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Danny Ainge likens son’s congressional campaign to his ’83 brawl with Tree Rollins

As a guard for the Boston Celtics in the 80’s, Danny Ainge had a never-back-down approach to the game. As a father of six in 2017, Ainge wants his son Tanner to embody those same qualities throughout his congressional campaign.

In the race to replace Republican Jason Chaffetz, Tanner Ainge is looking to become one of the four members of Utah’s House of Representatives. And his dad has been nothing but supportive—despite the brief drama surrounding former Jazz forward Gordon Hayward, who recently signed with the Celtics.

Via Twitter on Thursday, Danny shared a memory from his basketball career that he feels encapsulates Tanner’s tenacity to “tackle debt and spending in Congress.