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The 2008–09 Boston Celtics season was the 63rd season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They started the season as the defending NBA champions, where they defeated the Los Angeles Lakers in six games, winning their seventeenth NBA championship, as well as marking their ninth series victory over the Lakers in the NBA Finals.
Find out the top 100 largest sports contracts in the world, including signing bonuses, length, and average salary. See the names, sports, and organizations of the highest-paid athletes, such as Shohei Ohtani, Lionel Messi, and Cristiano Ronaldo.
The 2008 NBA Finals was the championship series of the NBA's 2007–08 season, featuring the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers. The Celtics won their first title in 22 years, led by the "Big 3" of Pierce, Garnett, and Allen, while the Lakers were led by Bryant and Gasol.
Demi Moore became the highest paid female actor in the world when she landed a $12.5 million payday for 1996’s “Striptease,” and that’s when the backlash against her started.
The 2013 NBA Finals was the championship series of the 2012–13 season, won by the Miami Heat over the San Antonio Spurs in seven games. LeBron James was the MVP of the series, and Ray Allen made a clutch 3-pointer in Game 6 to force overtime.
Learn about the life and career of Mel Allen, who was known as "The Voice of the Yankees" for his long tenure as the primary play-by-play announcer for the New York Yankees. Find out how he started as a radio announcer in Alabama, broadcast World Series and All-Star Games, and hosted This Week in Baseball.
Alan Dershowitz is an American lawyer and law professor born on September 1, 1938 in New York City. He is known for his work in U.S. constitutional law and criminal law, and has represented high-profile clients such as O. J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, and Jeffrey Epstein.
Ray Charles (1930-2004) was a pioneer of soul music and a crossover artist who influenced many genres. He was blinded by childhood glaucoma and became one of the first black musicians to have artistic control and win multiple Grammy Awards.