Banner Moments

STH Joel has been a Celtics season ticket holder for well over 30 years, and a fan for even longer. His daughter Amy, now grown, was born into fandom and had little choice but root for her dad's beloved team.

Somewhere along the line, Joel passed along his love for Celtics Basketball, and Amy came to love the team not just out of habit, but of enthusiasm, just like her dad.

Read Amy's Banner Moment.

Do you remember Game 5 of the 1976 NBA Finals - The Greatest Game Ever Played?

Celtics Legend JoJo White does. In fact, it's his Banner Moment! JoJo played 69 minutes and scored 33 points in this this triple-overtime thriller.

Read JoJo's first hand account of the unforgettable game, then read more and view the official Box Score.

My Banner Moment is the first time I met Red Auerbach. It was my second week working for the Celtics and I bumped into Red in the hallway. He asked me who the 'heck' I was. Before I knew it I was pulled into his office [which looked like a basketball museum] and he peppered "the new guy" with questions about my background. When he found out I graduated from Duke he started telling me stories about his coaching stint there [I had no idea he had coached at Duke]. For almost twenty minutes I sat there in his office captivated as Red took me back to his days in Durham, NC. It's a moment I will never forget. When I returned to my desk downstairs the air was filled with cigar smoke [we shared an air duct with Red's office]. The smoke made it a little difficult to breathe but I wasn't complaining!

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My Banner Moment was when I was a rookie first entering the league. I was young and just trying to find my way. It was 1977, and I had just gotten off the plane to go meet with Red Auerbach and Coach Tommy Heinsohn. I barely had enough money for the taxi ride from the airport to the Garden. I walked into the room, and Red and Tommy just stared at me...it was dead silent. We started to negotiate my contract...3 years for $300,000. My leg started shaking under the table, because I couldn't even think about what I would do with all that money. I was so excited, but then my attorney said 'we don't accept.' I didn't end up getting more money, but I'll tell you what I did with my first check. I went to the bank and asked the teller to give me $1,000 in all one dollar bills. I went back to my house, spread the money out all on my bed and started to roll around in it. That's when I knew it was real and I was about to start an amazing journey.

Cedric Maxwell - Celtics Legend

Brothers and longtime season ticket holders Joe and Paul are all about family, tradition, and Celtics basketball. Each brother submitted a Banner Moment that gives us a glimpse of what it was like to grow up in a home that was all about the Celtics!

Read Joe and Paul's Banner Moments, then submit one of your own!