{"id":1585383,"date":"2024-06-22T11:51:48","date_gmt":"2024-06-22T15:51:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/?p=1585383"},"modified":"2024-06-22T11:51:48","modified_gmt":"2024-06-22T15:51:48","slug":"celtics-celebrate-18th-nba-championship-with-duck-boat-parade-in-boston","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports7.us\/news\/celtics-celebrate-18th-nba-championship-with-duck-boat-parade-in-boston\/","title":{"rendered":"Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Championship With Duck Boat Parade In Boston"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Celtics celebrated their record <a href=\"https:\/\/sports7.us\/ai-predicts-boston-celtics-to-win-18th-nba-championship\/\">18th NBA title<\/a> with a duck boat parade in Beantown on Friday to mark the 13th championship won this century by one of the city's franchises four professional sports leagues.<\/p>\n<h2>Boston Celtics players, coaches, and ownership group members held up the Larry O'Brien Trophy<\/h2>\n<p>The Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, and Red Sox have all commemorated championships by driving around Boston in duck boats \u2014 amphibious vehicles which are typically ridden by sightseeing tourists.<\/p>\n<p>Starting at TD Garden, the championship parade lasted roughly 90 minutes. The duck boats first turned onto Causeway Street in front of the arena, then turning down Boylston Street, and ending at Hynes Convention Center.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It's unbelievable. It still doesn't seem true. But just trying to stay in the moment,&#8221; five-time All-Star forward Jayson Tatum said during a pre-parade rally at the Garden.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Tatum, triumphant. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Z3o9YZUgfi\">pic.twitter.com\/Z3o9YZUgfi<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Maddie Khaw (@MaddieKhaw) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MaddieKhaw\/status\/1804185992154210599?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Boston is thriving. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/zguV9gfI0Y\">pic.twitter.com\/zguV9gfI0Y<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Conor Ryan (@ConorRyan_93) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ConorRyan_93\/status\/1804194120920949128?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>An hour before the parade, the heat didn't slow down any C's fans on Causeway Street. Fans had already taken to climbing on poles and streetlights, chanting \u201cF\u2014k Kyrie [Irving].\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">Wyc Grousbeck, the Celtics' majority owner, walked down Causeway Street with the Larry O\u2019Brien Championship Trophy to the amusement of parade-goers Friday morning.<\/p>\n<p>Celtics public address announcer Eddie Palladino got the festivities started by introducing Massachusetts governor Maura Healey, with Boston mayor Michelle Wu standing nearby.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are in love with this team,\u2019\u2019 Healey said. \u201cBasketball is a team game, everybody has a role, everybody has a part ... and as great as they are on the court, these men are better as human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>Boston celebrated its first NBA title since 2008<\/h2>\n<p>The Celtics celebrated their first NBA championship since 2008.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt's a great day in the city of Boston. This team has solidified itself as one of the greatest in the history of the league,&#8221; Wu said. &#8220;This is a championship city; we\u2019ve had these parades before. This one is quite special. ... To all the other fans who chanted \u2018We want Boston,\u2019 I can\u2019t blame you. Because who wouldn\u2019t? Go Celtics. Go Boston.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>According to <em>The Boston Globe<\/em>, a couple were scheduled to get married in Boston during the parade. Justin Barnard, 29, of Cambridge, and Cailyn Masson Barnard, 25, of Somerville, were slated to get married at City Hall.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Scenes from the parade. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Celtics?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Celtics<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/rgEQpY5jyD\">pic.twitter.com\/rgEQpY5jyD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GwashburnGlobe\/status\/1804182445052342720?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Sam Hauser taking off his shirt \ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80\ud83d\udc80 <\/p>\n<p>Now it&#39;s a party <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Pd8hZqAUnf\">pic.twitter.com\/Pd8hZqAUnf<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCeltics\/status\/1804195689708093929?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 21, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the parade was scheduled at the same time as their wedding, the city called, offering to reschedule. However, the couple embraced the celebration instead.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\u201dWe wanted it to be during the parade,\u201d Barnard said, as the couple got photos taken near Government Center.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">The couple is reportedly having a bigger wedding in December, but their parents were there for their elopement.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\u201dWe\u2019re big Boston fans,\u201d said Masson Barnard.<\/p>\n<p data-t=\"{&quot;n&quot;:&quot;blueLinks&quot;}\">\u201dWe\u2019re absolutely big Celtics fans now,\u201d said Barnard, who added a green tie to his wedding outfit.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Rhode Island governor Dan McKee also announced that Friday is officially Joe Mazzulla Day in the Ocean State. \u201cCoach - thank you for embodying the spirit of our state through leadership, toughness, and dedication,\u201d McKee wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<aside class=\"inline inline-photo full\">\n<figure><\/figure>\n<\/aside>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Celtics celebrated their record 18th NBA title with a duck boat parade in Beantown on Friday to mark the 13th championship won this century by one of the city's franchises four professional sports leagues. 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