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Kemba Walker’s late turnover on Sunday certainly cost the Boston Celtics the game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. But as far as the rest of his teammates are concerned, the blame should not be put on his shoulders alone. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Gordon Hayward — along with other Boston players — came […]

Kemba Walker was certainly frustrated after his late-game gaffe that cost the Boston Celtics the W against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Up one with the ball and just 13.8 seconds left, the game seemed fairly certain for the Celtics. Marcus Smart would then inbound the ball to Walker. However, rather than fouling, Thunder point guards […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics were engrossed in a tough battle that saw all of them play fantastic basketball for the TD Garden crowd. However, Chris Paul wasn’t able to fully focus on the game as he was heckled by a disrespectful teenager. A video by Celtics on NBC Sports Boston showed Paul […]

The NBA is still grappling with how best to handle the coronavirus, acknowledging the possibility of games being played without fans in the arena. If that does prove to be a reality, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens hopes the league moves some of the game times up earlier in the day: Brad Stevens said […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart received a glaring recommendation from NBA superstar-turned-analyst Dwyane Wade last week. “The Flash” commended the gritty guard for his fearless tenacity on the defensive side of the basketball and claimed he should be named Defensive Player of the Year this 2019-20 season. Smart acknowledged Wade’s kind words in a Twitter […]

Red Auerbach must be smiling. The Boston Celtics are one of the best teams in the Eastern Conference, and Marcus Smart has built a convincing case as one of the team’s most important pillars. Former Celtic and 2008 NBA champion Kendrick Perkins recognizes his importance in the team. The former Celtic, who now works as […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has always been intelligent. The fourth-year pro took graduate classes during his freshman year at Cal Berkeley, has taught courses at both Harvard and MIT and is a chess master. However, Brown’s biggest focus will always be basketball and the Celtics swingman has opinions on how other players in the […]

The Boston Celtics have upgraded small forward Gordon Hayward to probable for Sunday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Hayward has missed the last two games for the Celtics because of a knee contusion: The Celtics say Jaylen Brown will remain out tomorrow against Oklahoma City, while Gordon Hayward is probable to play after missing […]

In 2008, the Boston Celtics won their first NBA championship Larry Bird led the team in 1986. Facing off against their bitter rivals in the Los Angeles Lakers, Boston won in six games to clinch the title. In that pivotal game six matchup in Boston, Celtics CEO Wyc Grousbeck detailed his interaction with New England […]

NBA games could look very different in the coming months. The NBA recently released a memo to all 30 teams stating that they should prepare contingency plans in the event that they need to play games in an empty arena due to the spread of the coronavirus. Boston Celtics All-Star Kemba Walker reacted to the […]

The Boston Celtics are banged up right now, with both Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward sidelined with injuries. But there seems to be good notes on that front. Hayward, who has been dealing with a knee bruised and has missed the last couple of games as a result, could return as soon as Sunday when […]

Faced with a depleted roster that was notably missing stars Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward, you’d expect a heavy burden to be put on Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum to carry the load as the team matched up with the Utah Jazz on Friday. However, despite the game being within single digits for most of […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is best known as one of the most fearsome lockdown defenders in the league today. On Friday night against the Utah Jazz, the 26-year-old showcased some nice moves from his offensive repertoire. At the 9:39 mark of the third quarter of the Celtics-Jazz match-up at the TD Garden, Smart figured […]

The New England Patriots are hoping to convince Tom Brady to stay in 2020. Julian Edelman is definitely doing his part. Nearly two weeks until free agency begins, Edelman sent the Boston Celtics t-shirts, campaigning for Brady to stay in New England. https://www.instagram.com/p/B9aJ9t3Akpx/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link Last weekend, Edelman was seen with Brady at a men’s basketball game […]

Boston Celtics general manager and President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge admitted that he wanted to make some trade moves at the February trade deadline. While Ainge did not drop specific details, he revealed that the players he desired were still wanted by the other team. As such, they would want a ‘home run’ of […]

It doesn’t sound like Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge is going to sign Jamal Crawford or anyone on the open market. In an interview with Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Ainge talked about staying away from the players who are on the free agent market: Clearly, however, Danny Ainge is of […]

The Boston Celtics will be without Jaylen Brown and Gordon Hayward on Friday against the Utah Jazz. Brown is out for a week due to a hamstring injury, while Hayward is considered day-to-day with a knee contusion: Gordon Hayward and Jaylen Brown are officially out tomorrow vs. Utah — John Karalis 🇬🇷🇺🇦 (@John_Karalis) March 5, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been fined $35,000 by the league office after going after the officials in Tuesday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Smart notably was held back by his team after getting very heated from a call made by the referees. The defensive ace had to be […]

Boston Celtics swingman Semi Ojeleye typically does not get a ton of opportunities. Ojeleye entered Wednesday’s contest against the Cleveland Cavaliers averaging just over 14 minutes per game, and he has more of a reputation as a defensive grinder than a stopper. But given the Celtics were without both Kemba Walker, Jaylen Brown and Gordon […]

Boston Celtics swingman and February’s Eastern Conference Player of the Month Jayson Tatum has spoken at length about his admiration for the late Kobe Bryant in recent years. Tatum has said he sought to apply the “Mamba Mentality” to his own game and, apparently, he wanted to be like “Bean” from a very young age. […]

The Boston Celtics are listing small forward Gordon Hayward as day-to-day. Hayward suffered a right knee contusion on Tuesday against the Brooklyn Nets. He won’t play on Wednesday when the Celtics take on the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers: #NEBHInjuryReport update: Jayson Tatum will play tonight. Jaylen Brown (right hamstring strain) will likely be reassessed in a […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown will miss at least one week of action due to a hamstring injury. The Celtics, who are taking on the lowly Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday, will be without Brown, Kemba Walker and Gordon Hayward. Jaylen Brown out at least a week. Hayward day to day and Kemba just getting […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum worked out with Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant in the summer of 2018. Bryant was Tatum’s favorite player growing up, so Kobe’s tragic death was very hard on the Celtics swingman, who was eating Popeyes with his dad when he found out Bryant passed away. Via Kevin O’Connor of The […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has been upgraded to “probable” for Wednesday night’s game against the Cavs, according to a report from ESPN’s Tim Bontemps. Tatum has been dealing with an illness, which kept him out of Tuesday night’s game against the Nets. Initial reports indicated that he would not be traveling with his teammates […]

The Boston Celtics’ lineup got devastated by the injury bug in a big way over the last couple of days. The schedule hasn’t been kind to the Brad Stevens-mentored team either, as they must quickly pack their bags and travel to Ohio to face the Cleveland Cavaliers after surrendering a 129-120 verdict against the Brooklyn […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward says that his knee is fine, but he will likely be out when they face the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday. Per Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston, Hayward believes that his knee will be sore. He didn’t provide a specific timeline for his return, noting that he’ll take it “day-by-day.” […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has impressed this season with his defense, energy and hustle. In fact, he has impressed so much that future Hall of Famer Dwyane Wade has given the former Oklahoma State star his endorsement for Defensive Player of the Year. “Listen I know that this award is usually a big man’s […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday night by a final score of 129 to 120. After the game ended, Marcus Smart stalked after a referee and had to be restrained after he felt the whistle was far too harsh on him to end the game: Marcus Smart had to be escorted […]

After witnessing Caris LeVert’s 51-point explosion against the Boston Celtics, Brooklyn Nets star Kevin Durant tagged the forward’s performance as a ‘masterpiece.’ Via Twitter, Durant congratulated LeVert for dropping a career-high in Tuesday’s 129-120 victory over the Celtics. That 50 was beautiful, Vert. Thank you for that masterpiece — Kevin Durant (@KDTrey5) March 4, 2020 […]

Nothing pairs with a basketball game quite like a nice glass of cold beer. However, on Tuesday night, Boston Celtics All-Star guard Kemba Walker inadvertently stopped a fan from enjoying his beverage. Accidentally, Kemba zipped a bullet pass beyond its intended target and hit a courtside fan instead. Unfortunately, the fan’s beer spilled all over […]

In the second quarter of their duel with the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday, Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward left the game with a right knee injury. Per Tim Bontemps of ESPN, the Celtics veteran suffered a right knee contusion and was not deemed to return to the game. The Celtics say Gordon Hayward will not […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown showed off his hops on Tuesday night in his team’s home matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, pulling off a 360 slam dunk following a steal. JAYLEN 3️⃣6️⃣0️⃣ pic.twitter.com/WL7N8KItoI — Boston Celtics (@celtics) March 4, 2020 Brown was nearly selected for his first All-Star nod this season amid his breakout year […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart leapt up high in the air to reject Brooklyn Nets third-year center Jarrett Allen on Tuesday in the two teams’ Tuesday night matchup. Smart, 25, then gave Allen the classic Dikembe Mutombo finger wag (via Taylor Snow). MARCUS SMART MUTOMBO'D JARRETT ALLEN 💀@smart_MS3 pic.twitter.com/DmsKayiPiF — Taylor Snow (@taylorcsnow) March 4, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum won’t play against the Brooklyn Nets on his birthday. Tatum is sick, per the Celtics: Jayson Tatum, birthday boy and newly minted Eastern Conference Player of the Week, will not play tonight. He likely will return tomorrow in Cleveland. — Sean Grande (@SeanGrandePBP) March 3, 2020 Tatum made his […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was among the notable young players that Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James pointed out as the future of the NBA. The timing certainly could not be any better since the pair were a cut above the rest in February. James and Tatum were named NBA Players of the Month […]

The Boston Celtics were reportedly targeting a Paul George trade before the 2017-18 season started, but once they watched Jayson Tatum’s second draft workout, Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge had a change of heart. According to Kevin O’Connor of The Ringer, the Celtics had hoped to acquire a draft pick a few spots […]

Boston Celtics guard Kemba Walker was among the Staples Center crowd when Kobe Bryant’s life was celebrated last week. He was there when Vanessa Bryant, Michael Jordan, and Shaquille O’Neal gave touching speeches that celebrated his and Gianna Bryant’s lives. Now that more than a couple of days have passed since the memorial, Kemba had […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter has been one of the biggest supporters of Jayson Tatum this season. That trend continued on Monday, as Kanter took to Twitter to announce he’s waiting for the NBA to name Tatum as the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February. Me waiting for @NBA to announce Eastern […]

Portland Trail Blazers shooting guard CJ McCollum says Boston Celtics All-Star small forward Jayson Tatum reminds him of Los Angeles Clippers star Paul George. McCollum, who is a really good scorer himself, says Tatum is like George in the sense that he can do almost anything on the offensive side of the floor: Jayson Tatum […]