Donning a sweatshirt with the words “I LOVE BOSTON” surrounding his screaming face, Marcus Smart shared the team’s enthusiasm to kickoff the 2019-2020 season on Wednesday against the Sixers and maybe more importantly, officially start the year with his teammates.
Now the longest tenured Celtic on the roster, Smart has taken more of a leadership role in training camp, a responsibility he’s embraced all summer. During the lead up to the FIBA World Cup, head coach Gregg Popovich singled him out as a leader in the locker room despite fighting through injury during his entire time with Team USA.