The general manager of the Phoenix Suns knew something was wrong as the second bus was making its way from the Ritz Carlton to the Garden.
“The traffic was pretty bad, but when he turned to go out to the Seaport, that was it,” he said.
That’s when local knowledge kicked in for Ryan McDonough, Hingham native and former assistant general manager for the Celtics.
He eventually got the bus on the right road, but the trip from the Common to the Garden took an hour.
It’s been that kind of year for McDonough and the Suns.