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According to Tom Haberstroh, the Boston Celtics have replaced exiting Athletic Trainer Ed Lacerte with Art Horne who was the trainer for the Hawks for the last two years.
Celtics have hired Art Horne to be head athletic trainer, per league sources. He replaces Ed Lacerte, who had been with BOS for 30 years.
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) July 24, 2017
Horne, a local Northeastern grad, joins Boston after two seasons with the Atlanta Hawks. Lacerte and s+c coach Bryan Doo have left the C's.
— Tom Haberstroh (@tomhaberstroh) July 24, 2017
Before the Hawks, Horne was at Northwestern University. Per the Hawks website:
Horne comes to the Hawks from Northeastern University, where he was Director of Sports Performance, with oversight of the development and care of all varsity student-athletes, while serving as the Athletic Trainer and Strength and Conditioning Coach for the men’s basketball team. He received his Bachelor’s Degree in Athletic Training and Physical Education with a teacher education certification from Canisius, and also holds a Master’s Degree in Education from Boston University.