Tag: Rich Gotham

Report: Celtics working with city of Boston on 2029 NBA All-Star Game bid

Could the Celtics and the city of Boston be in line to host the 2029 NBA All-Star Game?

The Boston Celtics haven’t hosted an NBA All-Star Game since 1964, but that could change in the near future. According to the Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn, the team, the city, and the state of Massachusetts are collaborating on a potential bid to host the annual exhibition in 2029.

The league just wrapped All-Star Weekend 2024 in Indianapolis. Next year, San Francisco will play host, followed by Los Angeles in 2026. Washburn reported Phoenix is the leading favorite to host in 2027, while there is a scheduling conflict for Boston in 2028. That leaves 2029 as the next conceivable year for the Hub.

Celtics team president Rich Gotham, who is spearheading the preliminary campaign, told the Globe all the necessary constituents are excited about the possibility.

Celtics president Rich Gotham on the business of an NBA team

Gotham’s imprint and guidance can be found in myriad ways if you know where to look.

Even the most stalwart fans of the Boston Celtics might have a hard time telling you what it is exactly that Celtics president Rich Gotham does for the storied ball club. But thankfully for the vast majority of us in the dark about the business side of Boston’s operations, Gotham himself recently shared some light on how he helps make the Celtics the behemoth that they are.

On a recent episode of the “Run The Numbers” podcast, the host and Gotham sat down to talk what the brass tacks are the Boston president gets down to when it’s time to get to work, proverbially speaking.

From how fans literally get in the door to the content they consume online while they wait to get in or while sitting on their couch, Gotham’s imprint and guidance can be found in myriad ways if you know where to look.

Check it out above!

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

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

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

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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On this day: Thompson passes; Russell signs; Tsioropoulos, Gotham born

On this date in Celtics history, John Thompson left us, Bil Russell signed his second contract with the Celtics and Lou Tsioropolous and Rich Gotham were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, small forward Lou Tsioropoulos was born in Lynn, Massachusetts, in 1930.

Tsioropoulos played his college basketball with the University of Kentucky, where he was involved in a point-shaving scandal with future Celtics teammate Frank Ramsey and Cliff Hagan.

The scandal didn’t deter Boston from drafting not only Tsioropoulos but Ramsey and Hagan as well in the 1953 NBA draft. After the trio completed their final season with Kentucky (they were eligible for the draft because the three had graduated, but they returned to play one more season with UK), Tsioropoulos joined the Air Force and joined the team afterward in 1956.

The Lynn native played three seasons for the Celtics, winning a championship in two of them (1957 and 1959), averaging 5.8 points, 4.8 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game in his time with Boston.