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By being on Team USA, Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker believes he’s accomplishing two things which are important for basketball players. Walker says his Team USA experience is “a great opportunity to show some leadership and also humble myself.” The new Celtics point guard is one of the leaders of this Team USA group. […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker is enjoying being around new teammates Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum and Marcus Smart at Team USA. Since Walker is the new point guard of the Celtics, he’s using this Team USA experience to develop chemistry with Tatum, Brown and Smart — both on and off the court. So far, […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are projected to win the Eastern Conference next season based on ESPN’s real plus-minus projections. Surprisingly, the real plus-minus projections have the Boston Celtics ahead of the Philadelphia 76ers. Most people believe the Sixers, after signing All-Star big man Al Horford and acquiring combo guard Josh Richardson, are the second-best team in […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart says point guard Kemba Walker is “actually a really good defensive player.” Smart says he didn’t know Walker could play high-level defense, but admits the three-time All-Star wasn’t able to with the Charlotte Hornets since he had to use so much energy on offense to keep the Hornets in […]

Attorneys representing lawyer Michael Avenatti filed a court motion on Wednesday alleging that a Nike employee had at least approved under-the-table payments to former Duke star forward Zion Williamson and former Indiana guard Romeo Langford when the two were still in high school in February 2017, according to ESPN’s Mark Schlabach. This motion alleged the […]

Former Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier has nothing but praises for former teammate Isaiah Thomas. In an interview with Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report, Rozier said that he has high level of respect for Thomas. He said that Thomas is a “true Celtic” because of the way he handled himself during his three-season stint in […]

Danny Ainge, General Manager and President of Basketball Operations of the Boston Celtics, heaped tons of praise on Jaylen Brown for how he handled the team’s situation last season. The Celtics were hounded with chemistry issues in the 2018-19 season, with players calling out each other through the media. The players couldn’t hide their frustration, […]

The USA Men’s national basketball team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup, which is slated to begin over the course of the next few weeks. Multiple players were in line to make the final squad of 12 players, but perhaps head coach Gregg Popovich will change his tack after the primary team was soundly […]

The Boston Celtics have had a whole lot of roster turnovers after a disappointing 2018-19 campaign, but just because they don’t resemble title contenders at the moment does not mean there is no pressure on the team. Let’s face it: this past season was a disaster for the Celtics, and they are trying to move […]

The Boston Celtics were one of the most disappointing teams in the league last season. They were dubbed as one of the favorites to win the NBA championship when the regular season began, but they were severely inconsistent to the point that they got destroyed by the Milwaukee Bucks in the second round of the […]

Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge can’t help but shake his head whenever he remembers a conversation he had with one of the team’s younger players, Jaylen Brown. Ainge was recently a guest at The Michael Holley Podcast, where he shared an exchange he had with Brown last season. “He came and sat […]

The Boston Celtics’ rollercoaster season brought a whole lot of turnover, including the loss of backup point guard Terry Rozier, who now finds himself as the promised starter of the Charlotte Hornets after being signed and traded to take the reins for Michael Jordan’s franchise. Yet the 6-foot-1 dynamo hopes things would’ve been handled differently […]

Terry Rozier will suit up as a new member of the Charlotte Hornets a couple of months from now, knowing these are some big shoes to fill when it comes to replacing All-NBA point guard Kemba Walker, now of the Boston Celtics. However he’s welcoming the pressure that comes with his surge in the league […]

New Charlotte Hornets point guard Terry Rozier dispelled the myth that there is any animosity between him and former Boston Celtics teammate Kyrie Irving. The man known as “Scary Terry” told Jonathan Abrams of Bleacher Report that he doesn’t hate Irving, and that he has been rather cool with him through free agency: “A lot […]

Boston Celtics center Tacko Fall was a crowd favorite during this year’s Las Vegas Summer League. TackoMania has only gotten crazier – and perhaps, weirder – as the summer rolls along. The weirdness may have reached its pinnacle on Tuesday (or Tacko Tuesday, no less) as the 7-foot-7 big man signed various taco-related products during […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker wasn’t shaken when asked of recent pointed comments made by Serbian national team coach Aleksandar “Sasha” Djordjevic about the potential of matching up against what some teams are viewing as a vulnerable Team USA. “Let’s let them play their basketball and we will play ours and if we meet, […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart will continue to be sidelined with his calf injury for the foreseeable future, as Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich told reporters he is still nursing the injury on a day-to-day basis. “He’s going to be a day-to-day type of thing,” said Popovich after the team’s practice in Los Angeles, […]

The NBA released its schedule for the 2019-20 season earlier this week, which led to a cavalcade of schedule reveals from all teams in the NBA. Multiple teams opted to unveil their schedules in video form in the style of the ubiquitous Netflix menu, including the Indiana Pacers. The Pacers were ousted by the Boston […]

Former Phoenix Suns general manager Ryan McDonough expects Brooklyn Nets point guard Kyrie Irving to get booed all night long when he returns to Boston to face the Celtics next season. Before the 2018-19 season started, Irving told Celtics fans at the TD Garden he was planning to re-sign with Boston. Fast-forward to today, and […]

The NBA released its official schedule for the 2019-20 season on Monday. Tim Reynolds of The Associated Press pointed out on Twitter that the Boston Celtics are taking a break from tradition and will not be hosting an early home game on Super Bowl Sunday: The biggest shock to the schedule is this: In an […]

Tacko Fall has made quite a name for himself ever since he joined the Boston Celtics in the NBA Summer League. The Senegalese big man has had quite the journey to the NBA. Fall revealed during the Basketball Hall of Fame’s 60 Days of Summer program that playing soccer helped him in his development as a […]

Center Tacko Fall of the Boston Celtics admitted that he was ‘terrible’ when he first started playing basketball. From those origins, Fall has grown in multiple ways. Per Jacob Camenker of NBC Sports, Fall recalled his high school days when he came to the United States from Senegal — the first time he grabbed a […]

Tacos have been all the rage in the NBA lately. Whether it be LeBron James going viral for his Taco Tuesday announcements or another Boston Celtics fan calling for a roster spot for center Tacko Fall, Taco/Tacko is all over the league. One young Celtics fan doubled up on both by getting Tacko Fall to […]

Believe it or not, the NBA Finals ended two months ago, and the 2019-20 campaign is now just two months way. So, as fast as the time between now and the previous finals went, that’s as quickly as next season will arrive. On Monday, the NBA released the schedule for next year, and while we […]

Kemba Walker served eight productive seasons with the Charlotte Hornets. In the coming season, however, the 29-year-old All-Star will be suiting up for the Boston Celtics. His first trip back to Charlotte will fall on Nov. 7: After eight seasons and three All-Star games with the Hornets, new Celtics star Kemba Walker will make first […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward says he had “an amazing time” meeting fans during his visit to China. Gordon, who’s entering his third year of service with the Celtics, was recently in China to promote the release of his first signature shoe with Anta: the Anta GH1: Had an amazing time in China meeting all […]

The 2019 NBA offseason saw a wild wave of changes, with more than 200 players finding new homes in free agency, whether it was by a signing or a trade. NBA stars were not shy to make moves, as some of the game’s biggest names will now suit up in a different jersey. These are […]

The NBA has put on a marquee slate of games for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Jan. 20, 2020, notably including some of the best teams matching up against one another. The Golden State Warriors will take on the Portland Trail Blazers, the Los Angeles Lakers will face the Boston Celtics, and the Houston […]

Boston Celtics rising stars Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart seem to be enjoying their stint with Team USA and head coach Gregg Popovich. Both are finalists for the USA Basketball FIBA World Cup roster. However, whether or not they make it to the 12-man lineup, Brown and Smart are already grateful because they had the […]

USA Basketball isn’t exactly sending its strongest side to the FIBA World Cup. LeBron James, Kawhi Leonard, and Steph Curry, arguably the three best players in the world, never seriously considered participating with the national team this summer. Prior stalwarts like Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson were kept from competition by injury, but there was […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker says Utah Jazz shooting guard Donovan Mitchell “reminds me of myself a lot.” All signs point toward Walker and Mitchell starting for Team USA at the FIBA World Cup in China. The new Celtics point guard says he’s really enjoyed playing with Mitchell in training camp. “I love playing […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker says Team USA head coach Gregg Popovich is doing a great job managing all the talent which is on the roster. Walker is impressed with how Popovich is letting all the guys on the team play their game and not forcing anyone to change up their style. “Pop’s doing […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says it’s “great” for Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown and Marcus Smart to get coached by Gregg Popovich on Team USA. Popovich is arguably the greatest basketball coach of all-time. Stevens, who is a pretty good coach himself, thinks this experience will only make his four Celtics guys […]

Golden State Warriors head coach Steve Kerr believes the sky is the limit for Boston Celtics forwards Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum. Kerr is getting an up-close view of Tatum and Brown, as he’s part of the Team USA coaching staff. The Warriors coach says the two Celtics youngsters are already “great players” who are […]

The Boston Celtics didn’t exactly make a concerted effort last season to quiet swirling rumors of locker-room discontent. Superstar point guard Kyrie Irving called out his team’s younger players on multiple occasions, while veteran forward Marcus Morris was also no stranger to publicly and candidly discussing the Celtics’ lack of chemistry. Needless to say, playing […]

All 30 NBA front offices passed up on the chance to select Tacko Fall out of the University of Central Florida in the 2019 NBA draft. Skeptics were wary whether the 7-foot-7, 289 lbs. big man could keep up with the fast-paced action in the professional ranks. Fall quickly put that notion to bed when […]

Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum is happy for the opportunity to play for Team USA, but he knows they can’t take things lightly as they prepare for the 2019 FIBA World Cup in China. Tatum led the way for the USA Blue Team — composed of main roster players — in their intra-squad scrimmage against […]

Before starting a new chapter with the Boston Celtics, All-Star guard Kemba Walker is hoping that he could lead Team USA to a medal finish in the upcoming FIBA World Cup. “I’m having an amazing summer.”@KristenLedlow caught up with @KembaWalker ahead of tonight's scrimmage to talk his #USABMNT experience and his crazy offseason! pic.twitter.com/FN7Fi18XX8 — […]

Boston Celtics star Kemba Walker admits that San Antonio Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich was one of the main reasons why he decided to play for Team USA in the upcoming 2019 FIBA World Cup. While his fellow superstars dropped out of consideration for the USA Basketball roster, Walker opted to stay. PerJohn Karalis of […]