The Boston Celtics are back in Massachusetts after spending a night in Miami to celebrate their NBA-record 18th championship.The Celtics flew to Miami at around noon Tuesday, just 13 hours after they clinched the title with a win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night.The team’s return flight landed at Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was seen carrying the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy off the plane. He then put the trophy in the backseat of his vehicle as reporters asked him questions about the team’s trip to Miami, the Florida city known for its vibrant nightlife.“It was fun. We had a good time. Glad to be back in Boston,” Mazzulla said. “Grateful to the city.”Mazzulla’s wife, Camai, grabbed the trophy from the backseat and held onto it as Mazzulla drove their vehicle out of the airport parking lot.Interestingly, the Celtics chose to celebrate their latest title in the home city of one of their biggest rivals in recent seasons. Boston has faced the Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs in four out of the last five years, including three meetings in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics and Heat have split those postseason series, with Boston winning the 2022 conference finals and in the first round this year. Miami won the other two conference finals series in 2020 and 2023.”Whoever is hosting Boston Celtics in Miami for a party need to be ran out of Miami,” Miami native and rapper Uncle Luke, of 2 Live Crew fame, wrote in a social media post Monday night.The Celtics made it back home in plenty of time before their championship parade in Boston, which is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Friday.In 2022, the Golden State Warriors traveled from Boston to Las Vegas to celebrate their NBA championship before a scheduled victory parade in San Francisco.Last year, the Denver Nuggets flew to celebrate their 2023 NBA Finals victory in Las Vegas after their championship parade in Denver.Previous coverage:
The Boston Celtics are back in Massachusetts after spending a night in Miami to celebrate their NBA-record 18th championship.
The Celtics flew to Miami at around noon Tuesday, just 13 hours after they clinched the title with a win in Game 5 of the NBA Finals Monday night.
The team’s return flight landed at Hanscom Field Airport in Bedford shortly after 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.
Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla was seen carrying the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy off the plane. He then put the trophy in the backseat of his vehicle as reporters asked him questions about the team’s trip to Miami, the Florida city known for its vibrant nightlife.
“It was fun. We had a good time. Glad to be back in Boston,” Mazzulla said. “Grateful to the city.”
Mazzulla’s wife, Camai, grabbed the trophy from the backseat and held onto it as Mazzulla drove their vehicle out of the airport parking lot.
Interestingly, the Celtics chose to celebrate their latest title in the home city of one of their biggest rivals in recent seasons. Boston has faced the Miami Heat in the NBA Playoffs in four out of the last five years, including three meetings in the Eastern Conference finals. The Celtics and Heat have split those postseason series, with Boston winning the 2022 conference finals and in the first round this year. Miami won the other two conference finals series in 2020 and 2023.
“Whoever is hosting Boston Celtics in Miami for a party need to be ran out of Miami,” Miami native and rapper Uncle Luke, of 2 Live Crew fame, wrote in a social media post Monday night.
The Celtics made it back home in plenty of time before their championship parade in Boston, which is scheduled to start at 11 a.m. Friday.
In 2022, the Golden State Warriors traveled from Boston to Las Vegas to celebrate their NBA championship before a scheduled victory parade in San Francisco.
Last year, the Denver Nuggets flew to celebrate their 2023 NBA Finals victory in Las Vegas after their championship parade in Denver.
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