<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Derrick White responds to Draymond Green’s comments after red-hot shooting in Game 1');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Celtics_news_Derrick_White_responds_to_Draymond_Green_s_comments_after_red-hot_shooting_in_Game_1.jpg"></figure><h1>Celtics’ Derrick White responds to Draymond Green’s comments after red-hot shooting in Game 1</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-05T14:04:27-07:00">June 5th, 2:04pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-05T23:22:54-07:00">June 5th, 11:22pm</time><address><a>Steve Zavala</a>Steve is a freelance writer covering the world of sports for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics orchestrated quite a historic three-point shooting performance in the fourth quarter of their NBA Finals Game 1 win over the Golden State Warriors. From Draymond Green’s standpoint, he was not necessarily too concerned with Boston’s stout finish to the contest.</p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1532578257496850432?s=20&amp;t=OOKodYKy11rYr1Gu2EXLtw" rel="noopener">Speaking</a> after the Warriors’ home defeat to the Celtics, Green essentially downplayed the shooting showings from the likes of Derrick White and Marcus Smart, as he noted that his team will be “fine” moving forward.</p><blockquote>“They hit 21 threes, and Marcus Smart and Al Horford and Derrick White combined for 15 of them,” Green said. “The guys are good shooters, but they combined for, what, 15-for-23 from those guys, eh, you know, so, we’ll be fine.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Draymond doesn't seem too concerned with the hot shooting from Al Horford, Marcus Smart and Derrick White <a href="https://t.co/V7HKQ1szsr" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/V7HKQ1szsr</a></p><p>— Warriors on NBCS (@NBCSWarriors) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSWarriors/status/1532578257496850432?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ahead of Game 2 of the NBA Finals, White was <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8xs3LU8tlvQ" rel="noopener">asked</a> about Green’s take on this matter. Instead of engaging in a back-and-forth with the four-time All-Star, White noted that the Celtics will need to have the “right mindset” heading into the crucial second game of the series.</p><blockquote>“I mean, we knew what their game plan was going in, so it’s just up to us to make shots,” White said. “I mean, it is what it is.“He said what he said. Just going into Game 2, just have the right mindset and whatever it takes to help us win games.”</blockquote><p>White, who knocked down five three-point shots in the 120-108 victory, was far from being the only Celtics player who rose to the occasion for the team in Game 1. For one, Celtics guard Payton Pritchard also played an instrumental role in the fourth quarter rally, chipping in with five points and four rebounds.</p><p>As with White, Pritchard is not paying much attention to Green’s comments about the Celtics’ formidable shooting performance in Game 1.</p><blockquote>“I’m not really listening to all that,” Pritchard said. “I don’t think any of us are. We’re all NBA players at the end of the day, so we’re all capable of getting hot and making shots.“I’ve seen those guys, D White and Al, put in the work, so I know what they’re capable of.”</blockquote><p>For now, the Celtics have their sights set on opening up a 2-0 series lead over the Warriors on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Derrick White responds to Draymond Green’s comments after red-hot shooting in Game 1

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Celtics’ Al Horford reacts to shocking Derrick White admission he needs to ‘address’');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Al-Horford-reacts-to-shocking-reality-Derrick-White-he-needs-to-_address_.jpeg"></figure><h1>Celtics’ Al Horford reacts to shocking Derrick White admission he needs to ‘address’</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-06-03T20:06:03-07:00">June 3rd, 8:06pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-06-03T20:06:03-07:00">June 3rd, 8:06pm</time><address><a href="https://medium.com/@rpsalao">R.P. Salao</a>Check out my best stuff on Medium - medium.com/@rpsalao.I also post quality NBA YouTube content - tinyurl.com/SalaoYouTube.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Derrick White has been the X-factor that the Boston Celtics have sorely needed in their run to the NBA Finals. He may have his down games, but he’s come up large during massive spots for the guys in green.</p><p>D-White showcased that again in Game 1 against the Golden State Warriors, hitting three after back-breaking three for 21 points in <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-2-reasons-draymond-green-is-completely-wrong-over-dismissing-boston-game-1-stunner-vs-warriors/">what was a stunning road upset for Boston.</a></p><p>While he’s clearly endeared himself to his teammates now, Derrick White <a href="https://nesn.com/2022/06/al-horford-wants-to-address-this-with-derrick-white-after-celtics-game-1-win/">reportedly felt “out of place”</a> with his Celtics teammates when he first arrived via trade from the San Antonio Spurs.</p><p>His Game 1 co-star Al Horford was informed of that during their press conference and was surprised to hear it, especially as one of the leaders on the Celtics roster.</p><blockquote>“I wasn’t aware of that,” admitted the Celtics veteran. “We love Derrick, what he’s brought to our group, his energy, his commitment to working hard. He continues to work no matter how it’s going for him individually, he continues to prepare and we have a lot of confidence in him. So, thank you for telling me that. I’ll make sure I address it. And it’s something that he just needs to go out there and play. We have the most confidence in him and he was huge for us tonight, just his confidence, his energy was really good for us.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"We love Derrick, what he's brought to our group and his commitment"</p><p>Al Horford on Derrick White being a part of the Celtics <a href="https://t.co/0tCm1sDjsh" target="_blank">pic.twitter.com/0tCm1sDjsh</a></p><p>— Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBCSCeltics/status/1532583117524959232?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">June 3, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Derrick White has found his footing at the perfect time for Boston. If he can help them get three more wins and raise their 18th banner, his place among the Celtics faithful will be secured as well.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Celtics’ Al Horford reacts to shocking Derrick White admission he needs to ‘address’

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The reason Celtics’ Derrick White is missing Game 2 vs. Heat');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Celtics-Derrick-White-Heat.jpg"></figure><h1>The reason Celtics’ Derrick White is missing Game 2 vs. Heat</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-05-19T08:10:59-07:00">May 19th, 8:10am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-05-19T08:12:02-07:00">May 19th, 8:12am</time><address><a>Johnny Recks</a>Johnny Recks has been a writer for ClutchPoints since 2020, covering NFL, NBA, NHL, WWE, and more.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics will go to battle anew against the Miami Heat this Thursday night likely without at least three players, including Derrick White, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/">Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports</a>.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Boston Celtics say Derrick White is out tonight against the Miami Heat due to personal reasons.</p><p>— Chris Haynes (@ChrisBHaynes) <a href="https://twitter.com/ChrisBHaynes/status/1527299053595136000?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>However, White’s expected absence in Game 2 of the 2022 Eastern Conference finals is perfectly understandable, as he and his wife are giving birth to a child, per Keith Smith.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Derrick White and his wife were expecting a child, so presumably this is why.</p><p>If so, congrats to the White family! <a href="https://t.co/jBTaApEZhV" target="_blank">https://t.co/jBTaApEZhV</a></p><p>— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1527299886261055488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">May 19, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>It doesn’t matter what’s on the line for the Celtics tonight. Derrick White will definitely have the freedom to choose whether to play or not under this circumstance and deciding to be with his wife for this extraordinary moment is undoubtedly the right choice.</p><p>As for basketball matters, White’s absence will only thin out further the Celtics’ lineup, as they are already expected to miss the services of Marcus Smart and Al Horford again. Smart and Horford sat out Game 1 due to a foot injury and health and safety protocol reasons, respectively. Without those White, Boston’s backcourt defense takes a big hit as that would likely force the team to give Payton Pritchard heavy minutes in Game 2, Pritchard is a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/celtics-news-payton-pritchard-reveals-marcus-smart-fiery-message-midgame-vs-heat/">nice source</a> of secondary offense, but he was abused on the defensive end of the floor by Jimmy Butler and the Heat back in the series opener.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason Celtics’ Derrick White is missing Game 2 vs. Heat

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'Derrick White speaks out on warm welcome from Boston fans in Celtics debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Derrick-White-speaks-out-on-warm-welcome-from-Boston-fans-in-debut.jpg"><figcaption>2/11/22</figcaption></figure><h1>Derrick White speaks out on warm welcome from Boston fans in Celtics debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-11T20:48:17-08:00">February 11th, 8:48pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-11T20:48:17-08:00">February 11th, 8:48pm</time><address><a>Gerard Samillano</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston sports community has always been pretty appreciative of their players. Derrick White, a new acquisition of the Celtics during the trade deadline, got to experience that first-hand. The ex-Spurs guard got a warm round of applause during his debut game against the Denver Nuggets.</p><p>After the game, White talked about said warm welcome, saying that he appreciated the enthusiasm from Celtics fans. (<a href="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1492345767410950149">via Keith Smith</a>)</p><blockquote>“It was crazy. I got goosebumps. That was awesome. I really appreciated that ovation.”</blockquote><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Derrick White on the ovation he got from Celtics fans: "It was crazy. I got goosebumps. That was awesome. I really appreciated that ovation."</p><p>— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1492345767410950149?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 12, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Derrick White came to the Celtics by way of trade, as the team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba-trade-deadline-celtics-ship-off-josh-richardson-to-spurs-for-derrick-white/">sent off-season signing</a> Josh Richardson to the Spurs. White, a former Team USA player, showed his potential under Gregg Popovich’s system, thriving as one of the lead guards. With the Cs suddenly streaking in the middle of the season, the front office found a way to trade off a struggling asset for a good player.</p><p>White immediately repaid the Celtics fans’ enthusiasm with a marvelous debut for the team. The ex-Spurs guard tallied 15 points off the bench in a 108 – 102 win over the Nuggets, and was part of the closing lineup. His shooting and defensive prowess helped overcome a Nikola Jokic triple-double performance.</p><p>After a weird first half of the season, the Celtics are peaking at the right time. White and returning big man Daniel Theis are the team’s new acquisitions that look to put the team over the hump. With the right personnel decisions, this team can make some significant noise in the post-season. All they need are a few good games from Tatum and the same defensive intensity they’ve shown in recent games.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Derrick White speaks out on warm welcome from Boston fans in Celtics debut

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '');   ga('set', 'title', 'The reason the Celtics traded so much to the Spurs for Derrick White');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article><header><figure><img src="https://clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/Celtics-Brad-Stevens-Derrick-White.jpeg"></figure><h1>The reason the Celtics traded so much to the Spurs for Derrick White</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2022-02-11T08:04:44-08:00">February 11th, 8:04am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2022-02-11T08:04:44-08:00">February 11th, 8:04am</time><address><a>Sam DiGiovanni</a>Marist College '22 | earned my stripes at TheKnicksWall.com and CenterFieldMarist.com</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NBA</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Boston Celtics have improved significantly over the course of the season. Especially in the past few weeks, they have dominated more than just about any team, posting the <a href="https://twitter.com/kirkgoldsberry/status/1492142997173121029?s=20&amp;t=wmHrCHUI1z-u3--z2-aOxg">best net rating in the NBA</a> over their last 15 games. Their winning formula is built around a great defense and they just obtained a new ingredient that blends perfectly: San Antonio Spurs point guard Derrick White.</p><p>The Celtics <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/grading-the-celtics-spurs-trade-involving-josh-richardson-derrick-white/">traded</a> a 2022 first-round pick, a future pick swap, Josh Richardson and Romeo Langford to land White, an All-Defensive Team candidate for the past few seasons. He will fit tremendously alongside fellow defensive extraordinaire Marcus Smart in the backcourt.</p><p>Brad Stevens said that the Celtics have had their eyes on White for years. In Stevens’ first season as Boston’s president of basketball operations, he struck a deal to get his guy.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brad Stevens on Derrick White: "We've thought for years that Derrick would be a fit with our very best players. He makes the right plays on offense over and over and over. He only cares about winning."</p><p>— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/KeithSmithNBA/status/1492136908788482056?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>White developed into a stellar guard with the Spurs and should fit beautifully with the Celtics. His defense is terrific but his offense is very good, too. His playmaking is solid and his ability to make his own shot is also promising. Perimeter shooting is the one area that he doesn’t do very well in, but that could change as he plays alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.</p><p>Stevens added that White’s talent and contract — he has three more full years left on his current deal — are valuable, which is why he parted with a first-round pick and only put protection on it through the top four picks of the draft.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Brad Stevens said first-round picks are "really valuable," but so is getting a guy with three-and-a-half years left on his contract who should fit so well next to the Celtics' best players.</p><p>— Jay King (@ByJayKing) <a href="https://twitter.com/ByJayKing/status/1492138974072160263?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw" target="_blank">February 11, 2022</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Celtics’ once-miserable season is turning into a very good one.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

The reason the Celtics traded so much to the Spurs for Derrick White

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