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The Boston Celtics have sent more than their fair share of players to the NBA's All-Star games over the years, but they have also seen their alumni get snubbed on more occasions than they would like to remember.

Georges Niang took off running, with Joel Embiid temporarily close behind. They looped around the far end of the 76ers’ practice court before Niang ducked into the facility’s offices, then moved through the front foyer and a hallway to pop back into the gym at the opposite side.

With the artificial limit on player compensation created by the luxury tax and other similar mechanisms in the league's collective bargaining agreement, many of the players in the association are actually underpaid.

On this day, Celtics Len Bias, Garfield Smith, and Sam Cassell -- while Boston icon Bob Cousy had his rights traded to the Cincinnati Royals.