The Celtics gathered with the Raptors at midcourt to observe a moment ofsilence in honor ofthe victims prior to Wednesday night's regular-season finale.
While the community - which observes a strict rule ofsilence for 12 hours every night - does not need huge profit, extensive repairs to the monastery has recently put additional strain on the purse strings.
Mr. Hurt's capacity for silence, alas, was not matched by that ofthe opening-night audience, which filled too many of his long pauses with unwelcome coughs.