Stromile Swift, the source of Luke Kornet’s post-dunk bird celebration, gives Celtics his stamp of approval
Stromile Swift may have been out of the league for some time, but his explosive athleticism and slam dunk celebrations are still on the minds of NBA players today. And when Boston Celtics backup big man Luke Kornet borrowed Swift’s bird-like hand gesture to celebrate a dunk of his own and revealed Swift was the inspiration for it, word swiftly (pun intended) made it back to the LSU alum.
“I thought the celebration was good but the interview was even better,” said Swift of Kornet’s cribbing his post-dunk celebration via NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg. “I’m just happy some of these younger guys still remember me.”
For Swift, it was also a mark of the camaraderie shared by the Celtics.
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“You can see how much those guys enjoy playing with each other,” said the nine-year NBA vet.
“It’s a long season, you’re traveling all over the country, and you don’t always have that sort of relationship with guys. You can see those guys are having fun out there.”
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