window[‘TVEPlayer’] = “1705741332549379442”;
if( typeof window[‘NEILSENTRACE’] !== ‘undefined’ ){
window[‘NEILSENTRACE’].init();
} else {
console.log(“Neilsen not ready at player ready”);
}
// Fix for PRDT-3013
// Code will check for presence of brightcove player and attempt to autoplay if it isn’t playing
// due to an error in another player plugin
( () => {
try {
const CHECK_INTERVAL = 500; //check every .5 seconds
const CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS = 120; //check for max 60 seconds
//checks that the video isn’t playing
const isVideoPlaying = ( player ) => {
return !!( 0 < player.currentTime() && !player.paused() && !player.ended() && 2 {
if ( !window[ 'videojs' ] || !window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] ) ) {
if ( checkCount++ <= CHECK_MAX_ITERATIONS ) { //retry for 60 seconds
setTimeout( checkForPlayer, CHECK_INTERVAL );
}
} else {
//we found the player, now play it
const player = window[ 'videojs' ].getPlayer( window[ 'TVEPlayer' ] );
if ( player && !isVideoPlaying( player ) && 'muted' === player.autoplay() ) {
player.play();
}
}
};
checkForPlayer();
} catch ( e ) {
window.nesn_debug && console.warn( 'Error trying to force autoplay of video', e ); // eslint-disable-line no-console
}
} )();
After the Boston Celtics landed in Abu Dhabi and prepared to begin preseason play against the Denver Nuggets, head coach Joe Mazzulla was spotted sporting a one-of-a-kind customized t-shirt made specifically to commemorate the reigning champions and their upcoming journey this season.
Mazzulla shared the story behind the “2024-25 World Tour” Celtics shirt, reminiscent of an old-school t-shirt found at a Led Zeppelin concert concession stand in the 1960s — a project that came to life courtesy of Celtics director of performance Art Horne.
“Art Horne made those for us,” Mazzulla told NBC Sports Boston. “I think it’s a really cool idea so we passed them out to begin the year. He does a really great job of just tying into the season so that was really cool. Art works in the offseason on just some different messaging things throughout there so he does a great job with that and he kind of brought that, maybe two weeks ago. It’s pretty cool. It’s fun. Art did a great job.”
The back of the shirt lists each city the Celtics will visit, including Abu Dhabi, throughout the regular season. On the front side, a brightly-colored collage of Boston’s Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Kristaps Porzingis, Jrue Holiday, Derrick White and Payton Pritchard brings the unintentional fashion statement to a whole new level. It quickly became the eye-grabber following Boston’s 13-hour flight to the Middle East on Wednesday, and for now, isn’t available for purchase from the public.
The Celtics, after three-plus-months off offseason preparation, Paris Olympic controversy, ownership uncertainty and outside doubters ready to chirp througout another 82-game stretch, will return to action to face the Nuggets on Friday — at 12 p.m. ET — and Sunday — at 10 a.m. — before returning home.