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There’s been a lot of talk surrounding Kyrie Irving of late — and for good reason. The All-Star point guard is now working his way back from a five-game suspension with the Brooklyn Nets over his antisemitic scandal, and at this point, there have been more than a few opposing views with regard to his […]

A familiar face surprised Marcus Smart at his charity event on Thursday night, and it’s sure to make every fan of the Boston Celtics smile. Two-time All-Star and Celtics hero Isaiah Thomas returned to Boston for Smart’s annual bowling bash. Although several celebrities attend the event and help raise money for the reigning DPOY’s YounGameChanger […]

After a chaotic offseason filled with drama and suspensions, it seemed as if controversy would cloud the Boston Celtics’ entire 2022-23 season. On the court, though, the Celtics have ignored the turmoil, holding an impressive 8-3 record. So far, the Celtics have avoided the dreaded NBA Finals hangover. While their defense could use some work, […]

Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics reached a new level of scary after destroying the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday night. Tatum and running mate Jaylen Brown scored 31 and 30 points, respectively, to lead the charge for the Celtics. Detroit had no answer for the duo as Boston dominated from start to finish for the […]

The Boston Celtics improved to 8-3 and 4-1 at home with a 128-112 win over the Detroit Pistons Wednesday. During the win, Celtics superstars Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each balled out. Tatum finished with 31 points on 10-for-20 shooting, including knocking down five triples. Meanwhile, Brown dropped 30 points of his own. According to […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski is one of the most respected NBA reporters out there today. He’s almost never wrong when it comes to his famed Woj bombs. However, he did drop the ball when he previously reported that the Brooklyn Nets hiring Ime Udoka as their next head coach was pretty much a done deal. On […]

The Detroit Pistons (3-8) take on the Boston Celtics (7-3) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Pistons-Celtics prediction and pick. Detroit is just 3-8 this season following their nine-point win over Oklahoma City on Monday. They’ve faired slightly better against the spread this […]

The Boston Celtics narrowly earned a 109-106 win over the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday night. Jayson Tatum led the charge with 39 points for Boston. Ja Morant revealed Tatum’s true motivation behind leading the Celtics to the late-game victory. https://twitter.com/ClutchPointsApp/status/1590032528944943104 “I was trying to talk him to miss a free throw late,” Morant said. “He […]

Ime Udoka immediately popped out as the lone candidate to replace Steve Nash not long after the Brooklyn Nets fired him. At this point, however, the Nets have yet to make their decision, despite previous reports indicating that the Udoka hiring was already a done deal. According to ESPN’s NBA insider Ramona Shelburne, the reason […]

Danilo Gallinari’s untimely injury robbed the Boston Celtics of added bench depth, but the NBA handed them some cash Monday for their troubles. According to NBA Insider Shams Charania, the Celtics will receive a $3.23 million Disabled Player Exception (DPE) for the injured NBA veteran. Gallinari inked a new contract with the C’s prior to […]

The Boston Celtics will travel to take on the Memphis Grizzlies in a Monday night NBA matchup at FedExForum in Memphis. With that said, it’s a good time to check out our NBA odds series, which includes a Celtics-Grizzlies prediction and pick, laid out below. Boston has opened the season at 6-3, third place in the […]

The Boston Celtics thought they had found the wing depth they were missing in last year’s NBA Finals after they inked veteran Danilo Gallinari to a two-year, $13 million deal this offseason. However, the sharpshooter tore his ACL on a non-contact injury during the FIBA World Cup and will be the entirety of the 2022-23 […]

The Boston Celtics set the nets ablaze in their 130-116 win over the New York Knicks. Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown pulled off their best impression of the Splash Brothers. Second-year man Sam Hauser may not have been a blood brother, but he looked like their splash cousin who helped them break a franchise record […]

The Boston Celtics are on a mission to get back to the NBA Finals after falling to Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors last June. On Saturday, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown did their best Splash Brothers impression on an unsuspecting New York Knicks side. The Celtics were scorching hot from the three-point arc […]

Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum is a big fan of the late, great Kobe Bryant. As a matter of fact, one could argue that Tatum is one of Kobe’s biggest supporters in all of the NBA today. As it turns out, however, not even Tatum’s affinity toward the Los Angeles Lakers icon is enough for […]

The New York Knicks host the Boston Celtics in a divisional battle on NBA TV! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Knicks prediction and pick. The Celtics defeated the Chicago Bulls Friday night 123-119 to improve to (5-3) on the season. DeMar DeRozan scored 46 for the Bulls while Jayson Tatum […]

Jayson Tatum is without a doubt one of the biggest superstars in the NBA today. A man of this stature demands a lot of attention wherever he goes, so you can be sure that the Boston Celtics star has a beefed-up security team with him at all times. As it turns out, there’s no better […]

The Boston Celtics entered the 2022-23 season highly motivated after they fell ever so short of the Larry O’Brien trophy in the 2022 NBA Finals. Surely enough, it seems as if Celtics talisman Jayson Tatum entered the season with something to prove, ascending a level where he could perhaps even challenge for the coveted Most […]

The Boston Celtics never named the woman that was involved in an alleged affair with head coach Ime Udoka. Initially, this did not sit well with ESPN broadcaster Jalen Rose, who himself demanded that the woman’s name be made public. Rose has now realized the error in his ways, and he has now issued a […]

The controversy surrounding Kyrie Irving hasn’t just left the struggling Brooklyn Nets without their superstar point guard for at least the next five games. After Steve Nash’s departure earlier this week, the team’s subsequent attention on managing fallout from Irving’s promotion of an antisemitic film apparently put the brakes on Brooklyn naming its next head […]

The Celtics host the Bulls for their second matchup of the season! It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Bulls-Celtics prediction and pick. Chicago is (5-4) on the season which places them in 6th place in the Western Conference. They are coming off two-straight wins against the Brooklyn Nets and Charlotte Hornets. […]

Jayson Tatum delivered the game-tying slam for the Boston Celtics against the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday night, but he couldn’t be happy about it. Not after he thought he was fouled as he dunked the ball home. With just 10 seconds left on the clock and the Celtics trailing the Cavs 107-105, Tatum didn’t waste […]

The Brooklyn Nets made headlines this week for multiple reasons, the most recent being their hiring of former Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka. Udoka had been serving a season-long suspension by the Celtics in the wake of the revelation of an improper relationship with a subordinate in the organization. While Udoka was still under […]

Ime Udoka is reportedly expected to replace Steve Nash as head coach of the Brooklyn Nets, despite the Boston Celtics suspending Udoka for the season for an improper relationship with a team employee. Celtics guard Marcus Smart is particularly confused by this turn of events, and it’s clear that he’s unhappy with how things were […]

Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams wasn’t able to score a new extension with Boston this offseason, yet he still sees opportunity in his misfortune. During an interview with NBA Insider Shams Charania, Williams discussed how he felt about missing out on a payday: Celtics forward and NBPA VP Grant Williams sits down with @Stadium: “(No […]

The Boston Celtics (4-2) travel to take on the Cleveland Cavaliers (5-1) on Wednesday. Tipoff is scheduled for 7:30 pm ET. Below we continue our NBA odds series with a Celtics-Cavaliers prediction and pick. Boston is 4-2 coming off a resounding victory over Washington. The Celtics are just 3-3 against the spread (ATS) after covering […]

It wasn’t too long after the Brooklyn Nets announced their decision to part ways with Steve Nash before suspended Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka emerged as the top candidate for the recently vacated position in Brooklyn. As a matter of fact, Udoka appears to be the lone candidate as the Nets reportedly close in […]

This past offseason the Boston Celtics chose not to pay Grant Williams, and other teams are reportedly on the hunt for the forward. The 22nd draft pick of the 2019 class had the opportunity to ink a new contract last month, yet his agent and the Celtics failed to come together on a rookie extension […]

More than a few folks were taken by surprise by the Brooklyn Nets’ decision to fire Steve Nash on Tuesday. As it turns out, however, Boston Celtics icon Paul Pierce knew all along. The Hall of Famer took to Twitter to share his thoughts on these recent developments, saying that Nash’s firing was actually something […]

Brian Windhorst made headlines this past summer when he accurately predicted the Utah Jazz’s blockbuster Rudy Gobert trade to the Minnesota Timberwolves days before it went down. This time around, it’s his ESPN colleague Stephen A Smith who’s doing the prophesizing after a weeks-old video of the renowned broadcaster predicting the Brooklyn Nets coaching saga […]

The Brooklyn Nets shocked the basketball world on Tuesday night after they announced the firing of now-ex-head coach Steve Nash. It now appears that the Nets have already identified their next coach with disgraced Boston Celtics shot-caller Ime Udoka quickly emerging as the top candidate for the vacancy. As a matter of fact, NBA guru […]

Within a span of just a few hours, the Brooklyn Nets made two major changes. They fired head coach Steve Nash and then shortly after, it was reported the organization is finalizing a deal to hire Ime Udoka, who is currently suspended by the Boston Celtics for an improper relationship with an employee. NBA Twitter truly […]

The Boston Celtics were on the hunt for a rental big man during the offseason, and they eventually brought in six-time All-Star Blake Griffin. Another once perennial All-Star, Dwight Howard, believes he should’ve been the man for the job. Following the untimely injury of Robert Williams III, the Celtics needed another center who could fill […]

The Brooklyn Nets did the unthinkable, hiring Boston Celtics suspended head coach Ime Udoka to be their new leader just a couple of months after the news that he was having an affair with a Boston team staffer broke. So why would the Nets want anything to do with Udoka, who was suspended for the […]

There was always a chance Joe Mazzulla would prove himself up to the task as the Boston Celtics head coach in 2022-23, making it much easier for the front office to part ways with Ime Udoka upon season’s end. Now that he’s set to become head coach of the Brooklyn Nets less than an hour […]

The Brooklyn Nets plan to hire former Boston Celtics coach Ime Udoka as head coach after the team announced Tuesday they had mutually agreed to part ways with Steve Nash. Shams Charania reported the move: “The Brooklyn Nets plan to hire Ime Udoka as their new head coach, sources tell The Athletic and Stadium. Boston granted […]

Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon might seem unassuming, but he’s definitely not somebody to be messed with on the court. During a 112-94 victory over the Washington Wizards, the new Celtic showed who he is and posted a season-best 23 points in only 23 minutes. Following the win, former Boston guard Eddie House sounded off […]

We have started our musical chairs of teams rising and sinking in our weekly NBA Power Rankings for the 2022-23 season. Here, we’ll look at our NBA Power Rankings entering Week 3. Some of the early risers have leveled off, while we see marquee squads like the Milwaukee Bucks, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Phoenix Suns moving […]

It’s that time of year, Halloween is in the air and the Boston Celtics are getting into the spirit. Following the Celtics’ win over the Washington Wizards on Sunday, Grant Williams decided to arrive at his press conference dressed as Batman. The decision sparked a hilarious reaction from teammate Jayson Tatum who was in disbelief […]