Many of you know him more for his role on the popular “Survivor” reality show series than his contributions to the Boston Celtics‘ 2008 title team that would hang Banner 17. But Scot Pollard was part of it, even if he did not get on the court during the postseason run it took to win it.
The journeyman center actually needed a little persuading to sign with the Celtics, according to his interview with the folks over at the Heavy YouTube channel. “Boston calls and says, ‘Hey, come help us win a championship;'” related Pollard. “I said, ‘Nah, I’m good.'”
To hear the rest of Pollard’s story, take a look at the clip embedded below. Hear how the big man better known by many for his island exploits on reality TV today ended up winning a ring with the Celtics.
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/7BGozMUCU9I
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