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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 […]

The Miami Heat will have to take on the Boston Celtics without Avery Bradley, as Bradley will have to follow COVID-19 protocols after facing the Washington Wizards. Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN reported on Bradley’s status for this game and beyond: Bradley is expected to miss more time with team than just tonight's game, sources tell ESPN. […]

The Boston Celtics are expected to field eight players for their matchup with the Miami Heat on Sunday—the league minimum for an active roster. Marc Stein of the New York Times shared the Celtics official injury report, via Sports Illustrated’s Chris Mannix. As Stein pointed out, all but eight players are listed on the report. […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum will quarantine due to a positive test for COVID-19, Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald is reporting. While Tatum is asymptomatic and will undergo a second test to confirm the results of the first, the forward will miss up to two weeks. Per source: Jayson Tatum tested positive for Covid […]

Washington Wizards guard Bradley Beal was gassed out after defending his fellow Missourian in Jayson Tatum for the majority of their game against the Boston Celtics. Beal managed to hold his own all throughout the tilt but admitted that Tatum has been a handful to contain on the floor. “I’m strong, I can hold my […]

The Boston Celtics are undergoing some issues with COVID-19 recently and it looks like they’ll be without their best player for a period of time. According to The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Jayson Tatum will be entering quarantine for up to two weeks due to the NBA’s health and safety protocols. Boston Celtics All-NBA star Jayson […]

Basketball and thrash talk seem to go hand-in-hand, especially in the NBA. Boston Celtics superstar Jayson Tatum, however, is one of the rare ones who do not like playing mind games and prefers to let his game do the talking. But the 22-year-old swingman admitted to breaking his rule on Friday, as he engaged in […]

The Boston Celtics logged another victory on Friday, defeating the Washington Wizards 116-107. The win featured a noteworthy performance from second-year big man Tacko Fall, who himself made a bold claim after the game. In his postgame interview, Fall expressed how the game has slowed down for him now that he’s in his sophomore season […]

It’s every basketball players’ dream to dunk over a seven-footer. That probably was the same thing going through Bradley Beal’s mind when he met Boston Celtics’ 7-foot-5 beanpole Tacko Fall at the rim. In the Washington Wizards‘ road game against the C’s at TD Garden on Friday, Beal had every intention to posterize the Sengalese […]

Coming off a disappointing loss to the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday, the Washington Wizards will try their luck again on Friday against the Boston Celtics. Russell Westbrook was questionable to play at one point due to his dislocated finger, but it appears that the former MVP is going to give it a shot in hopes […]

It is only a matter of time before Kemba Walker will join his teammates on the court and help the Boston Celtics plow through their competition once again. Walker is nearing a return to the hardwood, per the Boston Globe’s Adam Himmelsbach: Celtics say Kemba Walker has been cleared to begin practicing. — Adam Himmelsbach […]

The Boston Celtics are dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19. Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe reported reserve big man Robert Williams tested positive for the virus. Williams is asymptomatic. Fellow frontcourt players Tristan Thompson and Grant Williams will also have to sit down for a bit, with Himmelsbach noting they have been deemed close contacts. According […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off an impressive win against the Miami Heat on Wednesday, but that same Luck of the Irish advantage could be absent on Friday as they come back to TD Garden to face the Washington Wizards. Per the team’s injury report, the Celtics will possibly have quite a few players missing […]

The Boston Celtics have lost a lot of talent over the last few years. Kyrie Irving left to sign with the Nets. Gordon Hayward left to sign with the Hornets. Al Horford started to decline as a player and then left to sign with the 76ers. Role players like Terry Rozier, Marcus Morris, and Brad […]

Kevin Garnett told a story from his time with the Boston Celtics during a recent appearance on the “Chris Vernon Show.” Boston’s coach at the time was Doc Rivers, whose son, Austin, was a teenager. The way Garnett tells it, Rivers tried to challenge him to a game of one-on-one, via Stefan Bondy of the […]

Payton Pritchard has already become something of a cult hero for the Boston Celtics early in the season with his contributions at point guard. After having an embarrassing video of himself released earlier this week by Jaylen Brown, another shirtless video of Pritchard dancing was posted by Tristan Thompson following Wednesday’s victory over the Miami […]

As it turns out, the highly-anticipated matchup between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat on Wednesday was almost boycotted. Cs head coach Brad Stevens himself opened up about the tense moments leading up to the game, with the 44-year-old shot-caller admitting that he too was under the impression that the game was not going […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown had some strong words for the rabid Donald Trump supporters who decided that it was a good idea to violently storm the US Capitol on Wednesday. A riot ensued after MAGA supporters tried to disrupt the ceremonial counting of votes for President-Elect Joe Biden, who edged out Trump in the […]

Boston Celtics rookie Payton Pritchard came up big for his squad on Wednesday. He scored a game-winning put-back to lift the Cs over the defending Eastern Conference champs in the Miami Heat. Despite his heroics, though, the 22-year-old showed a bit of nerves in his post-game interview. The broadcast asked Pritchard to comment on the […]

The entire NBA was once again up in arms following the violent riots that rocked the US Capitol on Wednesday morning. So much so, that the scheduled match between the Boston Celtics and the Miami Heat was on the brink of getting postponed, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Asked source who has been briefed on […]

Miami Heat and Boston Celtics players took a knee in unison prior to their match at the AmericanAirlines Arena on Wednesday. The act of solidarity is another strong message of protest from the league in the aftermath of Donald Trump supporters storming the US Capital to block the ceremonial counting of votes for new United […]

The sports world will certainly look to protest in response to the horrific scenes that took place on Wednesday at the U.S. Capitol. As a heavy slate of NBA games gets set to take place on Wednesday night, the Boston Celtics decided to strike first as they walked off the court prior to their game […]

Miami Heat big man Bam Adebayo added a bit of spice to Wednesday’s upcoming matchup against the Boston Celtics. According to the All-Star forward/center, he believes that Boston continues to hold a grudge against the Heat, which stems from their fiery Eastern Conference Finals series last season. Adebayo believes in the revenge narrative, and he […]

Despite the fact that he is already a NBA Champion and multiple-time NBA All-Star, now is the time for Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to truly prove himself as a legitimate force as the Eastern Conference franchise has already encountered some serious adversity early on in the 2020-21 regular season. Even with Irving previously […]