Celtics guard Derrick White left in the first half of Boston’s matchup with Philadelphia on Thursday night with a dental injury that was reminiscent of the one he suffered last year in the NBA Finals.

Celtics guard Derrick White was willing to put it all out there to get a win over the 76ers, and that includes his teeth.

Boston Celtics guard Derrick White lost a tooth in Game 5 of the 2024 NBA Finals, a moment that became an iconic part of the lore surrounding Banner 18 in the Hub. White has since repaired his smile,

The Celtics were already without five rotation players against the 76ers on Wednesday, then one of their starters had to head to the locker room. C’s guard Derrick White looked like he lost a tooth after getting hit in the face by the 76ers' Kelly Oubre Jr.

White knew part of the reason why: he had been pushing off going to the dentist’s office. After the Celtics blew out the 76ers, the starting guard explained what exactly went down that necessitated him leaving the game briefly.

White said that in recent weeks, his dentist urged him to have his permanent bridge installed, and he just kept putting it off.

Derrick White lost a tooth after taking an inadvertent elbow to the face from Kelly Oubre Jr. on this play in Celtics-Sixers. Despite Derrick White’s incident and being short on key players ...

BOSTON — Celtics guard Derrick White left in the first half of ... an inadvertent elbow to the face while challenging Kelly Oubre Jr.'s layup. Replays showed White getting hit, grasping ...