Yet a small, tight-knit group from that 2008 Celtics team has kept the title connection alive. Twelve years after Boston captured banner No. 17, there remains a regular group-text chain of basketball banter (and other choice topics) between Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo, Tony Allen, Doc Rivers, and yes, Kendrick Perkins.
Yet a small, tight-knit group from that …
