Boston Celtics starting center Daniel Theis recently donated some of his time to make a video of him reading kids books for the Boston Children’s Museum to help parents like himself keep their little ones busy in the coronavirus pandemic.
The German big man — joined by his daughter — read “Class Trip (Peppa Pig)” by Mark Baker and Neville Astley for the enjoyment of all, becoming the second Celtic to become a lector to the masses.
Teammate Tacko Fall recently read a “Clifford the Big Red Dog” book to young (and probably a few older) fans recently as well as members of Boston’s roster make use of their abundant downtime in this pandemic to do some community outreach for families struggling in this global catastrophe as well.
While younger Celtics fans are undoubtedly enjoying this novel (pun intended) trend and their parents perhaps enjoying the brief respite it brings them, one can’t but help wondering if we could perhaps get some chapter reads of some fitting classics for adults.
Perhaps we could have Brad Stevens reading “Moby Dick” given the elusivity of chasing a banner roughly compares to the difficulty of catching that cagy cetacean, or perhaps “The Iliad” read by Marcus Smart, given the epic defense he deploys on the court bears a resemblance to that of the Trojans and their fabled city.
Maybe we could even see Jayson Tatum reading “Great Expectations”.
If all that is a little too much, just enjoy the video of Theis reading tales of Peppa Pig.
