Celtics honour Maine mass shooting victims with moment of silence, special jersey patch
Team donned warmup shirts of franchise's G League affiliate Maine Celtics
The Boston Celtics acknowledged the victims of this week's mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine before their home opener.
Boston players wore the warmups of their NBA G League affiliate, the Maine Celtics. The Celtics also donned a band on their jerseys in honour of the state as it recovers after a shooter killed 18 people and wounded 13 at a bowling alley and a bar there.
Celtics wearing Maine warmup shirts to honor the victims of the tragedy in Lewiston Maine 💚 <a href="https://twitter.com/celtics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@Celtics</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/MaineCeltics?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@MaineCeltics</a> <a href="https://t.co/av0Azz4GnF">pic.twitter.com/av0Azz4GnF</a>
—@NBCSCelticsThe jersey band simply read "Maine" and was placed above their Vistaprint-sponsored logo patch.
Fans also observed a pregame moment of silence while a green and white image of the outline of the state was displayed on the jumbotron.
