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Celtics Legend Sam Jones Dies At Age 88
Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones has passed away at the age of 88.
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Boston Celtics legend Sam Jones has passed away at the age of 88.
Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart each scored 24 points, and the Boston Celtics stopped a three-game slide by topping the Phoenix Suns 123-108 on Friday.
Josh Richardson was interviewed on the Celtics' broadcast by Abby Chin at the end of the second quarter, and the first-year Celtics guard/forward gave a brutally honest assessment of this year's team.
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