Boston's Secret (8-Year-Old) Weapon Gets Paid

Eddie House does three things for Boston: crazy shooting off the bench (as evidenced by his 16 points off the bench in a Game 7 win for the Celtics), an endless well of puns for headline writers, and a kid that might be the spiritual spawn of a leprechaun. Jaelen House, age 8, hung out on the baseline at every home playoff game last year. If you'll recall, Boston did pretty well at home in the playoffs.

Jaelen was back this year, matching Kevin Garnett's every scowl, trading war stories with Starbury and fist-bumping Big Baby. And it sounds like he earned his dad's playoff share. From Dan Dugan of the Boston Herald:

After last night’s 109-99 Game 7 win against the Bulls, Jaelen was standing outside the locker room beaming over the $100 bills a few C’s had slipped him. And to top it off, he also got to see his dad rediscover his shooting stroke.

As a former 8-year-old, I can assure you dad's shooting was a clear 1b in terms of prioritized celebration. Saturday was Jaelen's birthday; I assume that's what earned the greenbacks, and not a Derby pool or something. Jaelen will be back in action Monday, when the Celtics host the Magic.

Oh, and those punny headlines? The Herald went with "Eddie's House of fire burns." Nice work, y'all.

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