Derrick White went from receiving no D1 scholarship offers in high school to becoming a star two-way player for the Boston Celtics, and his dad, Richard, has been there for the entire ride. Listen as Derrick and Richard join Marc and Sean to remember the journey, their father-son relationship, Derrick himself becoming a dad, and what they were both thinking after Derrick’s epic putback layup at the buzzer of Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Oh, and they may or may not touch on Richard’s newfound fame on X (formerly known as Twitter) as a stats-based voice within the NBA community.



1:00 – Derrick on his dad’s social media, and Richard growing up a Celtics fan



5:00 – How Derrick learned to impact winning and be a chameleon



8:25 – Derrick calling Richard to tell him he’d been traded to the Celtics



12:00 – How their father-son relationship impacted Derrick on and off the court



16:00 – Reliving the buzzer-beating putback in Game 6 of the 2023 ECF



20:00 – Derrick becoming a dad, and Richard being a grandfather



27:30 – The world of social media and Richard’s participation in it

Derrick White went from receiving no D1 scholarship offers in high school to becoming a star two-way player for the Boston Celtics, and his dad, Richard, has been there for the entire ride. Listen as Derrick and Richard join Marc and Sean to remember the journey, their father-son relationship, Derrick himself becoming a dad, and what they were both thinking after Derrick’s epic putback layup at the buzzer of Game 6 of the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals. Oh, and they may or may not touch on Richard’s newfound fame on X (formerly known as Twitter) as a stats-based voice within the NBA community.
 
1:00 – Derrick on his dad’s social media, and Richard growing up a Celtics fan
 
5:00 – How Derrick learned to impact winning and be a chameleon
 
8:25 – Derrick calling Richard to tell him he’d been traded to the Celtics
 
12:00 – How their father-son relationship impacted Derrick on and off the court
 
16:00 – Reliving the buzzer-beating putback in Game 6 of the 2023 ECF
 
20:00 – Derrick becoming a dad, and Richard being a grandfather
 
27:30 – The world of social media and Richard’s participation in it

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