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The Boston Celtics endured one of their more underperforming seasons in recent memory. With expectations rising due to their unexpected Eastern Conference Finals run in 2018, the team apparently felt like they could win the Finals as individuals rather than the collective that banded together for that run. But the person that spurred the selfishness […]

The Boston Celtics made a splash when they signed Kemba Walker to replace Kyrie Irving at the point guard position, but they also lost a major frontcourt piece when Al Horford signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. Additionally, Boston traded Aron Baynes to the Phoenix Suns on draft night. They signed Enes Kanter to be their […]

Marcus Smart’s old pal, Al Horford, recently said the Boston Celtics guard is really good at flopping. Smart didn’t take offense to Horford’s comments. In fact, he revealed that Horford — who is now with the Philadelphia 76ers — is a pretty good flopper as well. “I’ve been playing with Al for so long, to […]

The Boston Celtics signed small forward Jaylen Brown to a four-year, $115 million extension shortly before the rookie-scale extension deadline. According to Brian Windhorst of ESPN, the Celtics significantly improved their offer to Brown at the deadline. “From what I was hearing, Boston improved its offer significantly at the end of the negotiations,” Windhorst said […]

When the Boston Celtics signed Gordon Hayward to a four-year, $128 million contract in July 2017, they believed they were adding a legitimate star to a roster that had just made the Eastern Conference Finals. Just one month later, the Celtics traded Isaiah Thomas for Kyrie Irving to form one of the most captivating rosters […]

Marcus Morris seemed confident that the New York Knicks wouldn’t have any tumult in the locker room after coming from a 2018-19 season plagued with it during his run with the Boston Celtics. The new Knick was asked if he thought his previous teammate Kyrie Irving failed in his leadership role with the Celtics, but […]

Los Angeles Lakers point guard Rajon Rondo is a straight-talking kind of guy, and he has an opinion about stacking teams. The four-time All-Star recently joined Jemele Hill on her Unbothered podcast. Amid their wide-ranging discussion, Rondo noted his disdain for Kevin Durant’s decision to join the Golden State Warriors in the summer of 2016. During […]

The Boston Celtics will be without center Enes Kanter when they take on the Toronto Raptors on Friday. Kanter banged his knee in the second half of the Celtics’ opening night loss to the Philadelphia 76ers and suffered a left knee contusion: The Celtics have ruled out Enes Kanter for tomorrow night’s game against the […]

Gordon Hayward’s performance in Wednesday night’s season opener against the Sixers is giving Celtics fans hope that their star is getting back to healthy form. As hoops fans know, Hayward suffered one of the more gruesome injuries in recent sports history. In the opening minutes of Boston’s 2017-18 season opener against the Cavs, the former […]

There isn’t many negatives from being the biggest man in the building, especially when one towers at a gigantic 7-foot-5. But Tacko Fall might have just suffered from his very own virtue, entering the concussion protocol after hitting his head with a low ceiling. The Boston Celtics big man told John Karalis of MassLive that […]

Kemba Walker had an underwhelming debut in Boston Celtics green, posting only 12 points with two rebounds and two assists in a 107-93 season-opening loss to the Philadelphia 76ers. Walker shot a futile 4-of-18 from the floor, haunted by a long Sixers’ defense that made the 6-foot point guard struggle through the course of the […]

Ben Simmons led the Sixers to victory with a dominant performance in Wednesday night’s season opener against the Celtics, and he did it without taking a single 3-pointer. A lot has been said about Simmons’ unwillingness to shoot from the perimeter. Some thought the former No. 1 overall pick would be attempting more shots from […]

The Boston Celtics started their 2018-19 season on the wrong foot after the team was comfortably taken down by the Philadelphia 76ers. However, this doesn’t mean that the game wasn’t rife with controversy. One of the biggest talking points postgame was the foul Marcus Smart took during the game. He took an elbow to the […]

With the Boston Celtics slated to make their season debut on Wednesday night against the Philadelphia 76ers, there is certainly a lot of buzz surrounding this early season matchup between these two contending sides. Former Celtics star Antoine Walker is all in on the hype, as he has been all summer long. One thing, in […]

Al Horford is not quite ready to call his new stint with the Philadelphia 76ers a championship-or-bust mission, but rather a work in progress next to his new teammates. While the title expectation is certainly there for a playoff-bound team, Horford is just happy to be on the good side after switching to the other […]

Jaylen Brown celebrated his new four-year, $115 million contract extension by simply going home and taking a nap, then coming back to the practice facility to get shots up — his normal everyday routine. Yet the fourth-year talent was concerned that his poor play last season would hurt his chances to negotiate a contract extension […]

Jaylen Brown signed a four-year, $115 million contract extension with the Boston Celtics on Monday. The deal includes some likely and unlikely incentives. According to Chris Haynes of Yahoo Sports, Brown can secure $8 million in incentives if he wins MVP, Defensive Player of the Year or makes one of the three All-NBA teams. Brown […]

The Boston Celtics officially signed Jaylen Brown to his contract extension. Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge released the following statement on the move: “Jaylen has made tremendous strides over the last three years and has become a fantastic player for us on both ends of the court,” Ainge said. “He’s a great person […]

Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics agreed to a four-year, $115 million contract extension on Monday, and this is honestly surprising because this is not how the Celtics typically operate. Handing out contract extensions to players on rookie deals is not something Danny Ainge usually does. The Celtics didn’t do it with Kelly Olynyk. They […]

Jaylen Brown has agreed to a four-year, $115 million extension with the Boston Celtics, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown has agreed to a four-year, $115M million contract extension, agent Jason Glushon tells ESPN. — Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) October 21, 2019 Brown averaged 13.0 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost Kyrie Irving over the summer, but they replaced him with the next-best thing in Kemba Walker. While Walker isn’t as good as Irving, his game is probably more similar to his than any other player in the NBA, and he carries the added benefit of not being a toxic […]

New York Knicks forward Marcus Morris is confident his stint in The Big Apple will turn out a lot different than his recent stay with the Boston Celtics, with their most recent season mired in turmoil and mood swings that crumbled down a talented roster. Morris was slated to join the staple of team unity […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has had a stable NBA career so far. He’s already been in the NBA for six seasons and he still has a lot of time left to succeed in the league. The former lottery pick has expressed the desire to spend his entire career with only one team, and that’s […]

Philadelphia 76ers newcomer Al Horford admits that playing against the Boston Celtics in Sixers’ opener on Wednesday night will be ‘weird,’ per Philly Inquirer’s Keith Pompey. “It’s going to be weird for me, different facing my former team. It’s probably as good as a scenario as it can be. First game of the year we’ll […]

Most people know Jaylen Brown as one of Boston Celtics’ rising stars. A key member of the team’s young core, he’s currently in negotiations on a possible long-term contract extension. But just like every player in the NBA, he also wants to make a name for himself outside of the league. Brown wants to create […]

Marcus Smart is embracing his role as the Boston Celtics’ sixth man. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Smart didn’t shy away from being a bench player and called his position a “stretch 6” when asked for the role he plays with the Beantown team. Marcus Smart on his position: “I’m a stretch 6. That’s […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown shared his thoughts on ongoing NBA-China controversy, a debacle that has started affecting the league and its players financially. Brown was careful with his words and explained why he — and plenty of other NBA stars — were hesitant on letting their opinions known about the issue. “You don’t want […]

Marcus Smart is ready to begin a new season with the Boston Celtics, but he also understands they have a bunch of young guys who are probably feeling a little nervous ahead of their first official regular season game. With that said, the former lottery pick gave some word advice for his younger teammates, per […]

Al Horford spent the past three seasons with the Boston Celtics and was widely expected to re-sign with them over the summer, so his decision to join the division rival Philadelphia 76ers took many by surprise. Not Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, however, who said he was not taken back by Horford’s free-agent choice, adding that […]

Erik Spoelstra has long been an admirer of Doc Rivers’ systems, even back to his starting days as coach of the Miami Heat, where he was intimidated by the Boston Celtics and their Big Three. Now many years later into the job, Spoelstra sees the same scary potential with the coalition of Kawhi Leonard and […]

In wake of the reports that Jaylen Brown rejected contract extension offers from the Boston Celtics, general manager Danny Ainge expressed confidence that the team can re-sign the promising forward ahead of Monday’s deadline. Danny Ainge tells @Toucherandrich that the Celtics have made multiple offers to Jaylen Brown and feels good about where negotiations are […]

The Boston Celtics have offered Jaylen Brown a four-year, $80 million deal, but the 22-year-old wingman is reportedly seeking more. Chris Haynes laid out the details in his recent article for Yahoo Sports: But even with history not on Brown’s side, the Celtics have extended the 6-foot-7 swingman an offer of four years and $80 […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter decided to take another shot at LeBron James in light of his recent statements about the ongoing protests in Hong Kong. Kanter sent out a tweet that was clearly aimed in James’ direction on Wednesday morning. In the caption, the Celtics center wrote, “I am MORE than an athlete.” […]

Carsen Edwards has just begun to pour salt on his flamethrower performance on Tuesday night against the Cleveland Cavaliers, pacing the Boston Celtics with 30 points in an incandescent shooting display at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. The 6-foot rookie canned 8-of-11 from deep in a span of six minutes of the third quarter, shocking teammates and […]

Boston Celtics rookie Carsen Edwards lit the Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse on fire with a scorching third quarter against the Cleveland Cavaliers. The point guard buried eight 3-pointers in the period in a tantalizing performance that saw him net 26 points and go 8-of-11 from beyond the arc, a feat only the likes of Stephen Curry […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown is eligible to sign a rookie-scale extension with Boston. If he doesn’t sign a deal before Oct. 21, Brown will become a restricted free agent next summer. Brown, a key player for the Celtics, says his contract situation is “not something that’s keeping me up at night.” “Everybody says […]

ESPN published a story this week about sleep deprivation within the NBA. Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says it’s something that’s just part of the life of an athlete. Players often get into a city around 1 a.m. By the time they get into their hotel rooms, it’s already around two in the morning. […]

The Boston Celtics are going to be extremely shorthanded for Tuesday night’s preseason matchup against the Cavs. In fact, several Celtics players didn’t make the trip to Cleveland at all, as Brad Stevens has given them the night off. According to a report from Spencer Davies of BBallInsiders, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Enes […]

The Boston Celtics have an outside chance to make the NBA Finals after losing Kyrie Irving and Al Horford this summer, with Kemba Walker coming in. Celtics incumbents Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart are looking to boost the team’s chances by getting into better shape. How are they stepping it up? Trash-talking. Brown explained their […]