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In Kemba Walker’s one-month absence to begin the 2020-21 season, the tandem of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum stepped up big time to carry the Boston Celtics to a strong start. When Walker finally made his return nearly two weeks ago, the Celtics were missing their other All-Star in Jayson Tatum, who tested positive for […]

Brad Stevens knows that Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James has won four regular-season MVPs in his storied career. Only fellow NBA icons Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (six), Bill Russell (five), and Michael Jordan (five) have won more. Wilt Chamberlain is the only other player with four MVPs to his name. Yet, many folks in the basketball […]

Larry Bird had Magic Johnson, Wilt Chamberlain had Bill Russell, and Michael Jordan had Len Bias. I know what you’re thinking. Who? To modern NBA fans, the name Len Bias probably doesn’t ring any bells. That’s because his star was put out before it ever got a chance to shine, with his untimely passing just […]

Jaylen Brown is set to rake in a cool $22 million this season in the first year of his four-year extension with the Boston Celtics. Turns out, he could receive an extra $1.3 million bonus if his name will be among the players selected for the NBA All-Star Game. According to Keith Smith of Yahoo […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker finally made his return on the court after missing time due to a knee injury. According to head coach Brad Stevens, the Celtics plan to rest Walker on the second game of back-to-back sets for the whole year in order to save his knees from the occasional wear and tear […]

Jaylen Brown has been doing it all for the Boston Celtics of late. The 24-year-old came out firing to start the season, and he hasn’t looked back since. So much so, that future Hall of Famer Vince Carter believes that Brown is currently the frontrunner for this season’s Most Improved Player award. According to the […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was recently held out of action for more than two weeks after testing positive for COVID-19. Tatum finally rejoined the team in their game against the Chicago Bulls on Monday night. After a 119-103 victory, Tatum detailed his experience with the coronavirus and how he felt in the last couple […]

The Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls meet for the first time this season in the Windy City. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series and make a Celtics-Bulls prediction and pick. The Celtics hold an overall record of 9-6 and are 8-7 against the spread. Boston is coming off a blowout win against the Cleveland […]

Jaylen Brown is having the best season of his career. He’s averaging a career-high 27.3 points per game while shooting very efficiently from both 3-point range (43.0%) and inside the arc (57.9%). Along with the scoring Brown is averaging 5.8 rebounds per game and a career-high 3.5 assists per game. On the daily Locked On […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown has been showing out with huge performances and is currently on a roll in the early stages of the 2020-2021 NBA season. Apparently, his teammate in Marcus Smart turned is a key to his impressive outings early on. According to NBC Sports, Brown is currently the seventh leading scorer in […]

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 […]