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Marcus Smart says goodbye: ‘Boston, you are a very special place to me’

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Marcus Smart’s nine-year run in Boston came to a sudden end with a stunning trade to Memphis this week.

The longtime Celtics guard posted a goodbye message on Twitter Friday afternoon.

“Where do I even begin,” Smart wrote. “As I start to think about the last 9 years I have a lot of emotions running thru me. I came to Boston as a naive kid from Dallas not knowing what to expect. All I knew was the type of work ethic my momma instilled in me and I was going to work my [expletive] off and earn the respect of each and every one of the fans in Boston.