Derrick White on Getting ALL STAR CHANTS During Celtics Win vs Spurs | Postgame Interview 12/31/23

Derrick White on Getting ALL STAR CHANTS During Celtics Win vs Spurs | Postgame Interview 12/31/23

Defensive defense out there pulling the one offensive rebound first half uh just kind of the way you attack them and attack the boards u i mean that’s something that we’ve been focusing on and a big EMP emphasis for our team um I mean especially today we started KP and

Al so uh we’re a little bigger um but anytime anytime we can force them to miss and and get the rebound and we can get off and run and do things in transition so um that’s big for us you guys had that that L at the start of

The second quarter defensively kind of s offens possessions but then SN out of the Joe was talking about this team is just this team like this season has generally done a really good job not letting those things linger what’s been the key to that yeah um I mean you try to minimize

Those as much as you can and um I mean the flow of the game is going to happen but um I think we just had a couple like turnover or bad shots and let to them get on run and uh a little bit undisciplined so um any anytime that

Happens like you got to just snap out of it real quick and I think we did a a good job to end the end the half and we and we carried it over to the second half what what was your thought process W be broke fre there a lot of people

Were wondering if to go to the block out some kind of thing uh I’m not an idiot I was I was hoping he’d take another dribble and then I could try to do that but he just picked it up and then I never saw it again so I was just

Trying to get out the way um I assumed he’s going to take one more drill but uh yeah that was crazy what did you think about Victor up close for the first time yeah I mean obviously his his length and uh the things he can do on the court is

Is pretty special um like he’s just starting to come into his own and figure out how to play in this this league so um just a guy with his size to do what he can do it is obviously pretty special and um he’s just going to keep getting

Better papic said that when you first got to San Antonio he wasn’t sure you felt like you belonged in the league um what was your thought process about that and then how did they kind of instill confidence in you in your career how did that change you yeah um I mean you know

Everybody in the NBA was not everybody but like high school like they’re like oh I got a chance to go to the league where I was in high school I was like try to get to College um and so it’s just kind of a little different story I

Guess but um I mean he just kept pushing me and uh just knew he saw something in me that I didn’t see in myself and um obviously my first year I was in the G League which allowed me to figure out the NBA game and then um then from there

Just continue to push me and uh just add that confidence uh I mean he’s still I used to be in the mid room he’d walk in and just say you belong and walk out so just a little things like that which is it’s cool to hear from the greatest

Coach of all time yeah what does that mean to hear that from yeah I mean it meant a lot uh I mean probably took longer than just hearing that and oh yeah I belong but uh just constantly saying uh in my corner and and believing in me uh it definitely

Went a long way how have you like how would you compare yourself now confident with sad to your rookie year um I mean my rookie year I’m just trying to figure it out um I every rookie it’s different for them but um it’s a whole new league um this is something you

Watched since you were a young kid so um now I just feel more comfortable like I know I belong in this league I know what I can do in this league and um just got to continue to improve and work on those things was there a time or a moment when

You started to feel that shift that I I belonged um probably like in the second year I was like I can I can play in this league um and then after that you got to just continue to improve and um work on things so um that second year I was like

Oh I could play here and then um a lot of guys have like that moment and I just wanted to continue to push it so I can uh play a long time in this league just your thoughts of coming back and playing here and the reaction yeah it’s it’s always going to

Be special to come back to San Antonio I mean this is where I started this is this is uh so many great memories and times here on the court off the court um so every time I come back here it’s going to be special but the fans today

Were unreal um I even the Boston fans that are here in San Antonio crazy and I’m just all thankful and grateful for it all buff sir so you know I just want to ask you a lot of success going on with Colorado and the men’s and program uh

What you have to say about you know what T has done for you and also just the success they’re having right now yeah yeah the basketball uh program on the men and the women’s is is unreal right now um we got two of the the top point

Guards on on both the men’s and the women side um I mean I I was with the the men’s side a little bit this summer and just seeing them in their work e ethic uh I’m excited for them and uh they’re looking really good right now what did you think you don’t really

Usually hear Allstar chats at a game uh what you think hearing that here and what have you thought in general it’s like become kind of a movement these last couple of weeks yeah yeah I’m just thankful and grateful um I’m just try to go out there and help us win um I think

If I if I was to make allstar game it’s a uh it’s because of how much we’re winning and the type of team we have so I’m just thankful to be part of this team and this this organization and the culture that we’re building here and um

Me making it or not making it doesn’t change the fact that I’m just thankful to be here thank you d

SAN ANTONIO — Following the Boston Celtics impressive 134-101 victory over his former team, the San Antonio Spurs, Derrick White expressed his feelings about receiving All-Star chants on the road. White, who scored 17 points, was warmly acknowledged by the San Antonio crowd, marking a special moment in his return to the city where he previously played.

The Celtics’ win was also powered by strong performances from their leading players. Jayson Tatum spearheaded the effort with 25 points, while Jaylen Brown contributed 24, helping to extend Boston’s winning streak to six games. Kristaps Porzingis, back after missing a game due to a calf injury, added 14 points and nine rebounds, underscoring the depth and talent of the Celtics roster.

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