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Date 1946 - present
Headquarters Boston
Areas Of Involvement basketball
Related People Bill Russell • Jaylen Brown • Jayson Tatum • Doc Rivers • Don Nelson • Bill Walton • Rick Pitino • Shaquille O’Neal • Kevin Garnett • Larry Bird • Bill Sharman • John Havlicek • Red Auerbach • Dennis Johnson • Kyrie Irving

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