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“I could have killed him” - Red Auerbach on the time when Tom Heinsohn nearly ruined his victory cigar
coaches like Red Auerbach displayed the ultimate thug persona, where he would confidently sit on the bench and light up his victory cigar once he knew the game was comfortably in his team’s favor.
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"It's very obvious. He did it because of the money" - Red Auerbach on why he thinks Phil Jackson came back to coach in 2005
Red claimed that if Jackson wasn't offered ... won 9 titles by then — which was the same amount as what the cigar-chomping ...
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This Day In Sports: The cigar was at the ready for Lenny
His 939th win topped the mark set by Boston Celtics great Red Auerbach ... Wilkens paid tribute to a legendary Auerbach tradition and lit up a victory cigar and took a few puffs.
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Auerbach's Celtics played as a team
Red Auerbach's coaching philosophy was simple ... Larry Bird smokes one of Auerbach's traditional victory cigars after winning the 1981 NBA title. Auerbach guided the Boston Celtics through ...