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Where did the Boston Celtics get their name?

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∙ 13y ago
Updated: 9/28/2023

The origional owner of the team, Walter Brown, wanted to increase attendance at the games. At the time Boston had a very large Irish population. In hopes that the Irish population would begin attending more, Brown named the Basketball team the Celtics.

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