Athlete. And before the Celtics, Danny Ainge actually played Major League Baseball. Three years with the Blue Jays. Something Jordan didn't come close to." "Yeah, but Ainge couldn't hit ...

It's long past time that the Celtics honor Danny Ainge for everything he has meant to the franchise since giving up a big-league baseball career to join the defending NBA champions in 1981.

Some members of the Chicago Bulls were hoping the team would pursue former Boston Celtics guard Danny ... as a baseball player in the Toronto Blue Jays organization. Jordan respected Ainge.

PORTLAND, Ore. — Former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, now in his fourth season as CEO and alternate governor of the Jazz, visited with several members of the Celtics ...

With players like Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, Dennis Johnson, and Danny Ainge starting, one can make the case.

So how did this legendary Celtics squad actually end up coming together? The folks behind the "NBC Sports Boston" YouTube channel put together a clip telling the tale for a new generation of Boston ...