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How has fandom changed over the years for Boston sports fans?

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In what has been title town across several sports for many years, the landscape of Boston sports fandom has shifted as each of the major professional sports teams based in the area rise and fall with their rosters aging into and out of contention in their respective leagues.

How has fandom changed over the years for Boston sports fans? A deceptively simple question that, in truth, has complex answers, it was the topic of a recent video from NBC Sports Boston, which recruited the likes of John Tomase, a Boston Red Sox reporter, Chris Forberg, a Boston Celtics expert, and Phil Perry, a New England Patriots reporter to try to get to the bottom of that particular question.

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To see for yourself how the trio of experts believe Boston sports fandom has evolved since they took up their respective reporting mantles, check out the clip embedded below.

Listen to the “Celtics Lab” podcast on:

Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3zBKQY6

Spotify: https://spoti.fi/3GfUPFi

YouTube: https://bit.ly/3F9DvjQ

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