The Championship Banner Ceremony
The most decorated franchise in NBA history.
The Boston Celtics are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. Founded in 1946 as a charter member of the Basketball Association of America, the Celtics then moved into the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1949, as said league was formed by the merger of the BAA and the National Basketball League. Currently playing in the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference, the Celtics have the most NBA titles with 18 championships.
Quick Facts
- First ceremony
- Start of the 1957-58 season
Lore & Background
The Celtics raised NBA championship banners and retired numbers, not division title banners.
Reader's Guide
The Celtics' home arena is TD Garden, which has been their arena since 1995.
Did You Know?
- Eleven of those championships occurred between 1957 and 1969 under center Bill Russell and coach/general manager Red Auerbach.
- The Celtics won two more titles in the 1970s under coach Tom Heinsohn, and three more in the 1980s under forward Larry Bird.
- After a 22-year drought, the Celtics won a title in 2008, and then another in 2024.
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