On this day: Fitch resigns; Lakers crushed in Game 1 of ’85 NBA Finals

The Celtics saw head coach Bill Fitch resign on this day in 1983. Two years later, they trounced the Lakers in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics small forward Fred Saunders signed with the team as a free agent in 1976. Saunders played his college ball with the Syracuse Orangemen before being drafted in the second round with the 31st pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

Chocolate Thunder — as he was sometimes called — played for the Suns for two full seasons before joining Boston, with which he played just two seasons, averaging a total of 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1 assist over 13.8 minutes per game with the franchise over that stretch.

He was dealt to the New Orleans Jazz for draft assets in 1978. He played 30 games before being waived in his final stop in the NBA.

On this day: Fitch resigns; Lakers crushed in Game 1 of ’85 NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics saw head coach Bill Fitch resign on this day in 1983. Two years later, they trounced the Lakers in Game 1 of the 1985 NBA Finals.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics small forward Fred Saunders signed with the team as a free agent in 1976. Saunders played his college ball with the Syracuse Orangemen before being drafted in the second round with the 31st pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

Chocolate Thunder — as he was sometimes called — played for the Suns for two full seasons before joining Boston, with which he played just two seasons, averaging a total of 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1 assist over 13.8 minutes per game with the franchise over that stretch.

He was dealt to the New Orleans Jazz for draft assets in 1978. He played 30 games before being waived in his final stop in the NBA.

Actor Rob Lowe once hired a seaplane to see Game 6 of the Celtics-Lakers 1985 NBA Finals

The Hollywood actor was reportedly dedicated enough to hire a seaplane to not miss the game.

The rivalry between the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers dates nearly to the start of the NBA, but many of the latter club’s more famous fans have been described as spectators given their apparent equal or greater interest in being seen at the game they are ostensibly there to watch.

That wasn’t the case for actor Rob Lowe, however, who recently revealed he once risked a role in the film “About Last Night,” to watch the Lakers. He shared that TriStar Pictures had forbidden him to travel to Massachusetts to see Game 6 of the 1985 NBA Finals in Boston. In Hulu’s “Legacy: The True Story of The LA Lakers,” the actor shared how he defied the studio and sneaked off to see his team finish the Celtics on their home floor.

“I hired a seaplane to secretly pick me up to fly to Boston and got in my seats just in time for tipoff,” said Lowe (h/t Landon Buford), and despite rooting for The Bad Guys, you have to respect that level of dedication.

Also, unlike many Hollywood peers, being seen was not something Lowe was hoping for; “Unfortunately they cut to me in the audience on the broadcast and the studio found out that I was there, and they were not happy.”

Check out the Celtics Lab podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

[mm-video type=video id=01g9z9x16j7ctcdj7s12 playlist_id=01eqbzegwgnrje4tv2 player_id=01eqbvq570kgj8vfs7 image=https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/video/thumbnail/mmplus/01g9z9x16j7ctcdj7s12/01g9z9x16j7ctcdj7s12-ce412cd9fd2d2903f8e8c4719edd9077.jpg]

[lawrence-related id=106947,106943,106856,106854,106850,106934]

[listicle id=106861]

[listicle id=106849]

[listicle id=106897]

[listicle id=106840]

On this day: Fitch resigns; Lakers crushed in Game 1 of ’85 NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics saw head coach Bill Fitch resign on this day in 1983. Two years later, they trounced the Lakers in Game 1 of the 1986 NBA Finals.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics small forward Fred Saunders signed with the team as a free agent in 1976. Saunders played his college ball with the Syracuse Orangemen before being drafted in the second round with the 31st pick in the 1974 NBA draft by the Phoenix Suns.

Chocolate Thunder — as he was sometimes called — played for the Suns for two full seasons before joining Boston, with which he played just two seasons, averaging a total of 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1 assist over 13.8 minutes per game with the franchise over that stretch.

He was dealt to the New Orleans Jazz for draft assets in 1978. He played 30 games before being waived in his final stop in the NBA.

On this day: Fitch resigns; Lakers crushed in Game 1 of ’85 NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics saw head coach Bill Fitch resign on this day in 1983. Two years later, they would trounce the Lakers in Game 1 of the 1986 NBA Finals.

On this day in 1976, former Boston Celtics small forward Fred Saunders signed with the team as a free agent.

Saunders played his college ball with the Syracuse Orangemen before being drafted 31st overall by the Phoenix Suns in the 1974 NBA Draft.

He would play for the Suns for two seasons before joining Boston, where he played just two seasons, averaging 5.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1 assist over 13.8 minutes per game.

He would be dealt to the New Orleans Jazz for draft assets in 1978, where he would play just 30 games before being waived, his final stop in the NBA.