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Former Celtics, current Patriots, and multiple Wahlbergs are among the celebrities and notable figures attending Game 1 of the NBA Finals on Thursday night at TD Garden.

A mix of former Boston Celtics, current New England Patriots, and more than one Wahlberg will be at TD Garden Thursday night to watch the Celtics take on the Dallas Mavericks in Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals.

Ahead of tip-off, which is set for 8:30 p.m., Celtics team reporter Taylor Snow posted a partial list of celebrities, athletes, and other notable figures who will be attending Game 1 of the Celtics-Mavericks series.

Donnie Wahlberg, a courtside fixture at Celtics games all season long, will be joined by wife Jenny McCarthy and brother Mark Wahlberg for Game 1.

A number of former Celtics, including Eddie House, Tacko Fall, Dana Barros, Jason Terry, and Kenny Anderson are also expected to be on hand.

Also on the guest list are Jeaninne Russell, wife of the late Celtics great Bill Russell, and family members of former Celtics center Bill Walton, who died on May 27 at the age of 71 after a long fight with cancer.

For soccer fans, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola will go from pitchside at the Etihad to courtside at the Garden only a few weeks removed from winning City’s sixth Premier League title in seven seasons.

Among the mysteries to be revealed closer to tip-off are precisely which members of the New England Patriots are set to be at Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals, with Snow tweeting that four Patriots expected to be in attendance.

If that’s the case, the Pats may be outnumbered by members of the Philadelphia Eagles, who have nine players on the list, including quarterback Jalen Hurts, tight end Dallas Goedert, and wide receiver DeVonta Smith — who has gotten his fair share of flak from Philadelphians on social media for being an outspoken Celtics fan.

Here is a list of celebrities, athletes, and VIPs attending Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Celtics and Mavericks in Boston.

This list will be updated as more information becomes available.

Boston Celtics at Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals

Bill Walton’s family

Jeaninne Russell, wife of the late Bill Russell

Kenny Anderson

Dana Barros

Tacko Fall

Eddie House

Shaquille O’Neal

Jason Terry

Other athletes at Game 1 of the NBA Finals

Zdeno Chara

Maxx Crosby, Las Vegas Raiders

Christian Wilkins, Las Vegas Raiders

DeVonta Smith, Philadelphia Eagles

Jalen Hurts, Philadelphia Eagles

AJ Brown, Philadelphia Eagles

Brandon Graham, Philadelphia Eagles

Darius Slay, Philadelphia Eagles

Dallas Goedert, Philadelphia Eagles

Jordan Mailata, Philadelphia Eagles

Andre Drummond, Chicago Bulls

Duncan Robinson, Miami Heat

Other Celebrities at Game 1 of the 2024 NBA Finals

Pep Guardiola, manager, Manchester City

Jenny McCarthy

Donnie Wahlberg

Mark Wahlberg

Dana White, CEO, UFC