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The Boston Celtics love themselves a two-center lineup. Per NBC Sports Boston reporter Chris Forsberg, Al Horford will start alongside Robert Williams in the frontcourt. Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart round out the starting five that head coach Ime Udoka said will be the starting unit going forward. Smart, Brown, Tatum, Al, and […]

As expected, the announcement of NBA’s Top 75 all-time list garnered a ton of controversy. Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce received the ultimate honor of being named on the prestigious list, but unsurprisingly, there have been more than a few people who believe that The Truth does not deserve his spot on the list. Some […]

Kevin Garnett took to social media to congratulate two teammates of his from his days with the Boston Celtics for making the NBA 75th Anniversary team. The Big Ticket gave shoutouts on his Instagram story to the co-stars from his lone championship-winning team, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen, for earning the honor. “Congratulations to WALTER […]

The Toronto Raptors and Boston Celtics will play in an Eastern Conference matchup on Friday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Raptors-Celtics prediction and pick. The Raptors and Celtics both dropped their season openers and will be looking for their first win of the season when they face each […]

The New York Knicks pulled off an epic victory against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday in what turned out to be one of the most memorable opening night matchups in the history of the NBA. As it turns out, however, Julius Randle was a little too ecstatic after their double-overtime victory, and it cost him […]

The New York Knicks won their first game of the new NBA season and fans are already celebrating as if they won the championship. The Knicks pulled off a gutsy, down-to-the-wire victory over the Boston Celtics in double overtime on Wednesday, salvaging what should’ve been a win already in regulation. After the game, Knicks fans […]

As Jack Nicholson memorably said in A Few Good Men: You can’t handle the truth! That’s probably what Paul Pierce is thinking right now after he was named to the NBA’s Top 75 Greatest Players. Pierce was absolutely a beast during his prime years with the Boston Celtics, leading them to the title in 2008 […]

While there are a lot of people out there who believe that the Los Angeles Lakers should be considered as one of the title favorites this season, there are still those who are not too confident about LA’s title hopes. One of them is Boston Celtics legend Paul Pierce, who himself recently threw a bit […]

The Boston Celtics added Enes Kanter to their roster back in the offseason to give the team depth in the frontcourt. They probably did not expect that he’s also going to provide a profound geopolitical take in the first week of the 2021-22 NBA season that could end up hurting the NBA’s status in one […]

The Boston Celtics lost their season opener against the New York Knicks in a crazy, back-and-forth affair that went took two overtimes to settle. Despite being handed their first defeat, there’s a lot the Celtics should be encouraged by. One huge positive was the play of Robert Williams aka Time Lord. The Celtics big man […]

Jaylen Brown gave it his all for the Boston Celtics during their season opener against the New York Knicks. Unfortunately with the game extending to double-overtime, he just didn’t have enough gas left. With that said, the young Celtics star found himself on the wrong end of a Shaqtin’ a Fool moment with a botched […]

Was that a crazy game or what? The New York Knicks and the Boston Celtics transported fans back into 90s NBA with their grind-it-out, cardiac arrest-inducing, see-saw affair at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday night. Both teams refused to budge, needing 10 extra minutes to decide the winner. In the end, the Knicks escaped with […]

The NBA is off to a roaring start much to the delight of fans and players alike. Count LeBron James of the Los Angeles Lakers as one of the satisfied spectators. The Lakers star was vocal on the heavyweight bout between the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks. The game took two overtimes and […]

In a game where Jayson Tatum struggled to get anything going offensively, his Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart stepped up for him. Brown carried the offensive load  for Boston in their season opener against the New York Knicks. For his part, Smart made sure it won’t be wasted easily as he sent […]

The Boston Celtics is surely a thing of the past now as Kemba Walker is very happy to have found a new lease of life with the New York Knicks. When Kemba Walker decided to join the Knicks for a 2-year, $16 million contract this offseason, some believe that it was just right to lower […]

After an injury-riddled 2020-21 season, Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown was handed another blow last week as he tested positive for COVID-19. His status was questionable for the season opener on Wednesday against the Knicks due to the diagnosis, but it appears that he will suit up alongside Jayson Tatum. Via ESPN’s Tim Bontemps: Ime […]

Former NBA journeyman Delonte West was arrested in Boynton Beach, Florida on Tuesday night after a rather odd encounter with the police. According to the report, West was banging on the doors of the police station while yelling profanity with an open can of beer and a bottle of vodka. West continued on as he […]

After making his best run with the Boston Celtics last season, Jayson Tatum is now focused on becoming a complete basketball player. Having recorded a career-high of 26.4 ppg, 7.4 rpg and 4.3 apg last season, it appears as if Celtics talisman Jayson Tatum has no holes in his game at the moment. However, he […]

Expectations are high for the New York Knicks entering this season after they raced to the No. 4 seed in the Eastern Conference last year. New York added valuable pieces like Kemba Walker and Evan Fournier in the offseason, both of whom played for the Boston Celtics last year. As fate would have it, the […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is looking ready for the upcoming NBA season. Too ready that, according to Donovan Mitchell, he needs to get drug tested. After a series of photos of a swole Jayson Tatum went around on social media and literally broke Twitter (you get it), the Utah Jazz star poked fun at […]

Move over Jayson Tatum, the Boston Celtics have a new king shooter in second-year guard Aaron Nesmith. Nesmith made the proclamation himself as he revealed that he broke Tatum’s practice record for the most 3-pointers without missing two in a row. According to the 22 year old, he just made 244 3-pointers during Monday’s practice. […]

Jabari Parker hasn’t found his NBA home with the Boston Celtics after all. The former No. 2 overall pick of the 2014 NBA draft was waived by the Celtics on Sunday, according to Shams Charania of The Athletic and STADIUM. Sources: The Boston Celtics have waived forward Jabari Parker. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) October 17, […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off a disappointing .500 season that saw them finish seventh seed in the Eastern Conference before losing to the Brooklyn Nets in the first round of the playoffs. Brad Stevens went from head coach to president of basketball operations and added new pieces to complement the system of newly hired […]

Things certainly got chippy during the final preseason tilt between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat. Heat frontman Jimmy Butler and Celtics new addition Dennis Schroder got tangled up during a rebound sequence, with Schroder ending up trying to trip Butler as he tried to run down the court. Schroder tries to trip Jimmy […]

The Boston Celtics are entering the 2021-2022 NBA campaign with a rejuvenated sense of urgency after a subpar performance last season. Newly-hired head coach Ime Udoka is bringing a different environment and system to this young squad, as his previous assistant coaching stints will prove to be an integral aspect of his first head coaching […]

Gabrielle Union is a pretty nice lady. As it turns out, however, the Hollywood actress can get pretty fierce when it comes to defending the honor of her husband, Dwyane Wade, and his Miami Heat superteam with fellow Big 3 members LeBron James and Chris Bosh. On a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s Old Man & […]

With all the big free agent signings and player movement that took place this offseason, there’s bound to be a ton of teams that are re-tooled and determined for a turnaround season during the 2021-22 NBA campaign. Now that training camp is officially under way and another exciting season of professional basketball is fast approaching, […]

After an abysmal 2020-2021 season for the Boston Celtics, the franchise went through a revamp with their players and coaching staff. They promoted Brad Stevens to the President of Basketball Operations, while hiring well-renowned assistant coach Ime Udoka to lead the charge for the Beantown Boys. They also acquired key additions in Dennis Schroder, Josh […]

The Boston Celtics will suspend guard Marcus Smart for Friday’s road preseason game against the Miami Heat after breaking team rules. Per The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Smart and the team have “discussed” and “resolved” the matter. The Celtics will suspend guard Marcus Smart for Friday's preseason game vs. Miami due to breaching team rule, sources […]

Boston Celtics big-man Al Horford has joined his All-Star teammate, Jaylen Brown, in COVID-19 protocols after testing positive for the virus. Horford and Brown will miss the Celtics’ preseason matchup with the Orlando Magic set for Wednesday. #NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow vs. Orlando: Jaylen Brown (Health & Safety Protocols) – OUTAl Horford (Health & Safety Protocols) […]

Former Boston Celtics big man Glen Davis is facing some serious allegations pertaining to an alleged health insurance scam that defrauded the NBA of up to $4 million. As it turns out, however, Big Baby isn’t sweating the issue one bit. Davis, along with 17 other NBA personalities are facing criminal charges for allegedly falsifying […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown tested positive for COVID-19 on Friday. Sure enough, the situation raised concerns on whether he’ll be ready for the start of their season on October 20th. Fortunately, Celtics head coach Ime Udoka quickly erased the worries of the fans and confirmed that Brown is well on track to return before […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum certainly did not make a mistake joining Team USA in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics this past summer. After all, he got to learn from one of the best in Kevin Durant, according to his head coach Ime Udoka. During his media availability on Friday, Udoka discussed how Tatum’s Olympics stint […]

Jaylen Brown contracted COVID-19, dealing the Boston Celtics a big blow in their preparations for the 2021-22 season. Brown tested positive for the dreaded disease and is now quarantining. According to the Celtics’ latest update, though, the 24-year-old is asymptomatic. No further details on how and when Brown got the virus were provided. Jaylen Brown […]

If there’s one thing that has stood out so far in the early days of this season for the Celtics, it’s Ime Udoka’s leadership. When Udoka took over the head coach role in Boston, he had one important task to do: rebuild the winning culture the Celtics once had. This also meant having to lead […]

Marcus Smart has a tendency to become chippy with other players, and a recent Boston Celtics practice proved that his jawing doesn’t discriminate. Jay King of The Athletic revealed that Smart and Celtics teammate Grant Williams got into an argument during practice. According to center Robert Williams, the reason was because: “Grant was flopping and […]

The NBA offseason has been loaded with news – but most of it has been for things outside of basketball. The latest to make headlines was the bombshell report that 18 former NBA players were accused of defrauding the NBA’s health insurance program. At the center of it all was former Boston Celtics player and […]

NBA legend Walt Williams thinks Len Bias, the deceased Boston Celtics pick in the 1986 draft, was better than Michael Jordan. In the 80s, North Carolina’s Michael Jordan squared-off with Maryland’s Len Bias inside the basketball court. MJ then entered the NBA in 1984 and Bias followed suit in ’86. However, just almost two days […]

The Boston Celtics are looking for a fresh start. They’re poised to get that based on Jaylen Brown’s latest injury update. The Celtics wing has been on the road to recovery ever since he was forced to end his season prematurely. Brown suffered a wrist injury that required surgery kept him out of their final […]