Cedric Maxwell Trolls Magic Johnson, Lakers After Celtics Win 18th NBA Finals

The Boston Celtics are ridin’ excessive after successful their league-leading 18th NBA championship, and former star Celtics hooper turned crew broadcaster Cedric Maxwell is making certain the world is aware of the place one of the best franchise resides — and it is not L.A.!

Maxwell, a 2x NBA champ with the Celtics who was named Finals MVP in 1981 (he performed in Boston from 1977-1985), joined Babcock on the TMZ Sports activities TV present (airs nightly on FS1) following Beantowns 4-1 sequence victory of the Western Convention Champion Dallas Mavericks.

And, should you thought the Celtics would not level out they’ve now obtained extra ‘chips than their rivals on the West Coast, you are mistaken (the Lakers have 17)!

“To get another banner after being tied up with the Fakers, it is absolutely wonderful to bypass them now,” Maxwell stated.

Cedric even known as out some Lakers legends by identify … James Worthy, Magic Johnson, and Michael Cooper earlier than hitting them with Steph Curry‘s signature “Good Night” pose!

Maxwell wasn’t executed trolling the Lakers trustworthy … then poking enjoyable at their in-season event banner hanging excessive above Crypto.com Area.

“The Lakers are actually tied up,” Maxwell joked. “They put that mid-season banner up, it looks a little odd up there. They do have number 18 if they want to be technical about it!”

Talking of what truly went down on the hardwood, Maxwell is not attempting to hearken to anybody saying the crew had a straightforward journey to the Finals (critics are saying that they had a straightforward journey).

“Ultimately, you have to play the teams that are before you,” Cedric stated. “The best out of the west was Dallas. The Celtics played all of the best out of the east.”

Maxwell additionally gave younger Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla his flowers. After solely his second season on the helm — assuming the position after Ime Udoka was fired following his scandal — Cedric stated the 35-year-old is simply getting began.

“Being one of the youngest coaches ever to win an NBA championship, that is as cool as it gets,” Maxwell stated. “He was telling me one day before he looked up all the bangers, he said, ‘You know what, I’m going to win one of these one days.’ And I said absolutely!”

The excellent news for Celtics supporters is the celebration is simply beginning … and Maxwell’s gonna get pleasure from each second of it.