... to be trustees for the past," Wyc Grousbeck, one of the partners who bought the team in 2002 and named their company Banner 17, said Saturday. "We're trustees of one of the great franchises in the history of sports, and we're trying to extend ...

... 1965 NBA finals. Pierce doused Celtics coach Doc Rivers with red Gatorade. Owner Wyc Grousbeck, who named his group Banner 17 to leave no doubt about his goal, put an unlit cigar in his mouth a tribute to Red Auerbach, the patriarch who had a ...

... as a player; and for the owners who named their group Banner 17 when they took over in 2002 and now have to consider whether ... and in honor of our first one we are going to stay with Banner 17." It was also the first title for Celtics general manager ...