Sickening moment Celtics’ Derrick White loses tooth… nine months after chipping another in NBA Finals win
Celtics star Derrick White once said he’d ‘lose all [his] teeth for a championship,’ which could bode well for Boston’s chances at a repeat in 2025.
The 30-year-old guard lost a tooth during Thursday’s game against the visiting 76ers when he took an inadvertent elbow to the mouth from Philadelphia’s Kelly Oubre in the second quarter.
White didn’t appear to be in too much pain, but cameras did catch him reaching on the court for what appeared to be a tooth, or at least part of one. DailyMail.com has reached out to Celtics spokespeople for further information.
This is the second time in as many seasons White had his teeth rearranged on Boston’s parquet floor. The combo guard chipped a tooth while diving for a loose ball during the Celtics’ Finals-clinching Game 5 win over the Dallas Mavericks last June.
It was after the game that the gap-toothed White shared the aforementioned quote with Celtics fans in the wake of that championship victory.
‘I’ll get it fixed and I’m going to enjoy this one,’ White said on the post-game podium on June 17, 2024.
The 30-year-old guard appeared to lose a tooth during Thursday’s game against the visiting 76ers when he took an inadvertent forearm to the mouth from Philadelphia’s Kelly Oubre
White didn’t appear to be in too much pain, but cameras did catch him reaching on the court for what appeared to be a tooth, or at least part of one
Now he may be looking at more dental work amid another successful season with the Celtics.
White and teammate Payton Pritchard became the first Celtics teammates to both score 40 points in the same game in Wednesday’s 128-118 win over the visiting Portland Trail Blazers.
The Colorado product drained a career-high nine 3-pointers to finish with the most points he’s ever scored in a single NBA game: 41.
‘They were tremendous,’ Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla said. ‘The way those two played shows a lot about who they are. … We’re lucky to have them and it was a lot of fun to watch them do that.’
