Boston won its 18th NBA championship on Monday night, but the Game 5 blowout win over Dallas wasn't all pretty.
Derrick White chipped his tooth after hitting his face on the court pic.twitter.com/BkFnrkVcMs
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) June 18, 2024
me: (thinking the pics i’m taking when i’m out drinking are amazing)
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) June 18, 2024
the pics when i look the next day: pic.twitter.com/nhVTqNsEvr
After Celtics guard Derrick White chipped his tooth, forward Jaylen Brown poked fun at him during a stoppage.
"You sure is ugly," said Brown, channeling his inner Shug Avery.
“Ooooh, you sure is ugly.”
— ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) June 18, 2024
Jaylen Brown to Derrick White after seeing his teeth pic.twitter.com/moOW4fgm2Z https://t.co/gZYFhx33dl
While White might not frame any pictures from Game 5, his chipped tooth is a small price to pay for his first championship ring.
The seven-year NBA vet began his career with the Spurs and has been an unsung hero for the Celtics. White's been named second-team All-Defense during the past two seasons and averaged two steals and 2.3 blocks per game in Boston's sweep of Indiana in the East finals.
In Monday's 106-88 win, White led the Celtics in made threes (four) and scored 14 points to go along with eight rebounds, two steals, one block and one assist.
Playing on the perimeter alongside Brown and Jayson Tatum, White doesn't often get the credit he deserves from the national media. Tonight, he might be okay with staying out of the spotlight.
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