On this day falls the anniversary of the final chapter of one of the more odd tales in Boston Celtics history, and apropos for the first day of the new year.
In 1979, new Celtics owner John Y. Brown attended his first game as team owner. That in and of itself is nothing especially remarkable, but Brown – former owner of the team which became the Los Angeles Clippers – had just recently finalized the only “trade” of a franchise in league (and possibly all) history. To say it another way, from a strictly legal point of view, the Celtics of Bill Russell, Tommy Heinsohn and K.C. Jones are actually the Clippers.
This seems like a good time to remind everyone that the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Clippers are basically the same franchise from a past ownership swap.
— Justin Russo (@FlyByKnite) September 18, 2020
