Jo Jo White arrived in Boston with a gold medal from the 1968 Summer Olympic Games in Mexico City, and a commitment to serve in the Marine Reserves. That military commitment scared some teams away from drafting White, but the Celtics selected him ninth overall in the 1969 NBA Draft. The team’s faith in White […]

Tommy Heinsohn and Jo Jo White, joined by Paul Westphal in this photograph, shared many memorable moments together. Heinsohn coached White and the Celtics to two NBA World Championship titles in 1974 and 1976. In 2015, Heinsohn and White shared smiles again when they were both enshrined into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. […]