Daily Briefing: 🏆 The Boston Celtics are NBA champions 🏆

ALSO: What do gambling, transportation and toys have in common? ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ ͏‌ Advertisement [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( | [Horoscopes]( [Read in browser]( The Daily Briefing YOUR MORNING NEWS ROUNDUP Tue Jun 18 2024 Will Richmond | Managing Editor Communities & R.I. [@Will_Richmond]( Good morning, I'm Will Richmond at [The Providence Journal]( and this is the Daily Briefing. It sounds so good. [The Boston Celtics are NBA champions.]( The game itself may have lacked drama as the Celtics led from start to finish and it was never really close after the first quarter, but that doesn't take away from the enjoyment. It was also a moment I got to share with my son Max as he got to experience watching one of his favorite teams win a championship for the first time. I might have had to quiet him a couple of times during the game as he asked questions about when the parade will be and when they will raise banner 18 – I mean why jinx anything, but it's a memory I'm sure he'll never forget. [2158044027] BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - JUNE 17: Jayson Tatum #0 of the Boston Celtics hugs the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after Boston's 106-88 win against the Dallas Mavericks in Game Five of the 2024 NBA Finals at TD Garden on June 17, 2024 in Boston, Massachusetts. Adam Glanzman, Getty Images I hope you enjoyed the moment as much as he did. If you weren't able to stay up, or want to soak it all hopefully the coverage from our USA Today colleagues can help. [Boston Celtics' record-setting 18th NBA championship is all about team]( ['Partners in crime:' Boston Celtics stud duo proves doubters wrong en route to NBA title]( [Five moments that clinched Game 5 and NBA title for Boston Celtics]( [Jaylen Brown wins NBA Finals MVP after leading Celtics over Mavericks]( [Boston Celtics' Derrick White chips tooth during game, gets to smile in the end]( • Greenhouse gas emissions in Rhode Island from things like tailpipe pollution and generation of electricity rebounded in 2021 after two years of reductions, according to an assessment released Monday by the Department of Environmental Management. [The Journal's Alex Kuffner explains what it means as the state attempts to achieve the goals set out in the Act on Climate.]( • What do gambling, transportation and toys have in common? At least in Rhode Island, three businesses in those industries are considered among the best places to work in the U.S. [The Journal's Wheeler Cowperthwiate has more on the rankings recently handed out.]( • The Providence Journal sports staff covers a lot of high school sports and this past spring season had them everywhere from Westerly to Tiverton, but even they're willing to admit they missed a couple of stories. But there's always some time to catch up. [Today, Journal sports reporter Jacob Rousseau takes a look at the stories they missed or could have done a little more on](. • Round 2 of our bracket contest to determine Rhode Island's best beach is underway. 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