WALTHAM, MA – SEPTEMBER 26: General manager Danny Ainge of the Boston Celtics speaks with the media during Boston Celtics Media Day on September 26, 2016 in Waltham, Massachusetts. (Photo by Tim Bradbury/Getty Images)
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Tanner Ainge is the son of former NBA star and current Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge, and he’s also running for Congress in Utah.

How do you sound relatable and non-robotic as a politician? You talk with the locals about their sports team. So at least for right now, Ainge is a big Utah Jazz fan.

Unfortunately, the Jazz are are trying to keep star Gordon Hayward from being poached by Ainge’s dad’s team. Tanner is apparently choosing politics and his home state over his family, tweeting to Hayward about a “millionaire’s tax” in Massachusetts.

https://twitter.com/tannerainge/status/880279099809316864

Is this political pandering? Definitely! But it seems it might work anyway.

We’ll see if Danny Ainge gives in to help his son a bit in his race for Congress.

About Kevin Trahan

Kevin mostly covers college football and college basketball, with an emphasis on NCAA issues and other legal issues in sports. He is also an incoming law student. He's written for SB Nation, USA Today, VICE Sports, The Guardian and The Wall Street Journal, among others. He is a graduate of Northwestern University.

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