Derrick White roams around the Auerbach Center with his practice jersey wrapped around his neck like a cape. He’ll talk to the media with it like that, he’ll shoot around like that—it’s just how he rolls.
NBA rules may not allow White to wear it that way in games, but he might as well have been wearing a cape at the Kaseya Center on Monday night. White flew around the court, making big play after big play en route to a 102-88 Boston Celtics victory over the Miami Heat.
“I’m thankful. I’m happy,” White said of what the game meant to him.