Kevin Edward McHale (born December 19, 1957) is an American retired basketball player who played his entire professional career for the Boston Celtics.
He is a Basketball Hall of Fame inductee, and is regarded as one of the best power forwards of all time.
He was named to the NBA's 50th Anniversary All-Time Team.
McHale began working for the Minnesota Timberwolves immediately following his retirement in 1993 (until 2009), at different times, as a TV analyst, general manager, and finally head coach.
He was the head coach of the Houston Rockets from 2011–15, until being fired following a 4–7 start to the 2015–16 season.
McHale currently works as an on-air analyst for NBA TV and Turner Sports's popular NBA on TNT studio show.