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Marcus Smart was once again a huge part of the Boston Celtics’ Wednesday night victory against the Brooklyn Nets. So much so, that the home crowd at the TD Garden adored the 25-year-old some MVP chants during Boston’s 121-110 win against a Kyrie Irving-less Nets side. After the game, Smart shared his thoughts on what […]

At his size, no one really expected Isaiah Thomas to be a successful basketball player. But after a stellar junior season at Washington in which Thomas averaged 16.8 points, 6.1 assists and 3.5 rebounds per game the Sacramento Kings took a chance on the speedy point guard. The last pick of the NBA very rarely […]

It’s a good day for Boston Celtics fans. They managed to convincingly beat the Brooklyn Nets in spite of Kyrie Irving’s glaring absence due to injury. Kemba Walker and the rest of the Celtics’ young core played good team basketball under Brad Stevens. The star of the night for Celtics fans was Marcus Smart, though. […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is in awe of Kemba Walker’s first game after the scary neck injury. In their 121-110 victory over the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday, Walker dropped 39 points, six rebounds and four assists. After the game, Stevens commended Walker’s huge shots that allowed the Celtics to stay in the game. […]

It’s not the prettiest of returns to the TD Garden for Kyrie Irving as Boston Celtics fans let him know what they think of him throughout the game. While passion is an understandable part of the game, Jaylen Brown fails to understand why some of the Boston crowd decided to chant mean things about Kyrie. […]

The Boston Celtics crushed the Brooklyn Nets, 110-121. It was a dominant performance by the Celtics as they managed to stop a Brooklyn team that was strong even without Kyrie Irving. However, one of the more interesting talking points of the night was how Jaylen Brown tried and failed to contain shooting guard and former […]

Injured star Kevin Durant comes into the defense of his Brooklyn Nets teammate Kyrie Irving, who went on an epic rant on Instagram after getting booed at by Boston Celtics fans at TD Garden. Irving took it to his IG stories to criticize the fans who put more importance on the game than the actual […]

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving went on an epic rant on Instagram after seeing and hearing Boston Celtics fans boo him at TD Garden even if he was not there. Kyrie remains sidelined for Brooklyn due to a shoulder injury. However, despite his absence, fans of the Beantown team chanted “Kyrie sucks” during the Celtics-Nets […]

Boston Celtics wing Jayson Tatum made sure to brag about his new haircut as he was mic’d up for Boston’s game against the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday night. Tatum boasted about having a “top five” hairline in the NBA when he gets a fresh cut: It's official: Jayson Tatum is top-5 hairline🤣 pic.twitter.com/KDhaxa66Fq — ClutchPoints […]

Boston Celtics fans made no bones about their feelings for Kyrie Irving during Wednesday night’s matchup between the Celtics and Brooklyn Nets, chanting “Kyrie sucks” during the team’s intro video. https://twitter.com/nicolecyang/status/1199846469840318464 The fans were hardly done making their voices heard, however, as the chants picked back up once play officially began. “Kyrie Sucks” chants at […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is frequently on the same page with shooting guard Marcus Smart. Stevens repeatedly praised Smart for his selfless demeanor and tireless work ethic, especially on the defensive side of the ball. He even lobbied for him to win the 2019 Defensive Player of the Year Award. In October, Smart […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says the level of scrutiny point guard Kyrie Irving has received from Boston fans is high because he’s such a talented player. Irving ended his two-year run with the Celtics this past summer by signing with the Brooklyn Nets, the team he grew up rooting for while living in […]

Brooklyn Nets star point guard Kyrie Irving will miss his seventh straight game on Wednesday against his old team, the Boston Celtics. Irving is still out with a sore shoulder. Nets head coach Atkinson is unsure if Irving will play against the Celtics on Friday in Brooklyn: Kenny Atkinson is asked about Kyrie Irving potentially […]

Ask any Boston Celtics fan and they’ll tell you that Marcus Smart is the heart and soul of the team. He won’t be an All-Star and won’t put up eye-popping stats, but Smart’s value to the Celtics is irreplaceable. In his sixth season with the team, Smart is the longest-tenured Celtic on the roster. The […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has said multiple times that the team’s shortcomings in the 2018-19 season can’t be solely placed on Kyrie Irving’s shoulders. That’s why Stevens doesn’t like all the hate which Irving is receiving right now with the Brooklyn Nets in town to face the Celtics sans Kyrie, who is out with […]

Brooklyn Nets center DeAndre Jordan will not play on Wednesday against the Boston Celtics, the team announced. Jordan is out due to left ankle soreness. It’s the second straight game he’ll miss. Jarrett Allen will see extended minutes against the Celtics with Jordan out. The Nets are 9-8 on the season, good for seventh place […]

Because of his neck injury, Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker didn’t play on Monday against the Sacramento Kings. As a result, Walker’s consecutive games streak was broken, and he’s still pissed about it: That one game would have been his 159th consecutive game. It’s a testament to his competitiveness that Walker was less than […]

Kyrie Irving won’t play against the Boston Celtics on Wednesday due to a shoulder injury. Some in Boston believe Irving is avoiding this game on purpose so he doesn’t have to deal with the Celtics crowd, who would have booed Irving. So, flyers of Irving with the word “coward” on them have gone up across […]

Despite everything that happened between Kyrie Irving and the Boston Celtics, which eventually led to the All-Star guard’s departure from the team, head coach Brad Stevens says he enjoyed coaching the superstar. Brad Stevens: “I’ve said before, I enjoyed Kyrie.” Said Kyrie had a great two years in Boston. — Jay King (@ByJayKing) November 27, […]

Kemba Walker survived a scary-looking injury during the second quarter of Friday’s game against the Denver Nuggets after being stretchered off the court. The Boston Celtics floor general admitted he had a bit of numbness in his fingers but “it went away pretty fast,” according to Jay King of The Athletic. “Thank God I’m OK […]

The Boston Celtics have been one of the most impressive teams in the NBA this season. They are currently second in the Eastern Conference standings with a 12-4 record. And ahead of their much-anticipated matchup against the Brooklyn Nets, Celtics guard Marcus Smart can’t help but reflect on everything that happened last season, particularly with […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics believes that Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is ‘definitely the greatest shooter of all time.’ Smart wrote a piece for The Players’ Tribune entitled ‘The 5 Toughest Players I’ve Ever Guarded.’ The list does not have an order, but it includes Kawhi Leonard, Paul George, Kyrie Irving, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of the best defenders in the NBA. The rugged defender doesn’t back down from anyone and plays with a grit that Beantown fans love to watch on a nightly basis. However, there are a few players in the NBA that even Smart admits are nearly impossible to defend, […]

The atmosphere with the Boston Celtics this season has been different now that Kemba Walker is leading the group instead of Kyrie Irving. Walker just has a calmer and more positive presence than Irving, who is one of the most mercurial players we have in the NBA despite being an elite talent. Via Jay King […]

It’s no secret that Kyrie Irving was disengaged from his teammates and coaches last season with the Boston Celtics. By now, everyone knows Irving was withdrawn from the Celtics after his grandfather passed away in October. A lot changed with Irving after he told Boston fans he was going to re-sign with the club before […]

Kemba Walker’s infectious positivity and great interpersonal skills are already the talk of the town in the Boston Celtics’ locker room. Former Charlotte Hornets teammate Marvin Williams isn’t surprised by the least to see his longtime friend thriving on a new team: “Not surprised,” said Williams when asked about Boston’s hot start, according to ESPN’s […]

Danny Ainge was forced to make a quick pivot in free agency after Kyrie Irving made his intentions known of a likely return to his old stomping grounds and signing with the Brooklyn Nets. The Boston Celtics president of basketball operations replaced an All-Star point guard for another, but he’s noticed the infusion of joy […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge admits he has some regrets about some of his decisions during the 2018-19 season, one he claimed was his fault and not Kyrie Irving’s. Ainge admitted there were things he wishes he had done to give the Celtics a better chance to succeed, like cleaning out the […]

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge took the blame squarely on himself for last season’s shortcomings, deflecting it away from former franchise star Kyrie Irving, who has gotten most of it through the offseason. In a recent interview with ESPN’s Rachel Nichols, Ainge cleared the air and said it should be him, not […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of the best lockdown defenders in the NBA today. He is a hard-nosed, no-nonsense defender who is willing to do whatever it takes to stop his opponents from scoring. Love him or hate him, the 25-year-old guard is certainly fun to watch, especially for old school fans who […]

The Boston Celtics will be hosting the Brooklyn Nets on Wednesday in one of the most anticipated games of the season. However, it was announced that All-Star guard and former Celtic Kyrie Irving won’t play because of a shoulder injury. Jaylen Brown was really looking forward to going up against Irving. Jaylen Brown on missing […]

Although the Boston Celtics snagged the victory against the Sacramento Kings, Marcus Smart is still “disappointed” that Buddy Hield had a career night at their expense. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Smart wasn’t completely satisfied with their victory over the Kings on Monday. As someone who takes pride in his defense, Smart isn’t happy […]

The Boston Celtics have gotten off to a great start to the 2019-20 season. As things currently stand, they possess an 11-4 record and trail only the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference standings. After the departure of Kyrie Irving to the Brooklyn Nets in the offseason, the Celtics managed to replace him with Kemba […]

The basketball world froze and held its breath Friday night while Boston Celtics point guard was strapped to a stretcher following a scary collision with teammate Semi Ojeleye. Fortunately, Walker avoided a serious injury, but in a Twitter thread, Jay King, the Celtics’ reporter for The Athletic, explained how team doctor Tony Schena told him […]

As expected, Boston Celtics star point guard Kemba Walker won’t play on Monday against the Sacramento Kings. Walker suffered a neck injury last Friday night in a collision with Semi Ojeleye. He was diagnosed with concussion-like symptoms, then released from a Boston hospital on the same night. Kemba Walker and Daniel Theis will not play […]

The Boston Celtics were arguably the most disappointing team in 2018-19. The group lost to the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the playoffs after everyone picked them to win the East before the season started. Guys like Marcus Smart and Gordon Hayward have come to the defense of Kyrie Irving, whom everyone on […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward is out with a broken left hand, but he’s still able to continue playing video games. Hayward says playing video games has actually served as rehab to keep his fingers moving: Important Gordon Hayward update: Hayward was able to continue gaming after the injury and said it actually served […]

Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker will thankfully be okay after what looked to be a very scary head/neck injury suffered on Friday night, which required him to be taken off the court on a stretcher. Walker is still listed as doubtful for Monday’s game against the Sacramento Kings as he recovers from a neck sprain, […]

Marcus Smart infamously punched a frame in a Los Angeles hotel after a one-point loss to the hapless Los Angeles Lakers in 2018. To this day the Boston Celtics guard still keeps a piece of the glass that cut his hand and forced him to miss 11 games with a deep laceration. The defensive ace […]