On this day in 1998, Boston Celtics champion center Robert Parish saw his jersey raised to the rafters alongside banners he helped win as his No. 00 was retired.
In in a ceremony at the halftime of a home game against the Indiana Pacers that was also Larry Bird’s return to the city for the first time as head coach of that organization, Robert “Chief” Parish had his jersey raised to the rafters of the Fleet Center (now, TD Garden). The game was a homecoming of sorts, as besides return of Bird as coach of the Pacers, and Kevin McHale – then vice president of the Minnesota Timberwolves – was also in attendance.
22 years ago today:
The #Celtics retire Robert Parish' #00 jersey! pic.twitter.com/BPN9q8RZl4
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