For a player who was not even on the roster for the Sin City Celtics, big man Charles Bassey had an impressive impact.

LAS VEGAS — A balanced effort on both ends of the floor and sharp offensive performances from Jordan Walsh and Charles Bassey powered the Boston Celtics to a 92-78 win over the Memphis Grizzlies in an NBA 2K26 Summer League battle at Cox Pavilion in Las Vegas on Friday afternoon.

The Boston Celtics squared off against the Memphis Grizzlies in game one of the 2025 Las Vegas Summer League. Cox Pavilion was full for the early 4pm Friday tip-off as the Celtics prevailed 92-78, in an entertaining first Summer League outing.

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