BOSTON — The Boston Celtics’ season opener against the Philadelphia 76ers featured plenty of big-name attendees: former Celtics players Paul Pierce, Dana Barros, and Leon Powe; alpine ski star Lindsey Vonn, Patriots player Anfernee Jennings, and others.
But this time, a slew of Connecticut Sun youngsters were also in attendance, with forward Aaliyah Edwards and guard Saniya Rivers seated courtside (and mic’d up) for the match-up.
Rivers is fresh off her rookie campaign with the Sun, in which she established herself as one of the league’s elite defenders and two-way guards. Edwards, a second-year, midseason acquisition, came off the bench to bolster the team’s frontcourt depth. Both appear to be critical
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