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The way that Los Angeles Clippers guard Reggie Jackson’s season ended should almost be illegal. In most cases, serious players such as Jackson usually only take a backseat in the rotation when there’s a championship title on the horizon. Yet the Clippers didn’t get close to achieving that milestone after coughing up a 3-1 lead […]

The often-mentioned rumor of the Indiana Pacers having significant interest in Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward has once more resurfaced. Per SNY’s Ian Begley, the Pacers have shown interest in trading for the All-Star forward. Something to keep an eye on once we find out when NBA teams can start making trades: some within the […]

Cleveland Cavaliers big man Andre Drummond’s short tenure with the team may possibly come to an end heading into the 2020-2021 NBA season. Somehow, the Boston Celtics are entering the fold. The former UConn standout was acquired by the Cavs at last season’s trade deadline from the Detroit Pistons for the expiring contracts of John […]

NBA free agent Isaiah Thomas is 100 percent healthy once more and ready to contribute right away for any team willing to take a chance on him. Things haven’t exactly gone smoothly for the 31-year-old guard in recent years, making him a wild card choice for teams in this year’s rather thin free agency pool. […]

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics had no intention of entering the bubble in Orlando after his grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. However, Brown reached a deal with his grandpops that eventually forced the swingman to join his team in the NBA restart. Brown appeared in “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” where he shared his story […]

Kevin Garnett was a charismatic character during his career in the NBA, and we may get a glimpse of some things we may have not known about the Celtics’ champion and the Timberwolves’ icon. In a post to his Instagram account, Kevin Garnett revealed that he’s releasing his first book. https://www.instagram.com/p/CGklraflFJr/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link The title of the […]

During an appearance on the “Ellen” show on Tuesday, Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown admitted he almost skipped the NBA restart at Walt Disney World. Brown said he contemplated not playing in the bubble games so he could stay with his sick grandfather, who was diagnosed with cancer, via John Karalis of masslive.com. Jaylen […]

As the NBA continues its dramatic shift to small ball, having a versatile big man on the roster seems to be a requisite. Free agent Paul Millsap is one of them. It’s why, at least partially, it’s unofficially Paul Millsap free agency season. He has seen his production diminish in the last few years, but […]

Marc Gasol was initially believed to have played his last NBA game following rumors of a homecoming with FC Barcelona next year. Luckily for NBA fans, people close to the Spanish center have since refuted these claims and he will stay on American soil for the foreseeable future. The big question, however, is where exactly […]

Boston Celtics star Marcus Smart is the latest athlete to share his story about his personal experience on racial profiling in America. Smart opened up about the incident in an essay he wrote for The Players Tribune published on Monday. In his article, the 26-year-old defense-first guard recalled an encounter from a few years back […]

This will likely be the offseason of the bigs in the NBA, which could play well for upcoming free agent Hassan Whiteside. Whiteside was once a premier center with the Miami Heat, a club that opted to part ways with the center after choosing to make Bam Adebayo their frontcourt threat for the future. After […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart shared what he felt when he was separated from his family and isolated within the confines of a hotel room in Walt Disney World: “I was totally ready for it to suck, I’m not gonna lie. But you know what? The bubble, it actually turned out to be … pretty […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was singled out by former United States First Lady Michelle Obama in what she has dubbed as the #VotingSquad challenge. Unsurprisingly, Tatum quickly heeded the call, and expressed his desire to play the challenge forward. First off, here’s Mrs. Obama’s tweet, wherein she tagged a number of other celebrities along […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward has a player option worth $34,187,085 for the 2020-21 season and he’s expected to pick it up since he won’t get that type of money on the open market. Some pundits around the NBA believe the Celtics should trade Hayward this offseason for a player under a long-term contract […]

He may not be the same dynamic point guard that posted triple-doubles regularly back with the Boston Celtics, but Rajon Rondo’s value is still extremely high going into the offseason. The University of Kentucky product proved to be frugal for a team that was boasting with stars in LeBron James and Anthony Davis. Rondo recently […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo wants to test free agency rather than pick up his option for next season. Rondo signed a two-year, $5.18 million contract with L.A. in the summer of 2019, which includes a player option for 2021 at about $2.7 million. Fresh off an outstanding playoff run in the bubble, […]

The Los Angeles Lakers walked away from the 2019-20 campaign with their 17th NBA championship, tying the Boston Celtics for the most in league history. It was a great achievement for the Lake Show, but which team should be favored to win it all next season? In this piece, we’ll lay out our favorites to […]

It has already been half a month since Enes Kanter and the rest of the Boston Celtics exited the 2020 NBA Playoffs but it looks like the Turkish big man had already found a new pastime. He unveiled his new pets referred to as “mini Tremors” via a video posted on Twitter: https://twitter.com/EnesKanter/status/1316019979213369351 The creatures […]

Enes Kanter, who spent the 2019-20 NBA season with the Boston Celtics, will likely opt out of his contract to test the free agency market, per Jay King and Jared Weiss of The Athletic. To recall, Kanter inked a two-year $10 million contract in July 2019 which includes a player option in the second year. […]

Rajon Rondo has won the second championship of his career on Sunday, as he helped the Los Angeles Lakers to a title-clinching win against the Miami Heat in Game 6 of the NBA Finals. He now holds the esteemed record of winning a chip with both the Lakers and their arch-nemesis, the Boston Celtics. When […]

One of the more amusing developments of life in the NBA bubble has been the spontaneous interactions between opposing players and coaches on the Disney World campus. On Sunday night, after the Los Angeles Lakers defeated the Miami Heat, 106-93, in Game 6 of the NBA Finals, Heat All-Star Bam Adebayo caught a glimpse of […]

Jaylen Brown is doing everything he can to make a difference. The Boston Celtics swingman has been a huge leader on and off the court and has made strides in being one of the most impactful personalities in the league. All at the young age of 23. Jaylen Brown continues to use his voice to […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo has long been regarded as one of the best role players in recent seasons. However, he has a tendency to take his play up a notch in the postseason, thus the moniker “Playoff Rondo” was born. According to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN, former Boston Celtics teammate Leon Powe […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward made a surprise return to the team’s lineup during Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals against the Miami Heat after a month’s absence. He only appeared in a total of five playoff games for the team due to an ankle injury sustained back in their first-round series against the […]

Every single team in the NBA has had its own battle with injuries. Some may be more significant than others, but in the end, most of them carry some sort of long-term impact on their respective teams. There are a few injuries, however, that end up costing a team a title (or two). Some of […]

Doc Rivers might know that following the Philadelphia 76ers’ season ending loss to the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Josh Richardson spoke to reporters about Brett Brown, the Sixers’ head coach many viewed as being in danger of losing his position. “He’s a good guy,” Richardson said via video conference. […]

As Doc Rivers embarks on the challenge of turning the Philadelphia 76ers into true championship contenders, much of the focus is and will continue to be, on how he coaches Sixers stars Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. And understandably so. How the two superstars continue to develop their games and chemistry will have a bigger […]

Rajon Rondo is three wins away from becoming the first player in NBA history to win a title with both the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics, the two most storied franchises in basketball history. While Clyde Lovellette won a title with both franchise, his Lakers championship was when they were in Minneapolis. During an […]

The Boston Celtics still have a bright future after losing to the Miami Heat in six games in the Eastern Conference Finals. While the Celtics were the more talented team on paper and missed a prime opportunity to reach the NBA Finals thanks to some late-game collapses, this core led by Kemba Walker and youngsters Jayson […]

The Boston Celtics were unable to overcome a 3-1 deficit against the Miami Heat, but the team has a strong foundation nonetheless. Youngsters like Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown took massive strides this past season, and Kemba Walker is under contract for the next through the next two years, with a player option for 2022-23. […]

Boston Celtics president Danny Ainge has come to the defense of star point guard Kemba Walker after his somewhat pedestrian overall performance inside the Disney World bubble. According to Ainge, Walker was playing through an injury, which had an adverse effect on his game. Ainge revealed how Walker was never a hundred percent throughout the […]

The Boston Celtics had a strong 2019-20 campaign, but it unfortunately came to a disappointing end in the Eastern Conference Finals. Celtics president Danny Ainge opened up Thursday morning about the frustrating end to the season, and he pinpointed a specific defeat in the second round that had a lasting effect on Boston. For Ainge, […]

Boston Celtics general manager and president Danny Ainge has just come out with perhaps his biggest indication of Jayson Tatum’s future with the franchise. According to Ainge, he believes that Tatum is going to be Boston’s leader for the foreseeable future. Tatum is set to open extension talks with the Celtics in the offseason, and […]

A controversial video featuring now-Brookyln Nets teammates Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving in what appeared to be a rather intense conversation during the 2019 All-Star Game exploded last year. The general belief was that what they were talking about teaming up in the very near future. As it turns out, the suspicions were actually spot […]

Rajon Rondo is one of a select number of players in league history who has had the honor of playing for both the Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics. Rondo won a title with the Celtics in 2008 and is looking to win one with the Lakers this season. Rondo has had his fair share […]

The Boston Celtics are brimming with top-tier talent in their roster right now, but it’s apparent that they still need to make a couple of moves to further improve their chances next season. Their East Finals exit at the hands of the Miami Heat exposed several cracks in their armor, which should be addressed with […]

Kendrick Perkins is one of the more recognizable NBA analysts these days. He loves to give hot takes as much as he loves engaging with his fans on social media. But of course, he also has his fair share of haters, and he doesn’t hold back on them as well. One meme called the 35-year-old […]

Is Victor Oladipo out of the Indiana Pacers? If rumors are to be believed, the answer is yes. Reports are swirling that the athletic guard is looking to move elsewhere. If that happens, it will be an unfortunate parting of ways as Oladipo had his best year in the NBA just two years ago with […]

After the Boston Celtics’ season came to a disappointing end on Sunday, the team is now looking toward what’s ahead. Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart are leading the way in this respect, with the two stars already talking about what the future holds for the Cs. According to Smart, there’s nowhere else to go from […]