05/23-ARE THE CELTICS FOR SALE?- There has been quiet rumor that the Boston Celtic may be for sale, and Larry Bird may want to buy them. There was a highly publicized exchange between Larry Bird (through the press) and the Celtics about how the teams was being managed, and Bird (a Celtic at heart) said if they wanted to sell the team, he could buy it in a day or 2. He later recounted that he was not serious about buying the team, he just wanted to see them run it more like the greatest franchise in the league, rather than Paul Gaston's personal piggy bank. Well, Larry tried to put those ideas of him buying the C's to rest, but the money people have been talking quietly about this idea and laying the ground work to see if a deal could be reached and if Gaston, who has said more than once..he was not selling, would really sell the team. So as Larry Bird approaches maybe his final series as the Pacers head coach, he did tell a few reporters where he'd like to be...."I tell myself I'd like to work in a job where I can put a team together or maybe even buy a team, I've always been intrigued with opportunities like those. I definitely know that I don't want to coach anymore. It was rewarding, and I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. But now it's time to move on to something else." WOULD YOU BUY THE CELTICS?- "No, I doubt that,... They're not for sale, anyway. I tried to do that years ago after I retired and was told they were not for sale." WOULD YOU TAKE A JOB WITHIN THE NBA LEAGUE OFFICE-"Ain't no damn way I'm going to be working in the NBA office." ------------------ You just want to be on the side thats winning.
