Change is scary. And while that may sound overdramatic in the context of professional basketball, Boston Celtics fans are a group that respects history above all. They proudly root for one of the most famed franchises in the sport, and when that history is altered, it’s a problem.
With the new In-Season Tournament has come a new trophy to play for, new jerseys, and, for the first time in Celtics history, a new court on the floor of TD Garden (or any Garden, for that matter).
Not having the parquet on the floor, which the Celtics attempted to save, is a change most fans are upset with, but the tournament floor isn’t a knock at Boston’s history.