Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens recently took some time to talk with TNT sportscaster Ernie Johnson on the state of the team as the league gears back up for a resumed 2019-20 season, his players’ participation in protests, and even his own history as a basketball player.
Much of the discussion between the Celtics head coach and NBA analyst focused on the background of Stevens, and what lead him to become a coach of the league’s most storied franchise.
They discuss his time as a pharmaceutical rep as he tried to figure out what to do once he finished his career as a Division III player all the way to the present, and even touch on his own experience playing the game.
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
In fact, Johnson dug up some footage of Stevens while he was still playing high school basketball player, allegedly edited to make the Indiana product look a lot better than he supposedly was.
Judge Stevens’ jumper if you want, but it’s a curious window into an era of the NBA coach’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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