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BOSTON, MA – The Boston Celtics announced today their roster for the 2018 MGM Resorts Summer League which begins play on
July 6 in Las Vegas, NV on the campus of UNLV at the Thomas & Mack Center and the COX Pavilion.
Robert Williams – the Celtics 2018 first round pick in last week’s NBA Draft – will make his Celtics debut alongside current
Celtics Semi Ojeleye and Guerschon Yabusele. Kadeem Allen and Jabari Bird also join the Celtics summer league roster
along with Jarell Eddie who appeared in two games for the Celtics this past season.
The Celtics will practice on Sunday July 1 at the Celtics Training Center in Waltham at 3:00 p.m. with media afterwards and
will hold practice on July 3 at the Auerbach Center in Brighton with media at 10:00 a.m.
The Celtics tip-off their summer action with three preliminary games in the MGM Resorts Summer League beginning on Friday,
July 6 against the Philadelphia 76ers at 7:30 p.m. E.T. Boston will also face the Denver Nuggets on July 7 at 11:00 p.m.
E.T. before playing against the Charlotte Hornets on July 9 at 7:00 p.m. E.T. Each team in the MGM Resorts Summer League
will play a minimum of five games with three games scheduled between July 6-10 before being seeded in a tournament that
starts on July 11 and concludes with the Championship Game on Tuesday, July 17.
Vegas Summer League Head Coach: Jay Larranaga (Bowling Green)
NBC Sports Boston will broadcast the live action of the Celtics’ first and third summer league games on July 6 and July 9.
Kyle Draper, Tommy Heinsohn and A. Sherrod Blakely will call the game against Philadelphia while Draper and Heinsohn
will call the game against Charlotte. NBC Sports Boston’s Celtics Summer League games will also be streamed live on NBCSportsBoston.com
and via the NBC Sports App for authenticated subscribers. NBA TV is slated to broadcast Boston’s July 7 contest vs. Denver.
Celtics.com will be providing comprehensive coverage throughout Celtics Summer League, with exclusive video and written content
and behind-the-scenes social content from every game in Las Vegas.