Boston Celtics: Nate Robinson, Shaq Show Lighter Side to Celtics During Camp

October 5th, 2010 by Randolph Charlotin Leave a reply »
In the one week the Celtics held training camp, we’ve seen:

 ● Guard Nate Robinson taint center Shaquille O’Neal’s drinking water by adding salt

 ● Robinson running wind sprints in Shaq’s shoes

 ● O’Neal engage injured center Kendrick Perkins in a hip-hop dance-off

 

Is this the behavior of a team focused on winning the NBA championship in June?

Boston has been a very intense team over the past three years. From the day Celtics GM Danny Ainge pulled off the trade that brought forward Kevin Garnett to Beantown, the Celtics followed KG’s intense lead. The players understood the goal was a championship and throughout the 2007-08 season, Boston had a laser beam-like focus to accomplish that goal.

Garnett found a kindred spirit in Perkins, the never-smiling starting center and team enforcer. They had encounters when Boston and the Minnesota Timberwolves went head-to-head in years past. They were both on bad teams but it didn’t stop KG and Perk from taking winning seriously, even in meaningless games.

It’s wh ...

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