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Bucks Pat Connaughton brings Championship trophy home to Boston area

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Pat Connaughton with the much-deserved Larry O'Brien Trophy

Milwaukee Bucks' guard, Pat Connaughton, is back home in the Boston area, and he brought the recently-won Larry O'Brien trophy with him. He was born in Arlington, Massachusetts and attended St. John's Prep in Danvers where he starred as a 3-sport athlete, prior to attending college at Notre Dame.

Pat Connaughton with Sgt. Steve Fugere, Sterling (MA) Police Dept.

The 2020-21 season was his sixth in the NBA, and the do-everything guard helped bring a second Championship to Milwaukee. How valuable was Connaughton to the Bucks cause in winning the Title (per behindthebuckpass.com's Bradshaw Furlong)?

Connaughton had a great regular season, put together an even better playoff run, and was an invaluable member of the rotation in every playoff series. The Bucks don’t win the championship without Connaughton, that’s probably something everyone can agree with.

Trophy topped by Fitchburg State University Police Academy cap of Drill Instructor, Sgt. Steve Fugere


So Pat came home to the Boston area, bringing not only the Championship trophy, but an unspoken message to his hometown team, the Boston Celtics. Connaughton and his teammates relied on tough defense, ball movement and unselfish team play to earn their Championship rings. Ime Udoka and his crew in Boston can take a lesson or two from the Bucks successful season.




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