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NBA Greats Respond To '(Bleep) The Lakers' Comment From Boston Celtics
Feb 13, 1987; Portland, OR, USA: FILE PHOTO; Boston Celtics center Robert Parish (00) against the Portland Trailblazers at Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Imagn Images Imagn Images
Last month Hall of Famer Robert Parish extended the Boston Celtics-Los Angeles Lakers rivalry from the 1980s to today. He said he still hates the Lakers, saying he only respects Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Michael Cooper and James Worthy. Word eventually got back to the Lakers, including Cooper and Byron Scott. "(Bleep) you Robert Parish, too," Cooper said on the Real Coach JB podcast. "You and all of them." Scott quickly chimed in. "(Bleep) the Celtics," Scott said. "He's the Chief [Parish's nickname] but not in LA. We might be scalping his (bleep) if he come out here. (Bleep) you and the horse you rode in on," Scott said. "That's all I gotta say. And the other thing I gotta say is you talking about you've got to respect Kareem for what he did off the court. You didn't respect them numbers he was putting up on your (bleep) on the court? Give him all his due respect." The Lakers and Celtics met in the NBA Finals three times in the 1980s. The rivalry was initially fueled by Larry Bird and Magic Johnson but eventuall

This article first appeared on Back in the Day NBA on SI and was syndicated with permission.

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