The star of the Celtics, Derrick White, once said that 'would lose all the teeth (their) for a championship', which could be a good omen for Boston's possibilities in a repetition in 2025.
The 30 -year -old guard lost a tooth during Thursday's game against the 76 months visiting when he took an inadvertent elbow in the mouth of Kelly or Philadelphia in the second quarter.
White did not seem to have too much pain, but the cameras caught him on the court so it seemed to be a tooth, or at least part of one. Dailymail.com has communicated with the spokesmen of the Celtics for more information.
This is the second time in so many seasons that White had his teeth reorganized on the Boston parquet floor. The combined guard contributed a tooth as he dove for a loose ball during game 5 of the Celtics finals on the Dallas Mavericks last June.
It was then that the white gap teeth shared the aforementioned appointment with the Celtics fans following that victory in the championship.
“I will fix it and I will enjoy this,” White said on the podium after the game on June 17, 2024.
The 30 -year -old guard seemed to lose a tooth during Thursday's game against the 76 months visiting when he wore an unnoticed forearm to Kelly's mouth or Philadelphia.
White did not seem to have too much pain, but the cameras caught him on the court so it seemed to be a tooth, or at least part of one
Now he can be looking at more dental work in the middle of another successful season with the Celtics.
White and his teammate Payton Pritchard became the first teammates of the Celtics to score 40 points in the same game in the victory on Wednesday 128-118 over the Portland Trail Blazers visitors.
The Colorado product drained nine triples of his career to end the greatest number of points he has scored in a single NBA game: 41.
“They were tremendous,” said the Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla. 'The way those two touched a lot about who they are. … We are lucky to have them and it was very fun to see them do that.
White then received a shower from Gatorade from teammates in the Celtics locker room while Pritchard watched from close.
“They took me to the court when I was doing an interview,” Pritchard told reporters. 'I already have a lot of water thrown on me. It was cold. We wanted to make sure we have D-White too. He also had a great night.
Derrick White #9 of the Boston Celtics smiles with a broken tooth after winning the final 2024
The Boston Celtics guard, Derrick White, moves the tooth after biting it in the NBA finals of 2024
Thursday's dental injury is the last in White's physical transformation during his three years in Boston.
When the Celtics first acquired it in an exchange with the San Antonio Spurs in 2022, White had a complete set of teeth and carried their hair in an Afro.
White's smile is not only dramatically different, but now his head shaves, he becomes completely bald.
The good news for White and his family is that he won a NBA title in Boston and recently signed an extension of four years and $ 118 million with the Celtics.
He has rewarded Boston with another star season, averaging a 16.7 points per game, while almost 40 percent of his 3 -point attempts.