 Played goaltender for the Bayswater Braves, an East Boston summer street hockey team.A Celtics season ticket holder, during the '70s and '80s, Palladino called the 2008 NBA playoffs at the TD Banknorth Garden and saw the Celtics clinch their 17th NBA Championship, defeating the Los Angeles Lakers in the 2008 NBA Finals.It was the Celtics' first championship since .