The 2025-26 season figures to be a homecoming of sorts for Celtics big man Georges Niang, who was born in Lawrence and grew up in Methuen as a fan of the C’s.
But, the 32-year-old forward doesn’t expect to receive a warm reception at the start of the year at TD Garden.
“I’m a Boston kid,” Niang said during an appearance on “The OGs” podcast. “I then get traded for Kristaps Porzingis. [Podcast host and former Heat forward Udonis Haslem] knows how tough Boston fans are. They don’t give a [expletive] if I’m from Boston or not.