NBA Celtics set to sign Cassell: report

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LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Two-time NBA champion Sam Cassell is set to sign with the first place Boston Celtics, the Boston Globe reported on Monday.

The veteran point guard will travel to Boston Tuesday for the official announcement, said his agent David Falk. He was put on waivers last week by the Los Angeles Clippers.

"He had some personal business he had to attend to in Baltimore. There was a death in the family," Falk said. "But he will be on his way up there and everything is done. He is really excited."

Cassell, 38, had been petitioning the lowly Clippers for a trade or a contract buyout in recent weeks, moves that would allow him to join a championship contender.

"He's a proven player," Celtics coach Doc Rivers said. "We're just going to wait and...