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Patriots head coach Bill Belichick spoke to Boston Celtics ahead of their playoff opener

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick is not just leading his team through the busiest period of training camp at the moment — his team held its first full-pads practice of the summer earlier on Monday — but also keeping an eye on another major franchise in the region: the Boston Celtics will square off against the Philadelphia 76ers later today as part of the NBA’s playoff tournament.

Belichick, of course, knows a thing or two about playoff competition. It is therefore not surprising that Celtics head coach Brad Stevens invited him to virtually talk to his team on the eve of its postseason opener.