On this day in Boston Celtics history, legendary big man Robert Parish scored the 20,000th point of his career with the storied franchise back in 1992. At the time of his considerable achievement, he became just the 16th player in NBA history to reach the lofty scoring plateau.
The iconic center was traded to the Celtics from the Golden State Warriors in 1980 after four seasons with Golden State in what is often considered one of the most lopsided trades in league history. Parish would win three titles with Boston in 1981, 1984 and 1986 as part of the so-called original Big Three of himself, small forward Larry Bird and power forward Kevin McHale.
Regarded as one of the greatest frontcourts ever assembled, Parish was the anchor that held it all together.