Dan Shaughnessy book excerpt: The time Larry Bird hustled me out

In an exclusive excerpt from his forthcoming book, a Globe sports columnist recalls lessons learned on the 1980s Celtics beat.

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics: Dan Shaughnessy: 9781797133799: : Books

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy, Hardcover

Larry Bird with the Boston Celtics, 1986. : r/OldSchoolCool

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Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy

Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy

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Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy, Hardcover

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Wish It Lasted Forever: Life with the Larry Bird Celtics by Dan Shaughnessy, Hardcover

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