Kids of Bill Russell, Tommy Heinsohn, KC Jones recall growing up during Celtics Dynasties | VFTR
Boston CelticsNovember 12, 202547:251.3K views
Bill Russell, Tommy Heinsohn and KC Jones told stories for decades about their basketball dynasty during the 1950s and 1960s. But what was it like growing up as one of their children during those epic dynasty years? Karen Russell, Paul Heinsohn and Bryna Jones, who are children of those three NBA legends and Basketball Hall of Famers, came together for a special episode that revolved around that exact topic. Amid the conversation, they discuss parallels between those great dynasty teams,and the teams of the present that are headlined by Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. 00:40: Growing up as a kid during Celtics dynasty years 03:02: Differences between being a Celtics kid now, versus back in the day 08:30: How social media reconnected the “Dynasty Kids” 11:33: Why KC Jones is under-appreciated, and how Red Auerbach respected his players 14:12: What it was like having an NBA coach as a dad 22:35: The care Russell, Heinsohn, Jones and the Celtics had for one another 23:50: The Celtics dynasty teams used to do what?! 26:55: Reflecting on the Celtics City docuseries on HBO 30:28: Remembering Bill Russell saying in the 1969 Finals that the Lakers’ balloons wouldn’t be dropped 31:18: Detachment from their fathers due to the team travel 34:15: Discussing the current players and their kids, including Jayson and Deuce Tatum 39:30: Why are they and their families such fans of the current Celtics teams? 44:55: Seeing their dads’ numbers hanging in the rafters never gets old _______ Subscribe Here ☘️ https://www.youtube.com/celtics _______ Keep up with the C’s Twitter ☘️ https://twitter.com/celtics Instagram ☘️ https://www.instagram.com/celtics/ Facebook ☘️ https://www.facebook.com/bostonceltics TikTok ☘️ https://www.tiktok.com/@celtics Snapchat ☘️ https://www.snapchat.com/add/celtics LinkedIn ☘️ https://www.linkedin.com/company/bostonceltics/ _______