The '86 Celtics Interviews

In Part 2 of "The '86 Celtics Interviews" with Robert Parish, "The Chief" discusses the memorable playoff run by Boston that took them through a young Michael Jordan, the "perfect quarter" vs Atlanta, motivation driven by anger over something Bucks head coach Don Nelson said publicly, and a challenging series against Hakeem Olajuwon and Ralph Sampson in the Finals.

Parish talks about how he and the team had an epic celebration after the Finals.

Parish also talks about the team losing Len Bias, and two of his good friends, Reggie Lewis and Dennis Johnson.

Make sure and listen to Episode 1 with Robert Parish.

In Episode 3 of "The '86 Celtics Interviews" podcast, we hear from one of the greatest centers in NBA history, Robert Parish.

In Part 1 of this episode, "The Chief" talks about the addition of Bill Walton, and how it specifically helped him become a better player to play everyday in practice against him. Walton also taught Parish about "The Grateful Dead", who had him "shaking his little butt" during a concert in Worcester.

Plus, Parish, Bird and McHale were all great players, but their personalities were very different. How did it make for such a successful trio?

Make sure and download Part 2 to hear about the Celtics playoff run, including strategy against a young Michael Jordan, and what then Bucks coach Don Nelson said to really anger and motivate Parish in the conference finals.

If you’re going to talk about the last 30 plus years of Boston Celtics basketball, there’s not a better voice to listen to than our own Mike Gorman.

In Episode 2, Mike reflects back on the larger than life impact the '86 Celtics were surrounded with. He also talks about the intensity the team played with during that season, some great Larry Bird stories, and much more.

In Episode 1 of "The '86 Celtics Interviews" podcast, we bring you the extended interview with one of the Celtics "Big Three", Hall of Fame forward Kevin McHale.

McHale talks with us about his disappointment not playing the Lakers in the Finals, his "interesting" relationship with Bill Walton, and the dynamics of "the Big 3" alongside Larry Bird and Robert Parish.

For more on "The '86 Celtics" documentary that premiered in June on CSN, head over to CSNNE.com

Abby Chin previews CSNNE.com's special upcoming podcast series called "The '86 Celtics Interviews". Hopefully, many of you watched the documentary we premiered in June on the 1986 Celtics championship season. We collected so many great interviews for this project, we decided to turn the extended interviews with each participant into a series of podcasts. Look for new episodes every Tuesday and Thursday beginning August 2nd.