NBA STRAYA #NeverForget OFF-SEASON EDITION!
Name: John Havlicek
Nickname: ‘Hondo’
NBA Straya Nickame: ‘Havva’ / ‘Getta’ / ‘Wanna’
Teams:
Boston Celtics (’62-’78)
Career Stats (per game):
20.8 pts // 6.3 rebs // 4.8 asts // 43.9 FG% // 81.5 FT%
BEST KNOWN FOR:
– ‘HAVLICEK STOLE THE BALL!!!!’
– Having a sick nickname
– Being a 13-time All-Star, 11-time All-NBA team and 8-time All-Defense guy… holy crap
– Winning a crap-ton of titles with Bill Russell and then as the best dude on the Celtics next to Dave Cowens
– Winning bloody EIGHT NBA championships!
– Hitting that insane shot in game 5 of the ’76 Finals to send it to triple-overtime
– Playing forever and being really bloody good
– Being probably the best NBA player everyone forgets about
DEAD-SET LEDGE STATUS:
Assured!! C’mon mate, Hondo was amazing! When he retired, he’d set the record for games played and third in points scored (behind Wilt and Oscar), and also won EIGHT GODDAMN TITLES! EIGHT!! He also had one year where he averaged a 29/9/7! And, y’know… ’HAVLICEK STOLE THE BALL’ is one of the capital ‘G’ Great NBA plays of All-Time. Mate, Hondo is the definition of Dead-Set Ledge.
#ONYA Hondo!