Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier's father spent 23 of the last 25 years in prison, missing most of Rozier's childhood and all of Rozier's formative moments as a basketball player.

This summer, Rozier Sr. was released from prison, and Rozier met him as he was released with a Sprinter van and took him to the mall to get clothes.

Since then, Rozier has been working to rekindle his relationship with his now-freed father. The Boston Herald's Mark Murphy wrote a feature on their relationship, which included this nugget: Apparently, Saturday's preseason game will be the first time Rozier Sr. sees his son play basketball in person.

Terry Sr. missed every in-person minute of his son's rise as a basketball player, from Shaker Heights to Louisville to the Celtics. ...

"This is emotional," he said. "I can't wait for Saturday, the first time ever. A lot of people think I'm so emotional when I talk about it. I've been waiting a long time to come home and watch my son."

Rozier has risen to prominence as one of the more promising young point guards in the NBA, particularly after his performance in the playoffs last season. He was completely unfazed by the moment, save for an inopportune cold streak in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals.

But getting a chance to play in front of his father for the first time might make Saturday's preseason game against a lower-tier Cavaliers squad one of the more meaningful basketball games of his life. Don't be surprised if Saturday means a little more to Terry Rozier than everyone else.