The Boston Celtics were among the NBA’s hardest-hit teams when it came to COVID-19, and the franchise paid a hefty price in terms of player-days lost — and it likely had a lot to do with the roster performing well beneath preseason expectations as well.
But rumbles abound that this was something of a self-own, with word being reported by NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Mannix (via WEEI) that the team did not take the deadly viral malady seriously. Evidently, it was to the extent that an opposing team — the Washington Wizards — filed a complaint with the NBA, believing the Celtics were responsible for a spate of their own COVID absences.
“The Celtics were among the teams that I know of that didn’t take COVID seriously,” related Mannix.
After an 18-year run in the Celtics front office came to an end this summer for Danny Ainge, the former Celtic guard is also likely leaving town. Ainge has put his Wellesley home up for sale, and i… https://t.co/xmdZndEyBE
— The Celtics Wire (@TheCelticsWire) June 25, 2021