Celtics coach Brad Stevens willing to endure victory cigar

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Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens is willing to make himself physically ill if it means delivering the team’s 18th NBA title.

During an interview on Indianapolis sports radio WFNI-AM 1070 The Fan on Friday, Stevens said smoking one of Red Auerbach’s famous victory cigars would likely make him ill. Despite that fact, Stevens joked that his wife, Tracy, is eager to find out.

Brad Stevens said his wife, Tracy, would love to see what would happen if he were to light up a victory cigar. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe/Getty Images

“My wife laughs at me because when I first got here, [cigars were] a nice, common courtesy gift that people gave me,” Stevens told “The Dan Dakich Show.” “I was sent a couple of cigars, or people gave me cigars. And anybody that knows me knows that, if I tried to smoke a cigar, I would probably throw up on the spot. She wants us to win one for every reason, but the biggest reason she wants us to win a championship would be to see me throw up on the court once I had to …

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