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Celtics and Knicks celebrate the Legends Throwback Weekend
Tradition Revisited
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Boston Celtics and New York Knicks legends gather at half-court at the FleetCenter as they pose for a group photo.
Kneeling: (l-r), Dennis Johnson, John Havlicek, Frank Ramsey, Johnny
Green, K.C. Jones;
Standing: (l-r) Harry Gallatin, Jo Jo White, Satch Sanders, Bob Cousy, Cedric
Maxwell, Bill Sharman, Ed Macauley, Red Auerbach, Jerry Lucas, Red Holzman, Bill Russell, Willis Reed, Dave DeBusschere, Sam Jones, Dick McGuire, Earl Monroe, Walt Frazier, Tommy Heinsohn, Bernard King.
photo by Steve Lipofsky
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DURING THE WEEKEND OF JANUARY 10-11, 1997, legends from the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks teams reunited to celebrate 50 years of tradition and glory. Being the only two franchises who have remained in their original hometowns since the NBA's start in 1946, the Celtics and the Knicks had a home-and-home series to commemorate this special occasion.
To pay tribute to the traditional times of basketball, the current Celtics and Knicks teams played the games wearing retro uniforms. There were special extended halftimes, where the legends displayed their skills in a foul-shooting competition. This competition commenced at the FleetCenter in Boston on Friday night, and ended at Madison Square Garden in New York on Saturday night. There was also a special Foxwoods Las Vegas-styled 'Casino Night' held in the Legends Club at the FleetCenter. The money raised from this event was donated to the Boston Celtics Charitable Foundation.
The legends were transported from Boston to New York City by the dedicated 14-car Amtrak Legends Train in honor of the transportation style of NBA teams in basketball days past. Sponsored by AT&T, ITT Sheraton and Amtrak, the Legends Throwback Weekend recaptured history and featured some of the best athletes ever to play the game of basketball.
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