Leon Powe spent the first three seasons of his career with the Celtics after being drafted and then was immediately traded by the Denver Nuggets in 2006.
Powe played with Boston for Summer League and was signed to a three-year deal afterwards which he went on to fulfill even after the team made two blockbuster trades to land Ray Allen and Kevin Garnett.
As a backup, Powe played an integral role to the ‘08 championship team. He started Game 5 but his most important game came in Game 2 when he scored 21-points on 6-of-7 shooting and went 9-of-13 from the free throw line in 15 minutes off the bench.
In 2009, Powe moved on to Cleveland and was traded to Memphis in the 2010-11 season. He officially retired in 2014 and was hired by the Celtics as “community ambassador” the same year.
Powe was a key contributor to starting the Pursuing Pathways program in 2022 to help high school students better understand what the next best path for them is. He also attends many of the community events he helps create with the Celtics.
For Game 4 on Friday, the TD Garden hosted a watch-party for the Celtics that brought in a sold out crowd in addition to an unfortunate incident within their own fanbase.
As the Celtics Ambassador, Powe issued a statement to all the fans about this situation:
“As The President & Judge Of Cs Nation, My office does not condone violence of any kind, this is not a representation of the good people of Cs Nation. My office charged these fans with -Sports Fan Friendly Fire, Intent To Harm With No Regard For Human Life- On2TheNext!”
This wasn’t a good look for the fanbase and it was even more so embarrassing to see floating around the timeline in what was already a beatdown in Dallas for the Celtics.
The fans need to do better.
Game 5 is Monday night in Boston.
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