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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft shares encouragement with Boston Celtics after Game 3 win

Boston won Game 3 116-100

New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft shares encouragement with Boston Celtics after Game 3 win

Boston won Game 3 116-100

WCVB SPORTS CENTER 5. DOUG: CELTICS FANSRE A ECSTACTI AFTER A THRILLING GAME WIN. MATT REED, ANY OF THE FANS STILL LEFT OUT THERE, MATT? MATT: NONE THAT I CAN SEE BUT I HAVE A FEELING SOME OF THEM ARE CALLING IN SICK WITH THE PARTY GOING INTO THE EARLY MORNING WITH THE TIPFF-O ENDING LAST NIGHT AND THE STREETS ONHE T GARDEN MOBBED WITH FANS THROWN OUT OF ANOTHER RENA AND THRILLED WITHHE T VICTORY AND SOME ADMIT THEY GOT NERVOUS WHEN THE WARRIORS TOOK THE LEAD IN THE FOURTH QUARTER BUT THE FANS NEVER LOST FAI ITHN THE C'S. >> IF TATUM IS ON THE COURT WE'REOOD. G YOU SAW WHEN HE STEPPED OUT WE FELL A BIT. WHEN TATE SUM ON THE COURT WE'RE GOOD. >> UP-1 2 AND EVERYBODY PLADYE GREAT, WE GOT DRAYMOND GREEN TO FOUL OUT AND UNBELIEVABLE EFFORT. AN WDE'VE GOT TWO MORE WINS UNLTI BANNER 18, YOU SEE HERE THIS IS A CUSTOM MADE SIR, YOU CAN'T GET ANYWHERE, I MADE IT MYSELF, THANK YOU VERY MH.UC MATT: FANS WATCHINGT A NEARBY BARS SAYING THEY WANTED TO ATTEND IN PERSON BY THE TICKETS WERE TOO EXPENSIVE. THE ENERGY AROUND THE GARDEN WAS JUST AS INCREDIBLE. NOW IT'S ON TO GAME 4 AND ONE OF THE THINGS WE'RE WAITING TO HEAR ABOUT IS FROM THE CITY OF BOSTON ANDF I THERE W
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft shares encouragement with Boston Celtics after Game 3 win

Boston won Game 3 116-100

An excited New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited the Boston Celtics in the locker room after Game 3 of the NBA Finals. Boston won the game 116-100, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series. Kraft sat courtside during the game, next to Celtics majority owner Wyc Grousbeck.After the game, Kraft stood next to Grousbeck and head coach Ime Udoka in the locker room and spoke to the Celtics players.Kraft, who owns one of the NFL teams tied for the most championship victories in that league's history, offered words of encouragement as the Celtics try to win an NBA-record 18th championship. "I've been watching the Celtics since I've been a kid — and that's a few years ago, back with Bill Russell, Bob Cousey, (Bill) Sharman and (Jim) Loscutoff — and I loved the teams right up through (Larry) Bird. But seeing this, you guys have something special here," Kraft said.Kraft was one of nearly two dozen celebrities spotted in TD Garden during Game 3. The list included Hall of Famers Paul Pierce and Bill Walton; Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and several players; and Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Nelly.Game 4 is Friday in Boston.

An excited New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft visited the Boston Celtics in the locker room after Game 3 of the NBA Finals.

Boston won the game 116-100, taking a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven series.

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BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 08: New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft looks on in the second quarter during Game Three of the 2022 NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Golden State Warriors at TD Garden on June 08, 2022 in Boston, Massachusetts. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)
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New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft looks on in the second quarter during Game Three of the 2022 NBA Finals.

Kraft sat courtside during the game, next to Celtics majority owner Wyc Grousbeck.

After the game, Kraft stood next to Grousbeck and head coach Ime Udoka in the locker room and spoke to the Celtics players.

Kraft, who owns one of the NFL teams tied for the most championship victories in that league's history, offered words of encouragement as the Celtics try to win an NBA-record 18th championship.

"I've been watching the Celtics since I've been a kid — and that's a few years ago, back with Bill Russell, Bob Cousey, (Bill) Sharman and (Jim) Loscutoff — and I loved the teams right up through (Larry) Bird. But seeing this, you guys have something special here," Kraft said.

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Kraft was one of nearly two dozen celebrities spotted in TD Garden during Game 3. The list included Hall of Famers Paul Pierce and Bill Walton; Patriots head coach Bill Belichick and several players; and Grammy Award-winning rapper and singer Nelly.

Game 4 is Friday in Boston.