Exclusive: Celtics Star Guard Derrick White Joins Toucher & Hardy
On Thursday’s edition of Toucher & Hardy, Celtics guard Derrick White joined the show from Celtics media day. White discussed his dental situation following the 20204 NBA Finals, and the feeling both winning a gold medal and a NBA title in a span of a few months.
“You Kind Of Realize Like What That Means, The Significance Of That…”
Hardy: You’re a supremely fit guy. I imagine you’re very, very careful about what you put in your body. Having said that, did you ask for anything to help you sit through a three hour dental visit? What can you give me any type of sedation, any, any type of anything you got? I would be asking for it and taking it.
Derrick White: Yeah, they. They numbed me up pretty good.
Hardy: That’s it?
Derrick White: Couldn’t even feel my top lift for, like, a couple of hours after I was there. So, yeah, it was an interesting feeling for sure.
Hardy: Safe to say all worth it, though, for everything that you went through. Bloodied in battle this year to to win the championship like you guys did, and then to have this summer that you’ve had. I mean, I, I don’t know that it feels like it’s worth it when you’re sitting in that dentist chair for a few hours. But, you know, the casualties of war, so to speak.
Derrick White: Yeah, for sure. Like I said, I’ll do anything for a championship. Hopefully I won’t have to do that again, but I’m willing to if I have too.
Wallach: Have you been able to process what has happened to you basketball wise over the last year? A lot of firsts for you. Your first championship, and your first gold medal. Getting some experience playing with some of the best players on the planet. Was there a period of time after it was over, where you just sat back and went, ” Oh my god did all of that really happen?”
Derrick White: I mean, after the championship, you kind of relax for a little bit and think, “that was crazy.” Like, this is what you dreamed about as a kid and then just getting that call up to to join that team in the Olympics was a once in a lifetime experience. To just go out there and just learn from some of the legends of the game, and some of the best players in the game right now. It was just a lot of fun, and then you get the gold and you kind of realize like what that means, the significance of that. So, my boys been calling me ‘Champ Olympian’ all summer, and, it’s been cool.
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