Al Horford couldn’t mask his smile on Thursday as a swarm of green amassed in front of Raising Cane’s on Boylston Street.
The 38-year-old center expected Celtics fans to show out for his promotional visit to the fast-food joint. But to duck and weave through a raucous crowd gathered outside the fried-chicken chain and jump into a waiting van — à la The Beatles from early ‘60s?
Well, it didn’t come as much of a surprise to the veteran big man. After all, things are just different here.