We might just have some Boston Celtics fans — or at least Tommy Heinsohn fans — among the folks over at Basketball-reference.com.
The Celtic great passed away earlier this month at age 86 after an unparalleled role in each of Boston’s 17 titles and seven decades of existence.
As a player and as a coach, the Holy Cross product had Hall of Fame careers, one of only four people to ever manage such a feat.
And considering his four-decade career as a broadcaster whose (then) unorthodox views on the art helped shape how the game is broadcast today may get him back in the Hall yet again.
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He was truly an amazing figure, given all this was done in conjunction with the only team he ever played for — or coached.
To honor Heinsohn, the popular record-keeping site of NBA basketball made some subtle changes to their “Overview” page for the Boston icon — they list him as holding the top spot in league history for Tommy Points Awarded.
It may be symbolic, but the nod is a very real acknowledgement of the long shadow his life cast on ours — and a classy move from our friends at Basketball Reference (dot com).
(h/t Twitter user @ExtendAdamGase for the find.)
