On this day: ex-Boston guard K.C. Jones hired as Celtics head coach

On this day, the Boston Celtics hired their former championship point guard K.C. Jones as head coach of the team.

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Even on his exit from the team, Jones was a Celtics lifer, and he made sure to let the media know it.

“I’m still with the Celtics,” he made clear. ”It’s a love affair with the Celtics.”