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Every player in Boston Celtics history who wore No. 43

Today’s installment focuses on the 14 players who wore No. 43 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 14 players who wore No. 43 over the years as of Aug. 2023.

On this day: Cavs eliminated in 2010 East semis; Tony Harris born; Jayson Tatum gets 46 vs. Bucks

On this day in 2010, the Boston Celtics eliminated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East semis, and former Celtic Tony Harris was born.

On this day in Boston Celtics history, former Celtics shooting guard Tony Harris was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1967. Harris played for the University of New Orleans before going undrafted in the 1990 NBA draft, and briefly with the Philadelphia 76ers at the NBA level before landing with Boston as an unrestricted free agent in 1994.

He would play in the Philippines Basketball League (PBL) briefly in the 1992-93 season, scoring 105 points in a game to set a record in that league that still stands today. While Harris played for the Celtics for two seasons, he only appeared in eight games.

He averaged 7.3 points, 1.3 rebounds, and an assist per game over that stretch, as brief as it was.

On this day: Cavs eliminated in 2010 East Semis; Tony Harris born

On this day in 2010, the Boston Celtics eliminated LeBron James Cleveland Cavaliers in the East Semis, and former Celtic Tony Harris was born.

On this day, former Boston Celtics shooting guard Tony Harris was born in Monroe, Louisiana in 1967.

Harris played for the University of New Orleans before going undrafted in the 1990 NBA Draft, and briefly with the Philadelphia 76ers at the NBA level before landing with Boston as a free agent in 1994.

He would play in the Philippines Basketball League (PBL) briefly in the 1992-93 season, scoring 105 points in a game to set a record in that league that still stands today.

While Harris played for the team for two seasons, he only appeared in eight games, and he averaged 7.3 points, 1.3 rebounds and an assist per game over that stretch, as brief as it was.

The UNO product would be waived in December of 1994, effectively ending his career in the NBA, though Harris would continue playing in other leagues until 1999.

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