It is also the birthday of former Celtics center Theo Ratliff, who was born on this day in 1973 in Demopolis, Alabama.
Ratliff was traded to Boston in the summer of 2006 by the Portland Trail Blazers with Sebastian Telfair and draft assets for Dan Dickau, Randy Foye and Raef LaFrentz.
Ratliff would play just two games for the Celtics due to back problems before being dealt with Ryan Gomes, Gerald Green, Al Jefferson, Telfair, and draft considerations to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Kevin Garnett.
He averaged 2.5 points, 3.5 boards and 1.5 blocks per contest over that very brief run with Boston.