CHICAGO - Manny Pacquiao's passion for the NBA - and fondness for the Boston Celtics - is well-documented.
Boxing's only eight-division champion is friends with Steph Curry and the Filipino icon once hooped at the Golden Warriors facility.
Pacquiao, who was honored by the Los Angeles Clippers with a personalized jersey a few years ago, has also met several NBA stars including Kevin Garnett and Kawhi Leonard.
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Manny has also exchanged signed items with Derrick Rose and Anthony Davis.
With the 2023 NBA Final almost upon us, it looks like the People's Champ has a horse in the race.
That's the Boston Celtics, assuming of course the green hoopers survive Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat on Tuesday.
Pacquiao, whose love for the Boston Celtics is well-documented, recently signed a pair of boxing gloves for Celtics All-Star Jaylen Brown.
MP Promotions president Sean Gibbons facilitated the signing and will personally deliver the item after Jaylen is done with the season, hopefully with a ring on his finger.
Jaylen's father, Marselles Brown is a 7-foot former world boxing champion. Apparently, the Celtics guard got his toughness and length from his dad.
The elder Brown is the owner of New Champ boxing promotion and a business associate of Gibbons.
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