Celtics celebrate their 18th NBA title with banner-raising and ring ceremony

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BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics have raised Banner 18 to the rafters.

The NBA’s most-decorated franchise celebrated its newest championship on Tuesday evening in a ceremony earlier than opening evening towards the New York Knicks. The gamers additionally acquired their championship rings.

The sold-out crowd on the TD Backyard settled into its seats to see the Celtics take the courtroom in particular warmup jackets trimmed in gold, with 18 championship trophies embroidered on the sleeve.

A few of the gamers paused their taking pictures to observe the video tracing their title journey, from the drafting of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum by the acquisition of Jrue Vacation and Kristaps Porzingis.

One other video featured highlights of John Havlicek and Invoice Russell successful titles within the Nineteen Fifties and ‘60s by the ultimate seconds of the Celtics’ Sport 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks final spring.

Six-time champion Bob Cousy got here out in a wheelchair, adopted by Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen to see the 2024 championship banner go up subsequent to the one they gained in 2008. Gov. Maura Healey proclaimed Tuesday “Celtics Banner 18 Day” in Massachusetts.