Check Out Celtics’ Awesome Tribute To Tommy Heinsohn On Opening Night

The Celtics will honor Tommy Heinsohn during Wednesday’s season opener at TD Garden in more ways than one.

Boston will pay tribute to the late Celtics legend, who died in November, with a black patch on each jersey with the word “TOMMY” etched across the front.

The team also lowered eight of its 17 championship banners that boast a “special significance” toward Heinsohn’s six-decade legacy with Boston.

Check it out:

1957 Tommy and @realbillrussell’s first
1965 Tommy’s last as a player
1969 Russell’s last as a player/coach
1974 & 1976 Tommy won as a coach
1984 Color commentator during the Finals for CBS
1986 Color commentator for the best team in history
2008 Tommy’s last pic.twitter.com/quYlmHjUkU

— Boston Celtics (@celtics) December 23, 2020

Heinsohn was 86.

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