Cedric Maxwell and Robert Parish Share LEGENDARY Celtics Stories

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Cedric Maxwell and Robert Parish share legendary stories from their time with the Celtics and discuss their thoughts on the current NBA.

Max welcomes old friend and former teammate Robert Parish to The Cedric Maxwell Podcast. Cornbread and The Chief share old Celtics stories, their thoughts on the current NBA and more! Go get Robert Parish's book: ⁠https://www.amazon.com/Chief-Robert-Parish/dp/1637279612⁠ 00:00 Coming up on The Cedric Maxwell Podcast 1:10 Robert Parish on his book The Chief 2:20 Chief on his upbringing and strict parents 3:15 Max and Chief meet in the Hall of Fame game 4:35 How Maxwell and Parish ended up as Celtics 5:29 Parish on being coached by Bill Fitch 6:55 Parish on running and the Celtics running style of play 7:50 Parish on Chief nickname, being a fan favorite in Boston 9:00 Behind the scenes of Celtics practice 11:25 Robert on his long career, time with the Bulls 12:30 Parish tells a Michael Jordan story 14:05 PrizePicks! 15:06 Parish: Bill Walton would have been one of the best ever 17:30 Untold story: Walton was a problem for Parish 18:40 Why Parish respected Kareem Abdul-Jabaar so much 19:45 Playing in the NBA during segregation 21:51 Get Life Insurance through Ethos! 25:55 Parish on his family 27:30 Parish on Larry Bird saying "trade him" 29:30 Parish: Larry Bird is UNDERRATED 30:00…

People in this episode

Host: Cedric Maxwell

Guest: Robert Parish

Topics covered

• Celtics history
• NBA stories
• basketball legends
• Robert Parish
• Cedric Maxwell
• Larry Bird

Keywords

• Celtics
• NBA
• basketball
• Robert Parish
• Cedric Maxwell
• Larry Bird
• Bill Walton
• Michael Jordan
• Kareem Abdul-Jabaar
• Ethos

Sponsors

Ethos

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Products: The Chief

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