Celtics' Danny Ainge suffered mild heart attack on Tuesday night

NBA legend and Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack in Milwaukee on Tuesday night

Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. He received immediate medical attention and is expected to make a full recovery. He will return to Boston shortly. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 2, 2019

The team announced news of Ainge’s scary medical emergency on Thursday morning, fortunately, it came with a positive prognosis.

The prognosis: The 60-year-old general manager and fixture in the community will return to Boston shortly after being cleared in Milwaukee.

Ainge is expected to make a full recovery and the team announced it would provide updates on his status as appropriate.

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