They didn’t make it to the White House, and it wasn’t a big deal

Among the Celtics who celebrated their 1984 NBA Championship with President Reagan were (from left) Greg Kite, Danny Ainge, Gerald Henderson, coach K.C. Jones, team president Red Auerbach, and Dennis Johnson. NBA Commissioner David Stern was at the podium with the president. Boston Globe Staff

By The Boston Globe

March 6, 2017

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Hop into the way back machine to a simpler time . . . a time when a team won a championship on Tuesday night, then flew to the White House Wednesday morning … a time when three star players didn’t make the trip to Pennsylvania Avenue, and hardly anybody noticed.

This happened to your Boston Celtics in the middle of a scalding June in 1984 when Larry Bird was king, Ronald Reagan was president, the Celtics were champions, and a trip to the White House was No Big Deal.

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