Drone crashes into Boston Celtics watch party on NBA’s opening night, several injured

Bostonians who gathered astatine City Hall Plaza connected Tuesday nighttime to watch nan Boston Celtics’ opening nighttime watch statement and further observe nan team’s caller NBA Championship were greeted by a falling drone that injured immoderate and sent astatine slightest 1 personification to nan hospital.

Boston constabulary opportunity astatine slightest 3 group sustained non-life-threatening injuries from a falling drone extracurricular nan plaza astir 7:30 p.m., conscionable arsenic nan Celtics were tipping disconnected against nan New York Knicks.

Yousef Kobeissi, who was deed by nan drone, told Boston 25 that it sounded for illustration "a banging sound" erstwhile nan drone crashed into them.

"I perceive a large sound, sounds for illustration a banging sound, abruptly I consciousness thing deed my caput correct present a sharp, I was initially very frightened because location was a large sound and past felt thing crisp deed my caput and past I perceive nan female adjacent to maine shriek and it seems for illustration she was going to fall," Kobeissi said.

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A drone reportedly flew into a crowd of Boston Celtics fans Tuesday nighttime astatine an outdoor party. (Jens Büttner/picture confederation via Getty Images)

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One female was taken distant connected a stretcher aft getting struck by nan drone, witnesses told Boston 25.

"For for illustration an hr and a half I was opinionated successful daze I was like, ‘Oh my gosh’," said Derek Scrima, who claimed nan drone trim 2 of his fingers erstwhile it slammed down.

The Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy is connected show pinch nan Boston Celtics Championship rings anterior to nan crippled against nan New York Knicks astatine TD Garden connected October 22, 2024 successful Boston, Massachusetts. 

"I was wholly caught disconnected guard, it was scary because my mind was for illustration I could person conscionable sewage my 2 fingers trim off," Scrima said.

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TNT, which carried nan crippled Tuesday night, issued a connection aft nan incident.

"Unfortunately, location was an incident involving a drone and fans attending tonight’s event. On-site aesculapian and information unit instantly attended to nan situation. We are presently investigating further and wish each progressive well," nan web stated successful a release.

Glen Davis #11 of nan Boston Celtics listens to (L) Head Coach Doc Rivers successful Game Four of nan Eastern Conference Quarterfinals against nan Chicago Bulls during nan 2009 NBA Playoffs astatine nan United Center connected April 26, 2009 successful Chicago, Illinois. (Gary Dineen/NBAE via Getty Images)

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Tuesday was nan opening nighttime of nan 2024-25 NBA season. The Celtics won past season’s NBA title successful 5 games complete nan Dallas Mavericks.

The Celtics person won a league-record 18 championships. Prior to Tuesday night’s tipoff, nan Celtics celebrated past season’s squad pinch a ringing ceremonial and raising of different banner.

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