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

Heinsohn was 86

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Dec 23, 2020

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:

Heinsohn was 86.

Thumbnail photo via Brian Fluharty/USA TODAY Sports Images
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