The Big O by Oscar Robertson

Author:Oscar Robertson [Robertson, Oscar]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: BIO016000 BIOGRAPHY AND AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Sports
ISBN: 9780803253247
Publisher: UNP - Bison Books
Published: 2013-12-01T05:00:00+00:00

That summer I joined a group of basketball players and coaches on a kind of goodwill ambassador trip behind the Iron Curtain. We played exhibition games in Yugoslavia, Poland, and Romania. Even a game or two in Egypt, if I remember correctly. One night there were seven of us out to dinner. I was sitting there with Red Auerbach, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, and a couple of other players. Red used to tease me all the time, and I really liked him, so I’d send barbs right back. All of us were at a table, sitting there, and Red’s smoking one of his damn cigars, baiting me, and he asked if I would like to play for the Celtics.

“Hell, no! What the hell for?”

“You young punk, you!” He had a big grin on his face.

“If it weren’t for Russell,” I said, “you guys wouldn’t be crap.”

Bill was laughing at me, and Red was egging me on, and we were all having a good time. I didn’t think anything of it at the time.

It wasn’t until much later that I remembered Bob Cousy at the table that night. He was sitting there listening. I don’t remember if he was laughing or not.

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