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Heinsohn Wins Chuck Daly Award: Boston Celtics legend Tommy Heinsohn was named the inaugural recipient of the Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award today by the NBA Coaches Association. Here is the press release:

The NBA Coaches Association announced today that legendary Celtics player and coach Tommy Heinsohn will receive the inaugural "Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award." The award carries on the memory of Hall of Fame coach Chuck Daly.

Daly set a standard of integrity, class and competitive excellence, and his recent passing is mourned by his fellow coaches. The award will recognize a coach who made special contributions to the sport throughout his NBA career and whose body of work had a positive, lasting impact on the NBA coaching profession. It will be presented annually to a current or former NBA head or assistant coach.

Following his Hall of Fame playing career, Tommy Heinsohn led the Celtics to two NBA championships as head coach in 1974 and 1976. During eight-plus seasons on the Celtics' sideline, Heinsohn displayed a passion for the game and an unwavering loyalty to the Boston franchise that continues today. His love and respect for the game, along with his major contributions to the establishment of the NBA Coaches Association, make him a perfect choice for the inaugural "Chuck Daly Lifetime Achievement Award."

"I'm honored by this recognition," said Heinsohn. "Chuck Daly was a man and a coach who everyone had great respect for, and to be recognized in his memory is very special. I humbly accept this honor on behalf of all those who coach and have coached in the NBA."


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Congrats to Tommy. Now if only fans of other teams would give Tommy some respect.

Nice Tommy! Well deserved.

This will be a nice door stopper or paperweight for Tommy. (Just kidding)

I've always enjoyed Tommy, I hope for our sakes he never retires.

My dream dinner would be to go to dinner with Tommy and Bill Russell, and just listen to them talk basketball.

Tommy, your the man.

Awesome! I get so pissed when I have to watch the games on TNT and I don't get to hear mike and Tommy, Hof player, hof coach, great announcer, true Celtic. Well deserved inaugural reward.

Good job Mr. Tommy Heinsohn. You get a Tommy Point.

I wish they could have had Walter McCarty present it to him.

Congrats Tommy!

A classy award presented to a class guy!

We are so very lucky to have him!

He may not always be politically right?

But the man speaks his mind!

It's nice to see that the NBA awards honesty and excellence!

Good Deal!

and to all the f'ing trolls who come here and complain about boston announcers and have NO CLUE who he is and what he has done in the nba. SUCK A FAT ONE!

jesus, evertime some raptors fan dissed on him for knowing nothing about basketball my head nearly exploded.

Darth Celtic wrote:and to all the f'ing trolls who come here and complain about boston announcers and have NO CLUE who he is and what he has done in the nba. SUCK A FAT ONE!

jesus, evertime some raptors fan dissed on him for knowing nothing about basketball my head nearly exploded.

Raptor's fans dissing anyone for their basketball is a dangerous situation, irony so strong and intense that an irony black hole could form, sucking everything in, chewing it up, and spitting it out all sarcastic and painfully coincidental.