan and Gary Tanguay spend this episode remembering the real Nelly — not just the Hall of Fame coach, but the Celtic most people under 60 never saw play. The story nobody knows: Nelson became a Celtic for $1,000 cash because rival Tom Heinsohn personally told Red Auerbach to go get him. 0:00 — Why Tom Heinsohn told Red to sign Don Nelson 1:05 — Nelson’s early career and the Havlicek birthday coincidence 4:36 — His playing days at Iowa and a rough stretch with the Lakers 5:23 — Signed to the Celtics for $1,000 cash 6:45 — Heinsohn’s go-to clutch play was always for Nelson 8:38 — The legendary Game 7 shot off the back of the rim 11:37 — PrizePicks 12:41 — The bar debate that ended with broken glasses 14:04 — Bill Russell called him “the ultimate Celtic” 14:31 — Retiring to Maui, and a famous marijuana patch 17:34 — The 1983 friction with Red Auerbach as a coach 20:19 — Building Run TMC and drafting Nowitzki and Nash in one night 24:44 — Bob Ryan’s personal story: the 10,000-point favor NBA History on CLNS Media is Powered by 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 in lineups instantly if you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  6. Aug 9

    Cedric Maxwell: ‘I’m Pissed Off’ about Jaylen Brown | Cedric Maxwell Podcast

    On this episode of the Cedric Maxwell Podcast, hosted by CLNS Media’s Nick Gelso and Gary Tanguay, Celtics legend Cedric Maxwell doesn’t hold back on the Jaylen Brown trade — the criticism Jaylen’s taken since leaving, what a championship in Philadelphia would mean for his legacy, and why Boston’s new cap situation has him worried about the Celtics’ next move. Plus: comparing the Jaylen Brown fallout to the Luka Dončić trade reaction, and why Jaylen picked up Marcus Smart’s mantle as the Celtics’ enforcer. 0:00 - Cold Open: “I’m Pissed Off” — Jaylen Brown trade reaction 0:35 - Sixers chemistry: who’s playing for a contract? 2:11 - Predicting Jaylen’s role in Philly by January 3:07 - Cache debate: LeBron vs. Embiid vs. Jaylen 4:38 - PrizePicks 6:49 - Cedric Maxwell: “I hated to see him go” — Jaylen’s legacy 7:53 - Cap aprons are dismantling super teams 8:44 - Dynasties vs. parity: what Celtics fans actually want 10:24 - Jaylen Brown trade vs. the Luka Dončić fallout 12:10 - The pressure now on Jayson Tatum 12:54 - The “smartest guy in the room” quote controversy 13:50 - Back to “Pissed Off” — the comments made about Jaylen 14:28 - Marcus Smart & Jaylen Brown’s enforcer legacy Visit our MERCH Store: https://shop.clnsmedia.com The Cedric Maxwell Podcast on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $50 in lineups after you play your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  7. Aug 2

    Was Dave Cowens Lying About Larry Bird? Bob Ryan Responds

    Was Dave Cowens telling the truth about never seeing Larry Bird play? Bob Ryan settles it — and the answer goes back further than you’d think. Cowens never watched Wilt Chamberlain, Wes Unseld, or Willis Reed on tape before playing them either. This wasn’t about Bird. This was just who Dave Cowens was. Plus: what would the Celtics have looked like with Cowens, Bird, AND Havlicek together? 🍀 Watch the original clip that started the debate: https://youtu.be/F0gk_COfa1Y — Chapters: 0:00 - Intro: Dave Cowens and Larry Bird 0:48 - 1979 Interview with Dave Cowens 1:26 - Cowens' Unique Basketball Philosophy 5:15 - Cowens' Off-Court Adventures and Folklore 7:53 - What If Havlicek Played With Bird? 9:43 - Do Great Players Exceed Expectations? 💰 PrizePicks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in Lineups if you win your first $5 Lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

  8. Jul 25

    Kareem in a Rocking Chair. Larry Bird Made ONE Phone Call. Bill Russell Just Disappeared. — Bob Ryan

    Nobody retires the same way. Bill Russell walked away in secret — no announcement, no ceremony, gone. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar got a season-long farewell tour with a rocking chair waiting in every arena. Larry Bird picked up the phone at 8:45 in the morning and told one writer. And Bob Ryan was there for all of it. In this episode, Bob remembers how the greatest players in NBA history said goodbye — the exits that matched the men: Russell’s silence, Kareem’s long goodbye, Bird’s phone call, Wilt, Dr. J’s send-off, and Jordan leaving three different times. Which legend got the exit right? That’s the debate. NBA History and Storytellers on CLNS Media is Powered by: 💰 Prize Picks - Sign up at http://prizepicks.onelink.me/LME0/CLNS & Download the app today and use code CLNS to get $150 instantly in lineups when you win your first $5 lineup! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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CLNS Media has become a home for sports history enthusiasts & retired athletes, especially NBA players. With CLNS new VOD initiative, the content team have taken this opportunity to launch several new VOD channels throughout the OTT universe. Now a hosting platform for former NBA MVPs, FINALs MVPs, DPOY award recipients, scoring champs and league title holders, a new, exclusive home for this content in the VOD sphere was in order. Welcome to the NBA Legends’ Vintage Vault Pods, vidcasts & unique, rarely seen footage. Here, you will find new content from the likes of: Cedric Maxwell - 2x champ, 1981 Finals MVP Michael “Coop” Cooper- 5x champ, 1987 DPOY Tony Allen - Defensive Juggernaut & 2008 World Champion Jameer Nelson - Longtime Orlando Magic PG Bob McAdoo - 3x Champ NBA MVP, League Scoring Champ Bob Ryan - Basketball HOF Journalist, Boston Globe Frequent appearances from: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar James Worthy Kendrick Perkins Mike Gorman Doc Rivers Dominique Wilkins Sean David

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