Sports
All that is endearing or infuriating about Red Auerbach, depending upon your opinion of this famous curmudgeon, could be seen two weeks ago in New York at the NBA draft lottery.
May 28, 1986
Lakers
Arnold “Red” Auerbach, who built and sustained the Boston Celtics, professional basketball’s greatest dynasty, through meticulous scouting, innovative coaching, cunning deal-making and fiery leadership, died Saturday, said NBA spokesman Tim Frank.
Oct. 29, 2006
RED, REDEFINED
June 17, 2009
Goodbye to the one and only Red. There’s little remaining of the dynasty Red Auerbach built.
Red Auerbach has made a second career of minimizing Phil Jackson’s coaching achievements, his criticism becoming more vocal the closer Jackson gets to another title.
June 1, 2002
Auerbach says that Lakers’ Jackson is a good coach but that he’s had it a lot easier than the architect of the Celtics’ dynasty did
June 6, 2004
They’re playing at the fancy new FleetCenter so there’s no reason for the Knicks to hate playing in Boston Friday night.
Nov. 14, 1999
Around the league, he was the man you love to hate. Donald Duck in the NBA.
Dec. 3, 1991
It is a beautiful day in the nation’s capital, but Arnold Jacob Auerbach can’t smell the cherry blossoms because he is wreathed in cigar smoke.
April 26, 1991
The surest sign of the respect Phil Jackson had for Red Auerbach is the way he refrained from making derogatory comments about him.
Oct. 30, 2006