Don’t you just hate it when you’re super interested in someone but they’re not on that level when it comes to you?
That’s exactly what Brandon Bass had to deal with when the Boston Celtics went for Amir Johnson instead of Bass. As it turns out, Brandon has been trying to heal a broken heart of sorts as he went to Los Angeles to play for the Lakers.
“I would have never, ever thought I would not be in Boston,” Bass said. “I thought I was going to retire a Celtic, even when it was coming up to me signing with the Lakers. I just thought I’ll still be a Celtic. Boston was my home, man. I had a great experience, family loved the town. I loved the town, really got comfortable there. It feels surreal, but it’s definitely part of the business.”
Bass said it took him awhile to accept that the Celtics were moving on. Bass was attached to Boston and he wanted to be part of the team’s ascension.
“It was nothing against the organization, Danny [Ainge] and those guys,” he said. “It was tough for me to move on from being there so long. It wasn’t about the team or the coach, it was just tough for me to leave because I always felt I’d be there. It’s hard just to turn that switch off. The ticker comes across and it says, ‘Celtics playing such and such,’ and you say, ‘Oh, I’m playing against them tonight.’ It’s just been tough. I still felt like I’d be a Celtic today, but I’m a Laker. I’ve got to embrace this part of my journey.”
Bass just has to deal with it I guess. He’s literally gone to the polar opposite of the Celtics and that must sting a bit. But we’re a quarter of the way into the season and Brandon simply has to suck it up.
