Being a professional athlete means being a part of a family. Players share a tight bond with their teammates, whom they often spend more time with than their actual families. In a city of passionate sports fans like Boston where the local teams are ingrained in the culture, players from other sports franchises that also call this city home are considered to be part of the extended family.
This connection to their fellow local athletes was on display when the Boston Red Sox showed their support for injured Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward.
Hayward was the prize free agent acquisition for the C’s this year.