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Celtics honor Jon Lester

BOSTON -- All season long the Celtics have honored local community heroes with a program it calls "Heros Among Us." These people have "an overwhelming impact on those around us."

Sunday night's honoree at Game Two of the NBA Finals is Red Sox left-hander Jon Lester. He overcame six rounds of chemotherapy in his bout with cancer to not only return to the mound, but throw a no-hotter earlier this season. Lester was given a standing ovation by the appreciative Celtics' crowd.

Teammate Curt Schilling and his family cheered Lester on from the best seats in the house . . . right next to the Laker bench.

-- KEVIN McNAMARA

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