Kids get to play basketball at TD Garden before NBA Finals [Video]

THESE ARE ATHLETES. THESE ARE BOSTONIANS, AND THESE ARE SOME OF THE CELTICS YOUNGEST FANS PLAYING ON THE PARQUET, GETTING IT READY FOR GAME ONE. BASELINE, BASELINE GRANDPA BALL. IT’S BEEN CRAZY. I NEVER KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE HERE. IT’S EYES UP ON THE COURT. BALL HANDLING AT ITS FINEST. WISH YOU BEHIND WITH SHIELD BEHIND. TRUST YOURSELF. IT’S UNBELIEVABLE. I NEVER KNEW I WAS GOING TO BE HERE. AND IT’S LIKE A DREAM. A DREAM COME TRUE FOR THE YOUNG ATHLETES TAKING PART IN PLAY ON THE PARQUET FOR THE CELTICS AND FOR THE TD GARDEN. IT’S REALLY IMPORTANT TO BRING IN THE COMMUNITY AND REALLY ABLE TO EXPERIENCE THIS EXCITEMENT, TO BE ABLE TO TOUCH IT. WE WE KNOW WE’RE CREATING SOME LIFELONG MEMORIES OUT THERE, MEMORIES THAT STARTED THE MOMENT THEY WALKED INSIDE. WE CAME HERE AND I HAD TO GET A JERSEY. PLAYERS LIKE …