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Justin Quinn

‘In the 90s, there was a tougher game’ with ‘less whistling’, says Boston Celtics HoFer Dino Radja

Boston Celtics Hall of Famer Dino Radja has been known to say some fairly bold things over the years, such as the time he famously said that he would vomit when people tried to suggest that Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James could possibly be the greatest player of all time.

And when it comes to how the game is being played this season, you might think he is a fan given how much less there are referee whistles being blown, but the former Celtic remains steadfast in his assessment of the NBA of today being a gentler, kinder product.

“The games seem like an All-Star Game,” said Radja in a recent interview with Marca’s Joan Solsona (translated by Eurohoops’ Antonis Stroggylakis).

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