It’s been an eventful beginning to summer league for the Celtics. Rookie first-round pick Robert Williams missed his flight to the first practice in Las Vegas, though his former Texas A&M teammate DJ Hogg claimed the mixup was caused by nothing more than a misplaced wallet and ID. And each interaction between restricted free agent guard Marcus Smart and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is dissected with rigor.
Amid all the buzz, basketball is being played. And the Celtics have advanced to the second stage of summer league and will face the Knicks Thursday afternoon at 4:30 Eastern time.