NBA Champ Pat Connaughton Brings Trophy To Arlington

ARLINGTON, MA — Newly minted NBA champion Pat Connaughton returned to his hometown of Arlington with some new hardware.

Connaughton brought the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy to the Fidelity House, where he signed autographs and mingled with fans, according to a tweet from Arlington High School basketball coach Jack Woods.

Connaughton, a shooting guard for the Milwaukee Bucks, is going into his seventh season in the NBA and fourth in Milwaukee. He averaged 7 points and 4 rebounds in 23 playoff games last year, shooting 39 percent on 3-pointers. In the six-game Finals against the Phoenix Suns, he averaged 9 points, 6 rebounds and 1 assist, shooting 44 percent from 3.

A standout athlete at St. John's Prep in Danvers, Connaughton played basketball and baseball at Notre Dame. He was drafted into both the NBA and MLB and was under contract with the Baltimore Orioles through 2020.

The Bucks were the fifth team in NBA history to come back from a 2-0 deficit; the only other teams to climb that hill are the Cleveland Cavaliers, Miami Heat, Portland Trail Blazers and Boston Celtics.