NBA free agent and All-Star forward Gordon Hayward is meeting with Brad Stevens and the Celtics on Monday (AEDT), but that doesn't mean the city's other teams can't actively recruit Hayward to Boston.
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A message was waiting for Hayward on the scoreboard at Fenway Park — home of MLB's Boston Red Sox — welcoming him to Boston.
The Celtics are welcoming Gordon Hayward to Fenway Park as part of his free agent meeting 👀 (via @_chrisdurbin) pic.twitter.com/usfD6axrjA
— Sports Illustrated (@SInow) July 2, 2017
Miami is also in the free agency race for Hayward, and displayed a banner of him on Sunday outside American Airlines Arena. Hayward was photoshopped into a Heat jersey.
Stevens recruited and coached Hayward while at Butler, where they took a trip to the 2010 NCAA title game. Hayward left for the NBA that summer, and Stevens left college basketball to take the Celtics position three years later.
Stevens personally picked up Hayward and his wife from the airport Sunday, according to the Celtics.
Hayward was given a tour of Fenway on his visit, where he saw the message. He was also shown a video of Boston teams' achievements to show him what it would be like to add to the city's historic sports moments.
@StoolGreenie @SherrodbCSN @AdamHimmelsbach here is some of the video the Celtics are showing to Hayward at Fenway right now pic.twitter.com/nT6br6O4IJ
— Stephen (@Parziale_Here) July 2, 2017