This past Thursday, the Celtics sent Jordan Mickey, James Young and Coty Clarke to Maine for some game action in the D-League. The official announcement came on Twitter late that afternoon:
The Boston Celtics have assigned Coty Clarke, Jordan Mickey and James Young to the Maine Red Claws of the NBA Development League.
It must be a pretty annoying feeling for your average Joe D-Leaguer to arrive at the arena on game night only to find out you'll be going up against three NBA players. The Erie Bayhawks response to the Maine Red Claws announcement nailed this sentiment perfectly:
Maine won big, 111-95, and Mickey, Young and Clarke were all back in Boston the next day.