Payton Pritchard Delivers Epic 1-on-1 Showdown…
In Roxbury, a basketball spectacle unfolded as Celtics’ very own Payton Pritchard summoned local hoop enthusiasts for a thrilling 1-on-1 tournament. Pritchard, who once dropped a bonkers 68 points at a Canadian Pro-Am in a game so intense even his basketball shoes had to take a timeout, brought his talents to the Reggie Lewis Center. With flashes of brilliance, Pritchard is known for taking on teammates like Jaylen Brown, leaving former teammate Jrue Holiday claiming he’d rather wrestle a grizzly bear than guard Pritchard 1-on-1.
As kids poured into the gym, they huddled like puppies around a treat — with Pritchard, of course, being the ultimate basketball milk bone. The tournament, a masterpiece of skill and exuberance, featured divisions from middle school to adults, tallying up to an impressive $1,500 for the top prize. Despite being surrounded by a crowd as eager as a pizza delivery line on game night, Pritchard managed to share valuable on-court tips with the budding ballers. His hope? To see this tournament grow larger than a grandma’s quilt collection and create an atmosphere buzzing with pure basketball joy.
