LA TIMES: Celtics advance to NBA Finals against Lakers

Links (4)

Our friends to the north will meet the CELTICS - with soccer-lover Kevin Garnett - in the NBA Finals
Published 5/30/2008 by Mr. Adventure at San Diego MLS Project
... and the Celtics were in London last fall for two exhibition basketball games, and it was there that he and friends took in two EPL matches.  Just prior to that, during the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, he began talking about his 2007-08 season of soccer; he flashed his coveted EPL tickets for their UK tour, and since has also been seen around with stars from several major EPL and MLS teams. Here is tonight's breaking news article from the LA Times, ( http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-nba31-2008may31,0,3936530.story )

Plenty of history in the NBA Finals
Published 5/31/2008 by BSlim (noreply@blogger.com) at West Coast Bias Sports Blog
... doesn’t seem like a long time unless you’re a Laker Lover and have come accustomed to being there 28 other times. The Lakers won half their 28 Finals appearances with their last title coming in 2002, the last of three straight titles won by the Lakers and their three-time Finals MVP Shaquille O’Neal. (On a side note, this is the first time since 1998 that neither Shaq nor Tim Duncan are in the Finals). The Celtics have been to the Finals 19 times and are back again following Friday’s Game 6 victory over the Detroit Pistons. The Lakers and Celtics will be meeting for the 11th ...

Soccer-lovin’ Garnett — Did you say Finals of the N-B-AAAA?
Published 5/31/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
... and since has also been seen around with stars from several major EPL and MLS teams. The Boston Globe has had some good articles on Garnett’s soccer escapades. Here, you can read my original BallHype post on this, “Celtics’ Kevin Garnett: “Did you say Arsenaaaal?” Here is tonight’s breaking news article from the LA Times, “Celtics advance to NBA Finals against Lakers”

Development News: Celtics' Garnett - a season of soccer sidelinin'
Published 6/3/2008 by Mr. Adventure at MLS Expansion And Development
... and MLS teams. The Boston Globe has had some good articles on Garnett's soccer escapades. Here, you can read my original BallHype post on this, "Celtics' Kevin Garnett: "Did you say Arsenaaaal?" Here is a FANHOUSE take, with notes on Doc Rivers and Arsenal tickets Here is this weekend's news article from the LA Times, "Celtics advance to NBA Finals against Lakers" ( ...