Pep Guardiola, Jenny McCarthy, Jalen Hurts and other celebrities to appear at NBA Finals 2024
Star-studded: That's the only way to define TD Garden in the 2024 NBA Finals.
Many celebrities and stars flew to Boston to watch the Boston Celtics take on the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday night, including actors Mark Wahlberg and Donnie Wahlberg who were there to support their hometown team, UFC president and New England native Dana White who was there to enjoy the action, and a host of Celtics alumni and Patriots and Bruins celebrities.
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Here's a full list of celebrities and athletes from Game 1
Entertainment
- Mark Wahlberg (Actor)
- Donnie Wahlberg (Actor)
- Jenny McCarthy (Actress)
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NBA/Celtics Alumni
- Adam Silver (NBA Commissioner)
- Mark Tatum (NBA Deputy Commissioner)
- Mark Cuban (minority owner of the Mavericks)
- Shaquille O'Neal (Analyst/former NBA star)
- Family of late NBA legend Bill Walton
- Janine Russell, wife of the late Celtics legend Bill Russell
- Eddie House (Celtics, 2008 NBA champions)
- Leon Poe (Celtics, 2008 NBA champions)
- Dana Barros (Celtics alumni)
- Tacko Fall (Celtics alumnus)
- Jason Terry (Celtics and Mavericks alumnus)
- Kenny Anderson (formerly of the Celtics)
- Duncan Robinson (Miami Heat)
- Andre Drummond (Chicago Bulls)
Premier League
- Pep Guardiola (Manchester City manager)
College Basketball
- Geno Auriemma (University of Connecticut women's basketball coach)
UFC
- Dana White (UFC President and CEO)
Patriot
- Matthew Judon (Linebacker)
- Jonathan Jones (cornerback)
- Anfernee Jennings (Linebacker)
- Keion White (Defensive end)
Bruins
- Cam Neely (President of the Bruins)
- Zdeno Chara (former Bruins defenseman)
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NFL
- Christian Wilkins (Raiders)
- Maxx Crosby (Raiders)
- Jeffrey Lurie (Eagles Owner)
- Julian Lurie (Eagles owner)
- Jalen Hurts (Eagles)
- AJ Brown (Eagles)
- Devonta Smith (Eagles)
- Brandon Graham (Eagles)
- Darius Slay (Eagles)
- Dallas Goedert (Eagles)
- Jordan Mailata (Eagles)
The Wahlberg brothers are always in attendance at big Celtics games, but this time the crowd was huge and even better: Several Philadelphia Eagles players, UFC president Dana White, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola and famed University of Connecticut women's basketball coach Geno Auriemma were in attendance.
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Why are the Eagles in the NBA Finals?
The Eagles held no events in Boston on Thursday — in fact, they held a mandatory minicamp in the Philadelphia area earlier in the day — suggesting that several Eagles players traveled to Boston for Game 1 with owner Jeffrey Lurie.
The answer to this question is likely Lurie's Boston connection. Lurie was born in Boston and earned degrees from three Massachusetts universities: Clark University, Boston University, and Brandeis University. Lurie taught at Boston University before going into business.
Despite the Philadelphia Eagles' rivalry with the Patriots in past Super Bowls, it's clear he loves the Celtics enough to make the trip to Boston and bring some of the Eagles' star players with him.
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