BOSTON — The Celtics will make a journey right down to Washington, D.C. to rejoice their franchise’s 18th championship with United States President Joe Biden on the White Home on Thursday.
For everybody on the group, aside from guard Jrue Vacation, it’ll be a primary.
Groups are welcomed to the nation’s capital after successful a championship as a part of an ongoing custom. It seals the ultimate pat on the again for a job properly completed. The Boston Purple Sox and New England Patriots have made a mixed 4 journeys up to now decade, however for the Celtics, it’ll be their first time since 2008 when Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen met then-President George W. Bush.
“I feel it’ll be cool,” Jayson Tatum mentioned after Tuesday evening’s 120-117 win over the Cavaliers. “It’s one of many perks of being a champion goes to the White Home. … So we’ll have that second and take photos and movies, and one thing that lasts a lifetime.”
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Boston already made its first of two journeys to Washington scheduled for this season, defeating the Wizards on Oct. 24 with a 20-point blowout. This time, Tatum and the remainder of the title-defending Celtics will get to throw on their Sunday finest over six a long time after the group’s first championship-celebrating go to to the White Home — in 1963 in the course of the John F. Kennedy administration.
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For a 26-year-old with loads of basketball to return like Tatum, it’ll be a surreal full-circle second. However for a 38-year-old veteran who’s hung round for 18 seasons like Al Horford, it’s been a very long time coming. Both method, Boston plans on letting the second sink in earlier than sticking round to play the Wizards on Friday and proceed the NBA Cup’s group stage play.
“I feel it’s gonna be enjoyable,” Derrick White mentioned. “I imply, that’s one thing that rising up you see groups that gained championships go to the White Home and simply sort of rejoice that second collectively. Simply gonna be a kind of groups that gained a championship after which go to the White Home and to rejoice with an amazing group and nice folks. It’s gonna be enjoyable.”
Tatum, who revealed the season-long headband settlement with White, did elevate an accessory-based query earlier than heading off on the journey.
“You gonna convey your ring?” Tatum requested White. “… Too cool to put on it?”
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“I’ll give it some thought,” White replied. “I didn’t know that was a factor. That’s good to know.”
