Cousy dropped from Celtics broadcasts
by FOXSports.com
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"I would have liked to have continued," Cousy told the paper. "I'm only involved in 10 games a season, so it's not that big a deal. But I would have liked to have been allowed to keep my hand in, especially after 22 years of (Celtics) mediocrity -- last year was kind of fun, frankly, and I was looking forward to doing it again.
Cousy said he was dissatisfied with how he was informed of the decision.
"I got a call from somebody I hardly knew, not even the head honcho, saying they decided to go to a two-man booth," Cousy said. "I said, 'Thank you, very much,' and hung up. When you're 80 years old, you run out of leverage."
Comcast executive Bill Bridgen said a decision was made to go exclusively with the tandem of Mike Gorman and Donny Marshall. Tommy Heinsohn's presence will also be reduced to a studio role for road games.
"This is not anti-Bob Cousy or for financial reasons," Bridgen told the paper. "It's logistics and part of that is I believe Donny is a fantastic new addition."
Bridgen said he has asked Cousy to do personal appearances for Comcast. Cousy, who has a personal-services contract with the Celtics, jokingly related the firing to the Celtics-76ers rivalry, since Comcast's corporate offices are in Philadelphia.
"Philly couldn't do it to us in the '40s, '50s, and '60s, but now somebody will be happy in Philadelphia," Cousy said.
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