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On this day: Danny Ainge debuts; Otis Birdsong born; Keyon Dooling trade; Greg Stiemsma signed

On this day, former Celtic guard and team president Danny Ainge made his debut for the team, and shooting guard Otis Birdsong was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion shooting guard and penultimate team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge made his NBA debut for the franchise way back in 1981. An alum of Brigham Young University, Ainge was a three-sport star in high school, where he was a first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball, playing basketball with BYU and baseball professionally with the Toronto Blue Jays while still in college.

He would play for that team in Major League Baseball for three seasons before deciding to try his hand at basketball and was picked up with the 31st selection of the 1981 NBA draft by the Celtics.

Boston of course bought him out of his deal with the Blue Jays.

What is going on with Boston Celtics alumni getting involved in insurance scams?

The scam was orchestrated by former Celtics wing Terrence Williams, who convinced other former Boston players and those of other teams to participate in making fraudulent claims

Some alumni of the Boston Celtics have been in the news lately for all of the wrong reasons, with some even staring down jail time for some seriously poor judgment with regard to making fraudulent insurance claims on medical procedures that never took place for profit.

The scam was orchestrated by former Celtics wing Terrence Williams, who convinced other former Boston players and those of other teams to participate in making fraudulent claims. The scheme included submitting fake medical reports for insurance claims, which led to suspicions due to misspellings and irregularities. Several former Celtics players were implicated in this scandal, including Williams, Sebastian Telfair, Tony Allen, Keyon Dooling, and Glen Davis.

To hear more about the ill-advised misadventure that is costing some Boston alumni their freedom, check out the latest episode of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast for all the awful details and plenty of other recent news.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 51

Today’s installment focuses on the five players who wore No. 51 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the five players who wore No. 51 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

Celtics champ Tony Allen sentenced in NBA insurance fraud case

Allen avoided prison, unlike several peers.

Former Boston Celtics shooting guard Tony Allen, part of the Celtics’ 2008 title team, has been sentenced in connection with the NBA’s $5 million benefits scam, per new reporting from Law 360 reporter Pete Brush. Allen was charged with illegally taking close to $420,000 from the scam but paid back most of the money before being sentenced. Instead of prison time, Allen received a sentence of community service and supervision.

During his court appearance, Allen gave a tearful apology, acknowledging his responsibility and expressing regret for not upholding the NBA’s core values. “I fully acknowledge my individual responsibility and I understand the gravity of my actions,” Allen reportedly told the court.

The judge presiding over the case expressed concern about overbilling but noted that Allen had repaid the money he took.

Former Celtic Terrence Williams sentenced for role in NBA insurance scam

The scheme involved more than a dozen NBA players, and over 20 people have been charged with defrauding the NBA plan, including fellow Boston alumni.

Ex-Boston Celtics wing Terrence Williams was sentenced to 10 years in prison and ordered to pay $2.5 million in restitution for leading a scheme to defraud the NBA healthcare plan according to recent reporting from Forbes’ Antonio Pequeño IV.

Williams pleaded guilty to conspiracy and aggravated identity theft and was found to have made at least $300,000 in kickbacks from other players involved in the scheme.

The scheme ran for about four years from 2017 to 2021, during which Williams impersonated health plan employees and recruited healthcare providers and other NBA players. The former Celtic also threatened others involved in creating fraudulent invoices and witnesses after his arrest.

Williams has been behind bars since May 2022 and claimed his actions were influenced by poverty, drug addiction and abuse, but the court rejected his plea for a shorter sentence.

The scheme involved more than a dozen NBA players, and more than 20 people have been charged with defrauding the NBA plan, including fellow former Boston players.

Keyon Dooling was sentenced to 30 months in prison, respectively, and Glen “Big Baby” Davis has pleaded not guilty to his charges.

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Four Boston Celtics alumni taken in new places in redraft of 2000 NBA draft class

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

As Hoops Hype’s staff keep themselves busy reassessing the draft orders of the last few decades over the years, there are always a fair number of Boston Celtics alumni making moves in their re-drafts as a result.

In the H/H’s reassessment of the 2000 NBA draft class, a total of four Boston alumni ended up seeing their draft stock shift with the benefit of hindsight lifting their fortunes. And while they won’t see any pay raises or anything else of that sort given the fictitious nature of such an exercise, it’s also nice to see this group get their flowers, too.

Let’s take a look at which Celtics alumni landed where.

On this day: Jimmy Rodgers fired; Kemba Walker, Keyon Dooling born

On this day, former Boston Celtics head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired, and Celtics guards Kemba Walker and Keyon Dooling were born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Head Coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired in that role after unexpectedly dropping a first-round matchup with the New York Knicks in the 1990 NBA Playoffs. Rodgers had joined the Celtics as an assistant coach under Bill Fitch in 1979 and stayed on with the organization after Fitch was let go as head coach in 1983, working under Celtics legend KC Jones, then replacing Jones as head coach upon his resignation in 1988.

Rodgers was dealt a rough hand in his first season with star forward Larry Bird out injured for much of the season. While the first-round exit and poor records are perhaps not up to par for the Celtics teams of old, the franchise inherited by Rodgers was heavily mortgaged in favor of an aging core that probably should have been broken up years earlier.

Rodgers finished with a 94-70 regular-season record, and went 2 and 6 in the postseason, good for .573 and .250 winning percentages, respectively.

On this day: Danny Ainge debuts; Otis Birdsong born; Keyon Dooling trade; Greg Stiemsma signed

On this day, former Celtic guard and team president Danny Ainge made his debut for the team, and shooting guard Otis Birdsong was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, champion shooting guard and penultimate team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge made his NBA debut for the franchise way back in 1981. A product of Brigham Young University, Ainge was a three-sport star in high school, where he was a first team All-American in football, basketball, and baseball, playing basketball with BYU and baseball professionally with the Toronto Blue Jays while still in college.

He would play for that team in Major League Baseball for three seasons before deciding to try his hand at basketball and was picked up with the 31st selection of the 1981 NBA draft by the Celtics.

Boston of course bought him out of his deal with the Blue Jays.

Ex-Celtics guard Keyon Dooling arrested in expansion of NBA fraud case

Dooling joins 18 other former NBAers charged with defrauding the league for medical procedures that allegedly never happened.

Another former Boston Celtics player has been implicated in an alleged scheme to defraud the NBA’s health and welfare benefit plan for medical services that never took place. The Associated Press’ Larry Neumeister and Tim Reynolds reported former Celtics guard and National Basketball Players Association (NBPA) vice president Keyon Dooling — currently a Utah Jazz assistant coach — was arrested after the initial indictment was expanded.

“Dooling was arrested Wednesday in Utah, officials said. Also added to the indictment were a doctor and a dentist who officials said were medical providers who facilitated the scheme.” They reportedly worked with Dooling, the latter “allegedly engaged in the scheme and recruited other co-conspirators to join the scheme.”

“The updated indictment Wednesday said Dooling pocketed about $350,000 of plan proceeds illegally,” added the AP.

In total, it is reported that “about $5 million in false claims” had been submitted, noting that Dooling had been previously the wellness counselor for the NBPA. The former Celtics player is on paid administrative leave while the case plays out according to a statement released by the Utah Jazz.

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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 51

This is every player in Boston’s history who wore the Celtics’ No. 51 jersey for at least one game.

The Boston Celtics have more retired jerseys than any other team in the NBA, but that doesn’t mean the rest of their jerseys have little history of interest tied to them.

In fact, with 17 titles to their name and decades of competitive basketball played in them, their unretired jersey numbers pack in some of the most history not hanging from the rafters of any team in the league. To that end, we have launched our accounting of that history, with every player in every jersey worn by more than one Celtics player in the storied franchise’s history accounted for.

Today’s installment focuses on the five players who wore No. 51 over the years.