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Jrue Holiday holds meet and greet with Celtics fans in Natick
It’s been a busy — in the best possible way — week for Boston Celtics players and their fanbase.
First the C’s defeated the Dallas Mavericks in dominant fashion at TD Garden Monday night to win their 18th championship, the most in NBA history.
Next they boarded a plane with the Larry O’Brien trophy and flew to Miami for a quick celebratory trip.
They returned to Boston Wednesday and head coach Joe Mazzulla brought the championship trophy to several North End restaurants, including Strega, Table Boston and Umbria, stopping at Strega for dinner. He also visited the Nonantum Boxing Club in Newton, where he works out regularly.
The team reunited Friday for the duck boat parade, celebrating a banner day in the City of Champions with over a million people estimated to have turned out for the rolling rally.
And the party didn’t stop there. Some of the players and Coach Joe Mazzulla showed up late Friday afternoon at Cisco Brewers in the Seaport.
Despite the subpar weather Saturday, Jrue Holiday held a meet and greet at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Natick, Massachusetts, much to the delight of his fans.
It was a short window but Holiday paid his fans a lot of attention, assuring them that Boston is like no other.
The star Celtics player was greeted with a lot of love and energy, with some fans giving him letters and gifts.
“I’m over the moon,” one fan said at the event. “I love Jrue.”
“I love him. I love him. That’s all I have to say,” another said.
“I was glad to come out,” said Aliaun Iscandari, who went to the same high school in LA as Holiday. “I think he’s an inspiration to all of us, especially to me, I try to model my game after him, especially on defense, and just attitude and grit.”
As for how Holiday is feeling?
“It hasn’t slowed down yet, so it hasn’t hit me yet,” he said. “It’s been nonstop since we won and it’s been fun, you know what I mean? Hopefully it stays that way.”
There’s another opportunity at Dick’s on Boylston Street Sunday for fans looking for some players autographs. We’re told Derrick White and Al Horford will be there.
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Some Celtics fans are making it a full day of celebrating, morning, noon and night.
The trophy, some of the players and the coach showed up late afternoon at the Seaport, firing up the crowd all over again.
Fans were, electric, energized, and everything in between during an unforgettable day in Boston.
Fans also got a glimpse at the team and the Larry O’Brien trophy at Cisco Brewers in the Seaport.
One fan said she missed coach Joe Mazzulla by a couple of minutes but did get a glimpse of Derrick White and Kristaps Porzingis.
“I’m sad that we missed the trophy, but it was a great time. The parade was insane. It was so much fun.” said Lexi Furst.
From TD Garden to City Hall, down Boylston St. to the Hynes Convention Center, there was no shortage of green with people packed everywhere taking it all in.
The ball that Jaylen Brown was spinning during the parade landed in the hands of one lucky fan after it bounced.
“The lady in front of me bobbled it and it came up and I just went and grabbed with both arms” said Kristen Shephard.
She said she is not letting the basketball right from the hands of the Finals MVP to leave her side.
Both players and crowd had the time of their lives from high up on the duck boats and up and down the streets.
“This is way past anything I can imagine. This is amazing. Everybody having a great time. I don’t want this to end.” said Celtics guard Jalen Springer about the parade.
The fans didn’t want it to end either.
After a wild season, fans are already talking about banner 19.
