Before he was the shrewd Celtics general manager beloved by Boston fans, Danny Ainge was a player who embraced his role as the resident bad guy.
With the Celtics getting set to face the 76ers in London on Jan. 11, it conjures the memory of Ainge’s involvement in a past trip abroad. In 1988, Boston played a set of games in Madrid, Spain.
During the visit, the 29-year-old Ainge self-styled himself “El Terrible,” taping the nickname on his sweatshirt.
Here's Danny explaining that nickname: pic.twitter.com/QsqJXKJjvS
— Tomek Kordylewski (@Timi_093) January 9, 2018
Ainge recalled the episode in an interview with Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald in 2015:
I do remember giving myself the nickname ‘El Terrible,’ but I don’t even remember how it happened.