Danny Ainge suffers mild heart attack; expected to make full recovery

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack Tuesday night in Milwaukee, the team announced Thursday.

Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. He received immediate medical attention and is expected to make a full recovery. He will return to Boston shortly. Further updates will be provided as appropriate.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) May 2, 2019

Ainge will travel back to Boston soon and is expected to make a full recovery, according to the Celtics.

Ainge, who turned 60 in March, also suffered a mild heart attack back in April 2009, spending a few days of recovery at Massachusetts General Hospital before being released.

The Celtics are back home Friday to take on the Bucks in Game 3 of their second-round playoff series after splitting Games 1 and 2 in Milwaukee.

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