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Jaylen Brown has displayed quite the offensive repertoire for the Boston Celtics this season. The 24-year old has managed to make the most out of the C’s roster woes and has been an absolute beast for head coach Brad Stevens. On Sunday, Brown was at it again as he led the Celtics to a huge […]

The Boston Celtics have received a massive boost ahead of their matchup against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, with All-Star forward Jayson Tatum reportedly good to go for the contest after missing a handful of games for the Cs. This report comes directly via the Celtics’ official Twitter account: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Brad Stevens says he […]

Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum will soon return to the starting lineup for the team, after being out for almost two weeks due to testing positive for COVID-19 and following safety protocols associated with containing the virus. The Celtics tweeted an update that reported promising news for the team: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Brad Stevens says of […]

After getting off to a hot start in 2020/21, the Boston Celtics now find themselves in a bit of a rut. Celtics star Jaylen Brown is having a magnificent campaign so far, but the two-way wing has been critical of his defense. With Boston enduring a mini-slump, Brown wants his team to play with a […]

The Boston Celtics have just finished a back-to-back dates with the Philadelphia 76ers on Friday evening. Jayson Tatum continues to miss time due to the league’s health and safety protocols but Jaylen Brown managed to step up for the team. Brown came out with impressive performances in two games against the Sixers so much so […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t have enough to defeat the Eastern Conference-leading Philadelphia 76ers on Friday night, and head coach Brad Stevens wasn’t the least bit happy. The Celtics lost 122-110 in Philly, and coach Stevens was upset specifically with regard to their effort on the defensive side of the floor. Brad Stevens said the Celtics […]

After the Boston Celtics’ loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, guard Marcus Smart commented on Joel Embiid’s “flailing” abilities to get to the foul line. However, Sixers head coach Doc Rivers had his player’s back, or sort of had his back, as he commented on Smart’s ability to identify flopping from a mile away, […]

The TD Garden, home of the Boston Celtics, remains to be one of the most iconic stadiums in all of the NBA. According to Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe, the C’s have decided to carry on with their team’s legacy on their current home floor, with the team opting to sign a new 15-year […]

With Joe Biden being sworn in as the President of the United States on Wednesday, some people are confident that the COVID-19 pandemic is nearing an end. On the contrary, Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics was vocal about how the United States has plenty of progress that needs to be made in solving the […]

Kemba Walker is back and, as it seems, better than ever. The Boston Celtics star has returned after missing the first 11 games of the season due to a stem cell procedure in his left knee, which sidelined him for a total of 12 weeks. After two games, Walker is looking great out there on […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart slammed Joel Embiid by calling him a flopper. As expected, the Philadelphia 76ers big man had a sharp retort. Per Derek Bodner of The Athletic, Embiid retaliated to Smart’s criticism by telling the Celtics guard to look at himself in the mirror. “Marcus Smart just told me that I flail […]

On Wednesday, Jaylen Brown went deep in his bag of tricks to take Ben Simmons to nursery school. The Boston Celtics star put on a show late in the third quarter that had Simmons confused as hell. Simmons, one of the Philadelphia 76ers’ best wing defenders, actually put up a good stand. It was just […]

The Boston Celtics have been missing the services of superstar forward Jayson Tatum over the past couple of games, as the 22-year-old continues to remain out due to health and safety protocols. However, it appears that the All-Star wing will return to action sooner rather than later, with Cs coach Brad Stevens providing an optimistic […]

Cleveland Cavaliers center Andre Drummond is playing the best basketball of his entire career, but where he ends up in the summer still remains to be seen. The Cavs just acquired center Jarrett Allen in part of that four-team deal that sent James Harden to Brooklyn, and Allen seems like the center of the future […]

The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers meet for the first matchup of a back-to-back set tonight. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Sixers prediction and pick. The Celtics hold an overall record of 8-4 and are 7-5 against the spread. Boston is coming off a blowout loss to the New York Knicks. […]

Kemba Walker had a quiet return for the Boston Celtics, but head coach Brad Stevens understands his importance for their team. Walker scored finished with nine points, three rebounds, and four assists in 19 minutes of play in the Celtics, 105-75 loss to the New York Knicks, his first game this season since receiving a […]

In 2017, some Boston Celtics fans wondered both with awe and doubt whether trading down from the top draft spot would be a good idea. At that time, they had just traded for Kyrie Irving, securing the point guard position. This made the top picks at that time, Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball, unnecessary for […]

The James Harden saga with the Houston Rockets proved that the NBA is still one of America’s best reality television series – and what reality show doesn’t have its fair share of manipulation? According to The Athletic, the Rockets used the Sixers and Celtics as leverage to garner the perfect trade with the Nets. Despite […]

The Boston Celtics were ecstatic to get Kemba Walker back in their lineup on Sunday despite getting blown out by the New York Knicks. Following Sunday’s loss to the Knicks, Walker spoke about his knee injury after making his season debut for the Celtics, via ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Kemba Walker says he’s been in pain […]

New York Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau is pulling his weight in attempting to turn around an uninspiring organization by improving their play on the court. He furthered those measures on Sunday after the Knicks put a 30-point beatdown on the Boston Celtics. During his postgame press conference, Thibodeau made sure to save face by […]

Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker finally returned to the court on Sunday, making his 2020-21 season debut against the New York Knicks. Early in the second quarter, Walker scored his first basket of the campaign on a drive to the hoop: Kemba Walker's first bucket of the 2020-'21 season 🙌pic.twitter.com/iRMdPkBL4p — ClutchPoints (@ClutchPoints) January 17, […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Kemba Walker will finally make his 2020-21 season debut against the New York Knicks, the team reported on Sunday. #NEBHInjuryReport Update: Tacko Fall (Left Ankle Sprain) – QUESTIONABLEDaniel Theis – AVAILABLEKemba Walker – AVAILABLE — Boston Celtics (@celtics) January 17, 2021 The Celtics injury report indicated that Walker is available, alongside center […]

The Boston Celtics haven’t had a full complement of players to begin the season, but it appears they could get a much-needed reinforcement in the backcourt soon. According to Keith Smith of Yahoo Sports, Kemba Walker is inching closer to making his season debut with the Celtics. Kemba Walker has been upgraded to questionable for […]

The shorthanded Boston Celtics made easy work of the Orlando Magic on Friday, 124-97. The blowout provided a few extra minutes of garbage time for the Celtics and unsurprisingly, it was an opportunity for Tacko Fall to put on a show. After the game, teammate Jaylen Brown sent an NSFW message to anyone and everyone […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Orlando Magic on Friday, 124-97, and the blowout prompted some extra minutes in garbage time for Cs cult hero Tacko Fall. The 7-foot-5 big man capped off Boston’s impressive win with a long-range bomb, which produced an epic reaction from teammate Jayson Tatum via Instagram. Tatum was forced to sit […]

The rest of the NBA better watch out as Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall can apparently hit three-pointers now. The Celtics bench went bonkers on Friday after witnessing the 7-foot-5 from Senegal bank in what could have been the first long distance bomb of his NBA career. With under a minute left in garbage time […]

With COVID-19 protocols hitting the NBA at a record high, the league is trying to do its part to possibly expand the rosters. One veteran who is itching at a chance to return to the league is guard Isaiah Thomas. Thomas has struggled to find any sort of success in the NBA since that hip […]

Over the early part of the season, Boston Celtics rookie Payton Pritchard has emerged as one of the most promising young guards in the NBA. As it turns out, however, the 22-year-old isn’t a very good dancer. Just ask Celtics president Danny Ainge. A couple of viral videos of Pritchard dancing around in his younger […]

Boston Celtics All-Star point guard Kemba Walker provided an update Thursday on the status of his knee injury as he nears a return to the court. Walker said his knee is in a far better place than it was over the summer: Kemba Walker: “The way I’m feeling right now is different from when I […]

Is it surprising to hear that the Boston Celtics were one of the teams involved in trade talks with the Houston Rockets for James Harden? Danny Ainge just can’t stay satisfied with his incredible young roster. Regardless, of chit-chat among general managers, the Celtics did not pull the trigger on Harden because the asking price […]

The Boston Celtics elected not to join the James Harden sweepstakes. After the superstar was dealt to the Celtics’ Eastern Conference rival, the Brooklyn Nets, on Wednesday, president of basketball operations Danny Ainge explained why he opted not to pursue the 2018 MVP. Sort of. “It was just something we didn’t want to do,” he […]

Now that all the James Harden drama has finally been settled as he’s finally on his way to the Brooklyn Nets, the conversation has now shifted to whether or not the teams who didn’t aggressively trade for him did the right thing. One of the teams that were included in trade talks for the former […]

The Boston Celtics were deemed as the strongest suitors for Victor Oladipo following reports of his uncertain future with the Indiana Pacers heading into the 2020-21 NBA season. However, the likelihood of a trade happening hit a snag when the Pacers shipped their two-time All-Star to the Houston Rockets as part of that four-team blockbuster […]

The Boston Celtics have had their third game postponed in as many days. Marc Stein of the New York Times reported Wednesday’s showdown between the Celtics and Orlando Magic has been postponed. The two teams are currently scheduled to play again on Friday, but Stein noted the status of that game has yet to be determined. […]

Gordon Hayward had another memorable performance for the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, as he led his squad to a 109-88 blowout win against the New York Knicks. Hayward has been in an absolute tear of late, which prompted what appears to be a bit of shade-throwing towards his former team, the Boston Celtics, in his […]

Jamal Crawford has an idea for how the NBA can manage its ongoing COVID-19 crises and mitigate postponed games. The two-fold Jamal Crawford solution: expand the rosters, and establish a pool of unsigned players who could join teams on short notice in the wake of multiple COVID-related absences. More specifically, the veteran swingman suggested that […]

The wave of coronavirus issues plaguing the NBA continues to have a drastic impact on the 2020-21 schedule. The NBA announced postponements of two more games, with Monday’s game between the Dallas Mavericks and New Orleans Pelicans and Tuesday’s game between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls officially postponed. The Mavs and Celtics are both […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid woke up on the wrong side of the bed on Sunday. The Sixers star didn’t seem to like the news regarding the league deciding to postpone the game between the Miami Heat and the Boston Celtics due to COVID-19 precautions. Embiid, who sat out their previous game against the Denver […]

The NBA finally ran into a COVID-19 roadblock. The Sunday game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat has been postponed, the first game postponement in the year 2021. The game between the Houston Rockets and Oklahoma City Thunder on Dec. 23 was the first game postponement of the season. This is the first postponement […]