On the origin of the ‘7-11’ nickname for Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum

Once, in a more innocent era for the two Boston Celtics superstar forwards, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum had a different nickname than one often hears for them now. Today’s Fire and Ice was once known as “7/11,” a nod to the jerseys worn by the two Celtics swingmen in that era (Brown wore and still wears jersey No. 7, and Tatum wore 11 back then before switching to his current jersey No. 0).

Dating from their debut in Las Vegas Summer League back in 2017 — ancient history by now, but a fun window into their past — the folks behind the “NBC Sports Boston” YouTube channel put together a clip looking back at the nickname earlier this summer.

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Narrated by NBC Sports Boston reporter Chris Forsberg, the clip dives into those halcyon days when the dup cribbed the name of a popular convenience store for their collective identity (we think they landed with the right nickname later on, though). Check it out below!

Listen to “Havlicek Stole the Pod” on:

Spotify: https://tiny.ee/CdKp

iTunes: https://tiny.ee/RK47

YouTube: https://tiny.ee/cOW3

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