BOSTON – Aron Baynes sat down Wednesday afternoon at Gordon and Robyn Hayward’s kitchen table in Wellesley, Massachusetts, surrounded by cupcakes, polka-dotted party hats, and a couple of close friends.
Baynes’ 2-year-old son Mason sat to his left. Daniel Theis and 2-year-old daughter Laila sat on the opposite side of the table. Between them were the Haywards, standing behind 3-year-old daughter Bernie and soon-to-be-2-year-old daughter Charlie.
Ten days removed from postseason elimination, these three Celtics players could have been anywhere on this Wednesday afternoon – lounging on an exotic beach, relaxing with a book, playing video games – but this vacation day would be spent celebrating the third birthday of Bernie.