Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens took time to talk with TNT sportscaster Ernie Johnson in the pandemic hiatus as the league geared up for a resumed 2019-20 season. The duo discussed his players’ participation in protests going on at the time and his history as a basketball player.
Much of the conversation between the Celtics head coach and NBA analyst focused on the background of Stevens and what led him to become a coach of the league’s most storied franchise. They discussed his time as a pharmaceutical rep as he figured out what to do once his career as a Division III player ended, and touched on his experience playing the game.
Johnson even dug up some footage of Stevens while he was still a high school basketball player, allegedly edited to make the Indiana native look a lot better than he supposedly was.
If you would like to see highlights from Brad Stevens’s high school basketball career: pic.twitter.com/6b13gF4U9y
— Boston.com Celtics News (@BDCCeltics) June 9, 2020
Judge Stevens’ jumper if you want, but it’s a curious window into an era of the NBA executive’s life we don’t often get to see — watch the video embedded above for the clip.
And check out the full talk here if you’d like to hear more.
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