Paul did a great job this morning. The most notable things for me were the following:
1. Paul had the whole team to his house after they were able to get out of the Garden after the championship. Shortly after he got home, he had to go to the hospital with his daughter who had a fever. He was at the hospital until 7:30 on the morning of the parade and had had no sleep.
2. He and Coco Crisp went to the same high school. (not really notable, just interesting.)
3. He addressed his knee injury . . . again. Same story.
4. He said he could go to Europe and play after his career was over here.
5. He expects the US basketball team to win gold in blowout fashion.
6. He addressed his comment about being the best player in the NBA. He said it was no diss to Kobe, that when he steps on the court, he just feels like no one is better than he is. He also said that Lebron is harder to guard than Kobe because of his size and physicality.
7. Donnie Wahlberg came on and said he always thought Kobe was the best player, but Paul put the Celtics on his shoulders and went out and outplayed the best in the world so for now Paul is the best.
8. Paul addressed the stabbing incident and said that afterwards in the hospital, he asked the doctors if he would make it and then even when he knew he would live, he was unsure whether he would ever play basketball again. (pretty obvious I suppose).
9. In addressing the Las Vegas incident, he said he was pulled over by a Laker fan in a DWC (driving while Champion). He was pulled for not putting on his blinker while there was no one else on the road, so he felt it was more of a random traffic stop to see if he was drinking. He said he hadn't had any drinks and was handcuffed because of his size. He had to wait 2 hours for the breathalizer and thought it was "pretty funny" (hmmm). He also said he won't drink and drive, ever.
10. He said about the championship that it was a relief and he first thought about his mother, family, little girl and interestingly enough, about being picked number 10 when he thought he should have been number 1. The next championship will be one of joy instead of relief.
11. Posey and Cassell, who were the only two to have another championship, said they had never seen anything like the championship in Boston, and Paul said that is what makes Boston fans so special.
12. Danny Ainge said that European leagues are probably a bigger draw for role players because the NBA pays their stars and role players may be able to get more in Europe. Also the strength of the Euro is a factor along with the fact that European teams pay the players' taxes.
Funniest moment: Mike Greenberg had Paul put on his hat and sunglasses (you know, the kind of hat he is always wearing). Then Mike tried it on and said he felt like he looked like Gilligan (and he really did).
All in all, Paul did a great job. It was nice to see him again. Can't wait for the season to start.
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