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The Maine Red Claws are a basketball team of the NBA Development League affiliated with the Boston Celtics. On February 25 2009 the NBADL awarded the city of Portland Maine with an expansion franchise. The team began playing in the 2009–2010 season. The team’s home court is the Portland Expo Building. The team is owned by Maine Basketball LLC which is chaired by William Ryan Jr. The Red Claws made their first playoff appearance on April 6 2013 as the 8 seeded team.