Danny Ainge Heart Attack: Celtics GM Doing Fine in Hospital

by Tina Kells | April 16, 2009 at 04:33 pm

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Boston Celtics General Manager Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack and was admitted to hospital April 16. While there was initially panic among fans the hospital reports that Danny Ainge is fine and resting comfortably. He is expected to make a full recovery and be in top shape to continue on as the Celtics president and GM.

The Celtics released a statement saying Ainge, 50, is recovering nicely at Massachusetts General Hospital and that he is expected to remain in the hospital for a few days, most likely through Boston's playoff opener with Chicago on Saturday.

The ABC news affiliate in Boston, WCVB, reported that Ainge woke up Thursday morning with chest pains and was rushed to hospital, where doctors had to insert a stent to unclog an artery that was 100 percent clogged.

Ainge orchestrated Boston's run to an NBA-record 17th Championship in franchise history last season, having acquired All-Stars Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in trades and pairing them with Paul Pierce to form the "Big Three." For his work, Ainge won the 2007-08 NBA Executive of the Year.