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The Celtics will soon have twice as many retired numbers as any other team

Aug 25, 2024, 17:21 IST

When the Los Angeles Clippers were eliminated from the playoffs, it marked the end of Paul Pierce's 19-year NBA career. Wyc Grousbeck, a co-owner for the Boston Celtics, confirmed to CBS Boston that the team will retire Pierce's No. 34, adding to an already crowded rafters.

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Pierce's No. 23 will be the 22nd number retired by the Celtics when it is honored during the 2017-18 season. That will be twice as many as any other NBA team.

Using the Basketball-Reference database and counting just numbers that have actually been retired - as opposed to just honored - half of the NBA teams have retired at least six numbers already. But no team is anywhere close to the Celtics.

Diana Yukari/Business Insider

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