Danny Ainge’s retirement from basketball came to a quick end. On Wednesday, it was announced that Ainge would become the CEO and an alternate governor of the Utah Jazz.
Ainge accepted the new role six months after he stepped down as Celtics’ president of basketball operations, leading several people to speculate if Ainge ended his time in Boston on his own accord.
In an interview with The Boston Globe’s Dan Shaughnessy, Ainge was asked if the Celtics indeed ended his time in Boston.
“No,” Ainge said laughing, according to Shaughnessy. “Are you serious?