Highlights of the Celtics' duck boat parade
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Jayson Tatum and his Larry O'Brien Trophy at the parade. Photo: China Wong/NBAE via Getty Images
They played. They conquered. They hopped on the duck boats to celebrate their NBA title.
- Boston pulled out all the stops Friday to celebrate the Celtics' 18th NBA title with a downtown parade.
- Here are the highlights:
Jayson Tatum throws shade at Miami
The Celtics didn't waste any time celebrating after defeating the Dallas Mavericks Monday night, hopping on a plane to Miami within hours of Game 5.
- "You guys have been on a lot of hard-fought trips to Miami," Celtics TV analyst Brian Scalabrine said, in a pre-parade interview with the team. "Was this one a little sweeter?"
- "They're always easy," Tatum said.
Al Horford's T-shirt
Al Horford walked onto the basketball court at TD Garden wearing a cowboy hat and a T-shirt showing a drunk Tom Brady.
- Specifically, it shows Brady celebrating his last Super Bowl win with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.
- Horford, the first Dominican player to win an NBA title, was greeted by fans waving Dominican flags along the parade route.
Fans getting crazy
It's not a Boston parade without some overzealous Boston fans climbing traffic light poles and trucks.
- These bros hopped on top of the Copley Square bus stop awning to get a better look at the duck boats.
Shoutout to this Celts fan who recreated the championship trophy:
- Other fans made signs and brought flags for the parade.
Jaylen Brown showing off
Jaylen Brown, the Bill Russell NBA Finals MVP, carried his trophy during the parade.
- He also took a break to spin the ball on his finger.
- At one point, he did it as he stood next to Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca.