There’s no one left on the Celtics to give the too small gesture.

I agree with everyone else that says this is a sales pitch and you shouldn’t be pressured into it. However, he’s not wrong in principle that there are more electronics these days that are expensive to replace and can’t usually be user-serviced. I didn’t get one but thought about it just for the head unit and safety sensors that are outrageously expensive to replace if they break. I don’t think it’s as black and white as it’s been historically. One thing to consider is that you can always add it down the line if you want and you can get it from another dealer, potentially at a much lower cost.

For those who weren’t around when this happened, there is context missing from a lot of the comments here about misinterpretation—Jalen going after him was in response to many things the preceded this interview, which is why he was ready to pounce. It wasn’t just about that comment and what Skip did or did not actually mean. It’s more

Can’t even get a serial comma right.

Nah, only real basketball people know…

Probably all of the very tall players (Bol, Bradley, Muresan, etc.) but Mark Eaton for real.

I haven’t ever heard this discussed in potential rule changes but I think there should be some prohibition against this, beyond just the resulting foul. It would be hard but maybe it’s just you can’t intentionally put your hand writhing a foot of someone’s face when they are holding the ball (meaning when they aren’t moving or in a shooting motion).