Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Title With Banner, Rings and Call From Tatum: ‘Let’s Do It Again’

Celtics Celebrate 18th NBA Title With Banner, Rings and Call From Tatum: ‘Let’s Do It Again’
The Boston Celtics 2024 World Championship banner is raised prior to an NBA basketball game against the New York Knicks in Boston on Oct. 22, 2024. Charles Krupa/AP Photo
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BOSTON—After the Boston Celtics received their diamond-, emerald- and parquet-encrusted championship rings and before the franchise’s 18th banner was raised to the rafters, Jayson Tatum grabbed a microphone to say a few words to the geeked-up crowd.

“Enjoy this moment together,” he told the fans who filled the TD Garden for the first meaningful Celtics game since their Game 5 victory over Dallas in the NBA Finals clinched an unprecedented 18th title. “Let’s do it again.”