Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
Axios Boston
Dumbest Celtics merch
By Mike Deehan,
2024-06-10
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Causeway Street was wild Thursday night before the Celtics' complete dismantling of the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the NBA Finals .
There were street parties, dancers, marching bands and plenty of weird T-shirts and other merchandise for sale from official — and not-so-official — vendors.
Here are the best, worst and dumbest things for sale outside the arena during the finals:
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Kyrie/Dončić sucks shirts
Two Mavericks players were singled out on T-shirts before the game: Luka Dončić and former Celtic Kyrie Irving.
The question is, who sucks more?
"Definitely Kyrie," one street vendor told me when asked which shirt was selling best.
Take Jayson Tatum home for your kids in convenient plush form.
It's also a great addition to any man cave that will make it clear that you are, in fact, a toddler in an adult body.
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Flamin' Hot BBQ Jayson Tatums
Ruffles claims the recipe behind these finger-staining hot chips was designed by Tatum himself.
They are not good.
Big Celtics logo bling
Nothing shows off team pride like an obnoxiously large logo and fake gold (or green) chain from the Flavor Flav collection.
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Green balloon octopi
The colors are right, and I know balloon animals are an arena-sidewalk tradition, but the noble octopus has no connection to the Celts that I know of.
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Tatum/Brown '24 campaign shirt
Massachusetts does love itself some politics, but pairing Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown together as a historic presidential ticket might be a bad idea. Their economic plan is unclear and they probably can't get on the ballot this late.
"Certified beer-powered f--k machine" T-shirt
I don't know if this is a reference to something. I was too afraid to Google it on a company computer.
Photo: Mike Deehan/Axios
Optimus Prime fighting Megatron outside the TD Garden
Get updates delivered to you daily. Free and customizable.
It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency:
Our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. As a platform hosting over 100,000 pieces of content published daily, we cannot pre-vet content, but we strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation.
Comments / 0