TD Garden drops proof of vaccination mandate, still holds onto masks — Boston Herald

Bruins and Celtics fans can now enter TD Garden without showing proof of vaccination at the door, as the venue dropped its mandate three days after Mayor Michelle Wu rescinded the city-wide vaccination ordinance. “I’m so happy just to have it normal,” said Kirsten Toomey, a fan from Brookline who attended Monday’s matinee game between…

TD Garden drops proof of vaccination mandate, still holds onto masks — Boston Herald

Celtics Notes: Second Unit ‘Starting To Flow’ Entering All-Star Break — NESN.com

It took a true group effort. That’s been the case the last four games, as the tides have changed and the Boston Celtics have found ways to win and close out the first half of the season strong. Thursday they earned a 132-125 win over the Toronto Raptors by way of a balanced offense and […]

Celtics Notes: Second Unit ‘Starting To Flow’ Entering All-Star Break — NESN.com

Al Horford Donates $500K For Coronavirus Relief Everywhere He’s Played — NESN.com

Philadelphia 76ers center Al Horford reportedly is the latest professional athlete to pitch in for coronavirus relief, and he’s spreading his generosity all over, including Boston. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the former Celtics center is donating $500 thousand to fight the pandemic in his native Dominican Republic, along with every region in which…

Al Horford Donates $500K For Coronavirus Relief Everywhere He’s Played — NESN.com

Philadelphia 76ers center Al Horford reportedly is the latest professional athlete to pitch in for coronavirus relief, and he’s spreading his generosity all over, including Boston.

According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, the former Celtics center is donating $500 thousand to fight the pandemic in his native Dominican Republic, along with every region in which he has played basketball.

Those places include Michigan where he played in high school, his college town of Gainsville, Fla., and his NBA stops in Atlanta, Boston and Philadelphia. Horford is one of the many athletes to help out amid concerns of the outbreak, with Kevin Love among the participants, and teams and entire leagues have stepped up as well.

Thursday it was also reported that New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft bought and helped transport protective N95 masks to the United States using the team plane, and former Patriots tight end Rob Grownkowski donated masks to Boston Medical Center.

Read more at: https://nesn.com/2020/04/al-horford-donates-500k-for-coronavirus-relief-everywhere-hes-played/