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Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon looks to his ancestors' legacies, but carves his own path
Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon "loves the grind," as he puts it. On the court, he's a gritty playmaker; off it, he uses his platform to push for criminal justice reform.
He carries with him the spirit of this grandfather, John Hurst Adams, a civil rights movement leader who studied at Boston University's School of Theology alongside Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
This segment aired on April 19, 2023.

