Courtesy of the NB A Congratulations to the Boston Celtics for hoisting Banner 18 at the rafters at TD Garden. It was an incredible season and here’s to the quest for Banner 19 in 2025! The Larry O’Brien trophy was presented courtside at TD Garden to the Boston Celtics organization by NBA Commissioner Adam Silver on Monday, June 17, the night the Celtics became the coveted NBA champions. And on Friday, June 21, the 25.5" inches tall, 30 pound trophy was hoisted by Celtics star Jason Tatum along the three mile parade route, attended by more than one million people. Photo courtesy of WCVB-TV A lot of basketball fans are wondering, who is Larry O’Brien, for whom the National Basketball Association (NBA) Championship Trophy is named? Here is a quick sketch of Mr. O’Brien. Lawrence Francis O’Brien (1917-1990) was born in Springfield, Massachusetts, the son of Irish immigrants Lawrence Sr. and Myra Sweeney from County Cork. He attended Northeastern University, was a World War II
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