An official ceremony was held in Boston on Monday to mark the renaming of the North Washington Street Bridge after Bill Russell. Though the Celtics had a practice scheduled at a similar time, one player was able to be in attendance: Jaylen Brown.
Speaking at the dedication — which was attended by a group that included Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, and Russell’s widow, Jeannine — Brown thanked Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens.
“Thank you, Brad, for allowing me to be late to practice to be here to honor Bill Russell,” said Brown to Stevens (who was also present), according to Zack Cox of The Boston Herald.