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How did Celtics Hall of Fame Broadcaster Mike Gorman get the gig covering Boston?

Everyone has an origin story for their current gig – Mike’s is just more interesting than most.

For the majority of many of our lives, if not all of them, Boston Celtics Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Gorman has been the voice of the Celtics. But only the biggest Celtics nerds out there likely know how Gorman stumbled into the job four decades ago this week to join Celtics player and coaching Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn.

The iconic Boston broadcaster once told the tale of how he managed to land a gig covering the most storied franchise in the NBA. It was a job more than a few aspiring broadcasters would kill for in an appearance on the CLNS Media “Celtics Beat” podcast.

Gorman joins hosts Evan Valenti and Adam Kaufman to talk about his early career and other aspects of his past he did not have time to cover in his recent Naismith Memorial Hall of Fame induction as a broadcaster.

Watch the video embedded above to hear the story for yourself, as well as a handful of other nuggets from the past of one of the men with the best view of our favorite team over the last 40 years.

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Best moments from Mike Gorman’s last call with the Boston Celtics

It was a fitting win to send the Voice of the Celtics into a retirement we don’t expect will have him too far from the team.

Famed broadcaster of the Boston Celtics, our beloved Mike Gorman has called it a career after 43 years of calling games for the Celtics, the vast majority of which he did so with Boston Hall of Famer Tommy Heinsohn. In the Celtics’ Game 5 blowout win over the Miami Heat this past Wednesday (May 1) night, Gorman did his final call with current broadcast partner Brian Scalabrine.

While it might not be on par with some of the most scintillating moments of Gorman’s broadcast history, it was a fitting win to send the Voice of the Celtics into a retirement we don’t expect will have him too far from the team.

The folks over at NBC Sports Boston put together a highlight clip of the best moments of Gorman’s last call.

Take a look at the clip embedded above to hear what they had to say.

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Mike Gorman reflects on 43 years as the voice of the Boston Celtics

We have seen quite a bit of love for Hall of Fame Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman for his retirement.

We have seen quite a bit of love for Hall of Fame Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman for his retirement, whether it be countless standing ovations at his last game called, or the many video tributes we saw during it. He even had the Mayor of the City of Boston, Michelle Wu, proclaim that day (Sunday, April 14) to be “Mike Gorman Day”.

But apart from his brief and emotional speech at the halftime of that game, what does the man himself think about the idea of hanging it up after 43 years of service to the wider Celtics community?

Speaking on a recent episode of the NBC Sports Boston “Celtics Talk” podcast, host Chris Forsberg sat down with Gorman to talk about it. Check it out below!

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Mike Gorman’s career highlight tribute video

To honor Gorman and his long career of hallmark moments in Celtics history, the team put together a highlight reel of some of his most important calls.

The Boston Celtics played their last game of the regular season vs. the Washngton Wizards last Sunday night (April 14), but the game itself as something of an afterthought. The star of the day was longtime Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman, who was being feted ahead of his retirement, capping off a 43-year career in the job.

To honor Gorman and his long career of hallmark moments in Celtics history, the team put together a highlight reel of some of his most important calls in team history. One of several such video tributes, it was met by as many standing ovations from the crowd as well.

To see it for yourself, take a look at the clip embedded below, courtesy of the CLNS Media “Celtics All Access” YouTube channel.

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Doc Rivers, Danny Ainge, Tom Thibodeau give Boston Celtics alumni tribute to Mike Gorman

Current and former members of the Celtics put together a video tribute to Gorman’s time calling the storied ball club. 

On this past Sunday (April 12), Hall of Fame Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman was feted by the city and league he spent the last 43 years calling Celtics games in. The Mayor of the City of Boston, Michelle Wu, declared it “Mike Gorman Day,” and Gorman’s peers, co-workers, and members of the Celtics organization and their fans united to give him the send-off he deserves.

Current and former members of the Celtics also put together a video tribute to Gorman’s time calling the storied ball club. 

Take a look at the clip embedded below to see it for yourself, courtesy of the CLNS Media “Celtics All Access” YouTube channel.

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Mike Breen, Ian Eagle, NBA broadcasters’ video tribute to Mike Gorman

A host of his media peers paid their homage to the 43-year career of Mike Gorman as the voice of the Celtics.

On the City of Boston’s “Mike Gorman Day” this past Sunday (April 12), fans of the Boston Celtics, members of the team, and a host of his media peers paid their homage to the 43-year career of Mike Gorman as the voice of the Celtics.

Gorman gave a speech at halftime with his current broadcast partner for NBC Sports Boston, former Boston big man Brian Scalabrine. And it was as an emotional moment as one might expect, especially when Tommy Heinsohn’s role in his career came up. But there were also many video tributes from fellow league broadcasters, including Mike Breen, Ian Eagle, and many others. 

Take a look at the clip embedded below courtesy of the CLNS Media “Celtics All Access” YouTube channel to see them for yourself.

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Full Mike Gorman Day halftime ceremony and speech

The Celtics honored longtime Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Gorman with a special day at TD Garden.

The Boston Celtics honored longtime Hall of Fame broadcaster Mike Gorman with a special day at TD Garden on the same day that City of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu proclaimed it “Mike Gorman Day” this past Sunday (April 14) afternoon.

Gorman, who called his final regular season game after 43 years of doing so for the Celtics, got a bit emotional as one might expect at the ceremony, which featured countless standing ovations and a number of video tributes. There was also a ceremony at halftime that Gorman’s broadcast partner Brian Scalabrine and he spoke about Mike’s legacy that we have included for your own viewing pleasure.

Courtesy of the CLNS Media “Celtics All Access” YouTube channel, check it out for yourself in the clip embedded below.

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

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Grant Williams responds to Mike Gorman’s take on him being a bad locker guy

It took a lot of people by surprise to hear Gorman saying that former Celtics backup forward Grant Williams was a bad locker room guy.

It took a lot of people by surprise to hear longtime Boston Celtics broadcaster Mike Gorman saying that former Celtics backup forward Grant Williams was a bad locker room guy in Boston — and perhaps with the Dallas Mavericks as well. The Charlotte native was dealt from the Mavs to the Charlotte Hornets, prompting the discussion that led to the comments from Gorman on a podcast appearance earlier this year.

Since then, Williams has publicly responded a few times to Gorman’s characterization (as did former teammate Jayson Tatum), sharing his feelings about Gorman’s disparaging comments about him, most recently when Boston played Charlotte.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast, Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance, took a closer look at Williams’ response and the wider context it came from on a recent episode. Check it out below.

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Mike Gorman on being the voice of the Boston Celtics for 43 years

And to think he ended up with that lifelong gig due to a chance encounter!

When Hall of Fame Boston Celtics play-by-play announcer Mike Gorman started the gig that got him in the Hall, the Celtics had four fewer titles and Boston icon Larry Bird was still in his rookie season. 43 years later, Gorman is still going strong, but will be passing the mic to a new generation at the end of the Celtics’ 2023-24 campaign.

The man is being feted by the entire city in honor of his career calling Celtics games for over four decades, and rightfully so. And to think he ended up with that lifelong gig due to a chance encounter!

To talk about that chance encounter and the four-decades plus of calling Celtics games that followed it, the hosts of the “TODAY” show sat down with Gorman on a recent episode.

Check it out in the clip above!

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Was Grant Williams really a bad locker room guy when he was with the Boston Celtics?

While he definitely had a habit of getting under the skin of his teammates a bit at times, the general consensus among most was that he also had a strong bond with his former teammates.

Was Grant Williams really a bad locker room guy when he was with the Boston Celtics? While he definitely had a habit of getting under the skin of his teammates a bit at times, the general consensus among most was that he also had a strong bond with his former teammates.

This flies in the face of comments from Hall of Fame Celtics announcer Mike Gorman, who suggested that Williams has perhaps been more irksome than we realize. Former Boston teammate made a point of noting Williams was a good teammate on social media in the wake of Gorman’s assessment, but that doesn’t mean that the truth is not somewhere in the middle.

To talk it over, the hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast dug into these rumors and shared their thoughts on what it all actually means.

Check it out above! 

If you enjoy this pod, check out the “How Bout Them Celtics,” “First to the Floor,” and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network.

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