Celtics Fans, Organization Show Nothing but Love in Marcus Smart's Return to Boston

Although he's out currently with a right finger injury, standing ovations - plural not singular - were on tap for Marcus Smart in his return to the TD Garden.

Marcus Smart, back in Boston for the first time with the Memphis Grizzlies, gets multiple standing ovations from Celtics Nation. (Photo by Paul Rutherford/Getty Images)

BOSTON — Gone, but far from forgotten.

The book of Marcus Smart is chock full of chapters surrounding his time in Boston, chapters that Celtics fans are more than happy to revisit on Sunday night, his first time back in Boston since being traded to the Memphis Grizzlies.

“He’s always going to be loved here, loved by us,” said Celtics veteran Al Horford. “He meant so much to this franchise, to this organization. And for those of us who played with him … we’re always going to have a bond that’ll always be there.”