The Boston Celtics have been on a roll as of late, winning their past four games. Of course, it helps when you have franchise legends returning to TD Garden to support the team, which is precisely what former center Robert Parish did for the team's 120-99 win over the Golden State Warriors on Mar. 18.
Parish enjoyed a historic 21-year playing career, the majority of which was spent in Boston. However, in his final season, Parish latched on with the Chicago Bulls, who were still being led by Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen and Dennis Rodman. Even though he didn't play much, Parish refused to back down from his younger teammates, and as it turns out, Jordan and Pippen didn't take too kindly to Parish's practice antics.
"I said, 'Scottie, Michael, how did that a** whooping feel?' Michael took it personal,” Parish said on “The Cedric Maxwell Podcast.” “I played with some of the baddest motherf***ers in the NBA. I went with Larry (Bird), Kevin (McHale), Cedric (Maxwell), Bill Walton, Tiny Archibald, and I supposed to be in awe and impressed with you? I was like, 'Man, get the f*** out of here.'"
Parish averaged only 3.7 points, 2.1 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game over 43 contests with the Bulls in the 1996-97 campaign. However, he ended up winning another championship ring as Chicago went on to defeat the Utah Jazz in the 1997 NBA Finals.
This brief stint with the Bulls wasn't exactly the most memorable of Parish's career, but even at the end of his career, he still had a competitive fire in him. And while it would have been nice to see him finish his career in Boston, winning another title with Chicago wasn't a bad way for the talented big man to go out either.
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