BRIGHTON — Derrick White traded his leg sleeves for gloves on Tuesday night for the Boston Celtics’ Curbside Care Celebration. Families—parents and kids alike—gathered at the Auerbach Center to receive certain childcare necessities, participate in a food and wellness workshop, and learn about the ins and outs of the program.

“Using an innovative mobile unit staffed by BMC Pediatrics and Midwifery services, Curbside Care provides comprehensive dyadic care to mothers and their babies right outside their homes in Boston,” the Celtics detailed in a press release. White has been a supporter from the initiative’s early stages, and Tuesday marked yet another successful step in its journey.

And once again, White was there.

“Obviously, at the time I heard about it, it kind of was close to home,” White said of his relationship with Curbside Care. “My wife was pregnant, and just hearing about the different care and services they provide, I think it’s awesome. And it’s just great for the families that need it.”

Derrick White showed up and showed out for Curbside Care on Monday night

White’s leg sleeve-glove swap was just in time for him to get in on the action during the food and wellness workshop. He and the families in attendance made smoothies, snacks, and more, learning the processes along the way.

The Boston Celtics Shamrock Foundation (BCSF), Point32Health, the parent company of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan, and Boston Medical Center hosted the event.

“I think that’s what it’s all about,” White said when asked about providing his support. “Anytime that you can, and obviously, working with the Celtics, they do a great job providing these opportunities for us and just partnering with a great group. It just kind of works out well.

“Just trying to help out and trying to put a smile on people’s faces and give back when we can.”

Here at The Auerbach Center for the Celtics’ Curbside Care Celebration. Derrick White will be here shortly. pic.twitter.com/b612ibJNb8

— Jack Simone (@JackSimoneNBA) January 28, 2025

White donated car seats, helped hand out different raffle prizes, and even led a group selfie at the end of the night.

His family was in attendance, too. White’s wife, Hannah, and their two children, Hendrix and Daxton, took in the evening as well.

But for all the time White took to support the parents at the Auerbach on Monday, and throughout the past few years, he knows parenting is always a work in progress.

“You have a kid, and you realize you have no idea what you’re doing,” White said, chuckling to himself. “This whole time, I thought my parents knew exactly what they were doing, and now I’m like, ‘Oh, you guys are just trying to figure it out.’ Every time they have a first, it’s your first as a parent.

“So, I think that’s the craziest part for me. And I have easy compared to my wife and the moms that have to deal with childbirth, and then the stuff they got to do postpartum, and providing it for the kids and everything. So, my hat goes out to the moms out there, and they’re really the ones holding it down for families and just doing so much for everyone.”

Derrick White putting his chef gloves on tonight https://t.co/mGOwvgMZUw pic.twitter.com/T2cI4OxcaZ

— Jack Simone (@JackSimoneNBA) January 28, 2025

Even he’s still learning on the fly.

“A little bit, I guess,” White said when asked if he knows what he’s doing now. “I guess, when I had my second one, it wasn’t [a] first every time. But we’re going through potty training right now, so now it’s like, I don’t really know what’s going on. Just go in the toilet. I don’t know.”

As the night came to a close, White and Hendrix walked out onto the empty courts where the Celtics practice. White walked over to the basketball rack to grab a ball of his own, as Hendrix already had one.

He carried a small basketball the entire night, and when it came time to step onto the court, he was drawn to the hoop.

“He loves basketball,” White said. “He doesn’t know win-loss, he just kind of sees his dad on the TV or is at the game, and we got a little basketball hoop at the house, and he loves just shooting on it. So, even when I’m off the court, I still gotta rebound for him.”

Yet despite all he’s done for Curbside Care, the best advice he can give to new parents isn’t really advice at all.

“I don’t know. Good luck,” White said with a smile. “You kinda have to just figure it out. It’s the biggest blessing, but it’s the biggest challenge as well. So, hopefully, we’re doing it right, but it’s been a lot of fun.”