Overview
- The team disclosed on Dec. 15 that Ed Lacerte is being treated for acute monocytic leukemia.
- The Celtics wore special pregame shirts with “20 seconds could save a life” and opened in-arena cheek-swab registration behind Sections 18 and 19.
- Cheek-swab stations will be available again for ticketed fans at TD Garden on Dec. 19 and Dec. 22, with a City of Boston NMDP drive set for Dec. 17 and landmark lighting planned.
- The campaign directs 18–35-year-olds to join the NMDP registry and highlights a need for more diverse donors, with about 8% of members Black/African-American.
- Lacerte, the Celtics’ head athletic trainer from 1987–2017 and a 1992 U.S. Olympic team trainer, is expected to pursue transplant once in remission.