Boston Celtics fans celebrating the NBA championship
Updated: June 18, 2024 5:16 AM ET
The celebration has been going on for about an hour now. Before the game ended with the Celtics winning by a huge margin, but look at the scene behind me. There's still a crowd here. Some people are climbing up the light pole. Some people are climbing up the light pole. But the biggest thing that's happened in the last few minutes is this ladder that people brought from somewhere on the grounds of the Garden. People actually climbed up that ladder and went up the building 25 to 30 feet into the air. As the celebration here continues, look to the left and you'll see people climbing up this pole. People have been celebrating this win here for quite some time. Uh, we also saw some people throwing up barricades and people lifting people up. Crowd surfing. It was a fun atmosphere, but you can see that things are starting to slowly get worse as the Boston Police Department allowed people to celebrate for nearly an hour. But you start to hear the sirens and you can feel that, uh, this is going to end soon. Here it is. We also saw some people fall. It was obviously two people climbing. Some people actually fell down, but now hundreds of people are celebrating this victory in the middle of Causeway Street. It's a huge celebration. The atmosphere here is enthusiastic. Everyone is happy. But the problem is that when young people drink alcohol and raise the number 18 flag, the situation can escalate quickly. Boston Police are on the scene right now. You can see officers rushing in to take control of the situation.
Boston Celtics fans celebrating the NBA championship
Updated: June 18, 2024 5:16 AM ET
It was a raucous scene outside Boston's TD Garden after the Boston Celtics won their first NBA championship in 16 years. According to WCVB's Peter Eliopoulos, the crowd outside the arena on Causeway Street continued to grow even before the end of the game, with the Celtics holding a commanding lead throughout the second half. Video from outside the arena showed fans using ladders to climb light poles and nearby buildings. “They actually climbed up on top of that, and then they went 25 feet, 30 feet up the building,” Eliopoulos reported. Some fans climbed on top of Boston Police vehicles to celebrate the team's NBA-record 18th championship. According to Eliopoulos, several fans were seen throwing and lifting barricades and crowd surfing. Police said five people in the area were arrested. Video below: Boston Celtics fans celebrate after NBA championship
It was a raucous scene outside TD Garden in Boston after the Boston Celtics won their first NBA championship in 16 years.
WCVB's Peter Eliopoulos said the Celtics held a big lead throughout the second half, and the crowd outside the arena on Causeway Avenue had grown even before the end of the game.
Footage taken from outside the arena showed fans using ladders to scale lampposts and nearby buildings.
“They actually climbed on it, got up to about 25 to 30 feet above the building,” Eliopoulos reported.
Some fans climbed on top of Boston police vehicles to celebrate the team's NBA-record 18th championship.
Eliopoulos said he witnessed a small number of fans throwing and holding up barricades, while others were seen crowd surfing.
Police said five people were arrested in the area.
Video below: Boston Celtics fans celebrating after the NBA championship
