# @usatodaysports on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DTI3o_tj5jP
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/38671114-usatodaysports-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-01-05T18:11:23.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** USA TODAY Sports (@usatodaysports) — https://gondola.cc/usatodaysports

## Caption

As Ed Lacerte started to fight for his life, the calls and messages flooded in. 

Magic Johnson reached out. So did Paul Pierce, Isaiah Thomas, Ray Allen and Kevin McHale.

Lacerte, the athletic trainer for USA Basketball who previously worked for the Boston Celtics from 1987-2017, has spent decades patrolling the sidelines and prioritizing the health and safety of basketball players.

So, when Lacerte was diagnosed this fall with acute monocytic leukemia, those athletes let him know they’d take care of him, too.

Read more about Lacerte and the effort to help him at the link in our bio.

#EdLacerte #BostonCeltics #USABasketball #trainer #leukemia

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bostonceltics, trainer, leukemia, edlacerte, usabasketball

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