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As Jayson Tatum dazzled on the court during Celtics-76ers’ Game 7, a number of fans couldn’t help but notice the objectively absurdly large big red boots courtside behind him at TD Garden, with many taking to Twitter to make sure they weren’t alone in their observation.
Which begged the question: Who was the man in the boots?
Who's Man Is This In Dem Big Red Boots @celtics @sixers 😆 #NBAPlayoffs pic.twitter.com/dHBKpmrYnu
— DthaGod23 (@DGod83) May 14, 2023
Well, luckily for those wondering, he revealed himself.
It was none other than DraftKings co-founder — and Celtics fan — Matt Kalish, who had a seat next to Patriots great Julian Edelman no less.
“Cooked [James Harden] tonight,” he tweeted. “Boots def had him shook, feel I was worth 1.5 points tonight.”
Cooked @JHarden13 tonight. Boots def had him shook, feel I was worth 1.5 points tonight pic.twitter.com/v1VKucBQTk
— Matt Kalish (@mattkalish) May 14, 2023
These boots are even better in-person @mattkalish pic.twitter.com/URnqFeOusv
— Jason Robins (@JasonDRobins) May 14, 2023
The boots were apparently a gift from Paul Liberman, another DraftKings co-founder, and — somewhat unsurprisingly — had a promotional element.
Fml getting dressed now. Doing my best to make it work. Still time to enter into my RT challenge here for ~10k DK$👇. Go @celtics! https://t.co/kEeikJf50O
— Matt Kalish (@mattkalish) May 14, 2023
The boots (“Big Red Boot”), meanwhile, are from MSCHF and retail for $350 — but are currently sold out. And they’ve become a bit of a thing.
As for the man next to Kalish, he was reportedly unimpressed.
Apparently @mattkalish told me @Edelman11 was not impressed with the boots 🤷♂️
— Jason Robins (@JasonDRobins) May 14, 2023
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