Robert Parish, “The Chief,” rarely talked to the media and never hung
around with Celtics teammates after a game. Associates say he would not
answer his phone, letting messages go to voicemail. After leaving the
team in 1994, he let his connection to the Green fray and fade, even to
the point of selling off his 1986 world championship ring for spending
money.
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Parish, 59, said that Bird and McHale, both of whom have held coaching and front office jobs in the league (McHale is the coach of the Houston Rockets), have done nothing to help him in his quest to return to the NBA, although he says he has reached out to them. He calls his Hall of Fame teammates “acquaintances.”
“In my case, I don’t have any friends,’’ Parish said. “I saw Kevin at an event; he said he was going to call me. He never called. I called Larry twice when he was at the Indiana Pacers; he never returned my call. And not just Larry. Across the board, most NBA teams do not call back. You need a court order just to get a phone call back from these organizations. I’m not a part of their fraternity.”
“Danny is selfish, even after I made the sacrifice for him and DJ, he still asked to be traded.’’
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Hmm
Danny asked to be traded from Boston?
That's the first I ever heard of that
Parish said that Bill Walton, whom he calls “the most honest person I ever met, besides my parents,” has given him some realistic advice.
“He said most teams are not going to call you back, it’s not personal, it’s protocol. Don’t take it personal, don’t be insulted by it. It’s just the way it is.”
Parish, who lives in an immaculate, tastefully decorated tan stucco home on the edge of a golf course, says his money was drained away because he wasn’t working and he was “too generous” with family, friends, and significant others.
“There’s no need in crying about that now. I’m not making no excuses ’cause I’m to blame. I enjoyed it. I don’t want to come across as Poor Robert.’’
He’s sold all four championship rings, his Basketball Hall of Fame ring, and his 50 Greatest NBA players ring to net several hundred thousand dollars.
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well, now that is a little different than selling it for "spending money" which makes it sound like he didn't value what the ring represented. So essentially the Chief has given away much of his money to family and friends, and needed the money for essentials. That's a slightly different characterization
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