‘To us, they are heroes’: Celtics trio draws massive crowd in Boston

BOSTON — The line of green stretched down the street. Fans — young and old — stood in the April sun for hours, awaiting the arrival of the guests of honor.

Some Celtics fans were local, of course. But most traveled from all over to arrive at I Love Boston Sports, a small store at Faneuil Hall that sells Celtics, Red Sox, and Patriots merch. One family hailed from South Dakota. Another arrived from Germany, suitcases in hand. A couple from Australia, a man from upstate New York, two college-aged girls from Florida, the list goes on.

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On this particular Saturday afternoon, the special guests weren’t Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown. But from the look of the ocean of green forming outside the store, it certainly looked like prominent Boston athletes were inside.