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June 17, 2008

Green is the new black

NBA TV reporter David Aldridge has a good column on the Web site The Root about the conflicted relationship between black fans and the Boston Celtics, and how a team long reviled in black circles has come into vogue. Aldridge writes: Having been to Boston a couple dozen times over the past two decades, one thing you never used to see at Celtics games was many black folk. But last week, I watched in amazement as the Jumbotron scoreboard above the floor showed picture after picture of black fans rooting alongside their white counterparts for Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and the rest of the Celtics' stars.

Click here to read the full story.

Posted by Mike McDermott  at 3:29 PM to Celtics | Permalink

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