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Boston Celtics rising star Jayson Tatum is rebuffing the criticisms thrown at him and Kobe Bryant. To recall, the 21-year-old forward had an offseason workout with Bryant in 2018, but he failed to take the next step in his development the following season as the Celtics struggled. Now, in a recent story by Tim Bontemps […]

Gordon Hayward took an entire year to recover from the gruesome injury he suffered in the 2017-18 season. However, it seems like the wait was worth it as Boston Celtics coach Brad Stevens believes that the small forward they signed to a lucrative contract has finally returned to form. Keith Smith took a bit of […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker won’t play on Friday against the Orlando Magic. Walker is dealing with a sore knee. The All-Star went through shootaround, but he has since been ruled out. Kemba Walker out tonight vs Orlando with knee inflammation, according to #Celtics head coach Brad Stevens. — A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) October […]

The Boston Celtics may have lost Kyrie Irving this offseason, but they replaced him with the next best thing in Kemba Walker, a player who is probably more similar to Irving than any other point guard in the NBA. Walker spent the first eight years of his career with the Charlotte Hornets (previously the Bobcats), […]

Thank to a single tweet from Houston Rockets GM Darryl Morey, the NBA and their relationship with the CBA and China itself was put in jeopardy. This directly affects plenty of NBA players who have endorsement deals in the foreign country, like Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward. Hayward signed a four-year deal with Chinese shoe […]

The NBA is currently embroiled in a tough diplomatic situation as China is looking to ban the league and the Houston Rockets for a tweet by Daryl Morey calling for Hong Kong’s independence. The league maintained that they are fighting for freedom of expression, and a couple of voices in the association expressed their appreciation […]

The Boston Celtics are in line to work out an extension of Jaylen Brown’s rookie-scale contract, but while an Eastern Conference general manager expects the two parties to come to terms, he doesn’t think the fourth-year wing will merit the max. Via Frank Urbina of HoopsHype: “I would guess that the Celtics will try to […]

Boston Celtics center Vincent Poirier wasn’t aware of how big his team is until he played NBA 2k. Per Chris Forsberg of NBCS Boston, Poirier admitted that he wasn’t fully aware of how much of a legendary team the Celtics are. “When I first played NBA 2K, the main game was Lakers vs. Boston. That’s […]

Philadelphia 76ers big man Al Horford believes that the 2018-19 Boston Celtics squad wouldn’t be able to co-exist if they had stayed together. To recall, the Celtics team of last year was showered with criticism, mainly about their rumored lack of chemistry which translated into their poor on-court performance. After the season, Kyrie Irving — […]

Al Horford says his free agency decision “would have been totally different” had he known Kemba Walker was coming to the Boston Celtics. Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Philadelphia 76ers this summer, ending his three-year run with the Celtics. Walker, as part of a sign-and-trade deal with the Charlotte Hornets, agreed […]

Tacko Fall is one of the feel-good stories of this year. After becoming a sensation during the 2019 NCAA Tournament, Fall went undrafted this summer. The Boston Celtics signed the former UCF star to participate in the NBA Summer League, and Fall capitalized on his opportunity, earning a non-guaranteed contract with the Celtics. Fall–who towers […]

Brad Stevens was an unproven commodity when Danny Ainge hired him to man the Boston Celtics bench in 2013. The former Butler University coach had proven that he could win at the collegiate level, but league personnel wondered whether or not the success would translate in the NBA. While the Celtics struggled in his first […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jayson Tatum is entering the ever-important Year 3 in his career, and head coach Brad Stevens has liked what he has seen from Tatum during training camp. Stevens told Tim Bontemps of ESPN that Tatum has been assertive throughout the course of camp, and that his improvements in focused areas speaks to […]

Al Horford signed a four-year, $109 million contract with the Sixers this summer, ending his three-year run with the Boston Celtics. The Celtics underachieved as a team last season and were dysfunctional. Horford, one of the leaders in Boston, knew that big changes needed to be made if the Celtics wanted to run it back […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kemba Walker has no doubt small forward Jayson Tatum “is going to be a star” in the NBA. With All-Stars Kyrie Irving and Al Horford gone, the Celtics are going to be expecting a lot more from Tatum this season. The talented swingman is ready for a bigger role in Boston, […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown is reportedly working with agent Jason Glushon, according to Jackie MacMullan of ESPN. Brown has been hesitant to hire an agent, opting for specialists and advisors to help with career decisions. However, it looks like the Celtics swingman is finally going to retain an agent. Via Bryan Kalbrosky of […]

Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird credits the “Dream Team” for the growth of basketball around the world. The 1992 United States men’s Olympic basketball team, nicknamed the “Dream Team,” was the first American Olympic team to feature NBA players. That team took the world by storm and was a national phenomenon, on and off the […]

The Boston Celtics had a mass exodus in their frontcourt this offseason, as they saw Al Horford and Marcus Morris walk via free agency and traded Aron Baynes. To address their ailing frontcourt, the Celtics re-signed Daniel Theis and signed Vincent Poirier, adding them to an incredibly young and inexperienced group that also included second-year […]

Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum did not have the sophomore campaign many expected him to have last season. He was far from bad, averaging 15.7 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.1 steals over 31.1 minutes per game while shooting 45.0 percent from the floor, 37.3 percent from 3-point range and 85.5 percent from the […]

“Never meet your heroes” is a phrase often used in today’s NBA. Luckily for Jayson Tatum, while he got to meet stars like LeBron James at the ripe age of 15 years old, he never got to play against his idol Kobe Bryant, who had retired before he debuted with the Boston Celtics in 2017. […]

Former Boston Celtics big man Al Horford is now officially a member of the Philadelphia 76ers. Leaving Boston in favor of Philadelphia as a free agent this past offseason, Horford will notably be competing directly against his former team as both the Celtics and Sixers are expected to find themselves toward the top of the […]

The Oklahoma City Thunder were left in a tough position after Paul George decided that he wanted to be traded. That ultimately prompted the end of the Russell Westbrook era as he was quickly sent to the Houston Rockets to team up with James Harden. While the Thunder seems to be keen on making a […]

Boston Celtics small forward Jayson Tatum says playing for Team USA this summer helped build his confidence as a basketball player. By all accounts, Tatum has been one of the most impressive players in Celtics training camp thus far. In Boston’s preseason opener against the Charlotte Hornets, Tatum showed off his growth by pouring in […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward was a full participant in Tuesday’s practice after experiencing soreness in his elbow during Sunday’s preseason win over the Charlotte Hornets at home. Hayward wore a sleeve over his left elbow in practice. The Celtics swingman says he didn’t undergo an MRI and that the pain is slowly decreasing: […]

The popularity of Boston Celtics incoming third-year man Jayson Tatum continues to grow as he gains more experience in the league. As it turns out, it’s not only his fame that continues to rise, as Tatum has actually physically grown since he joined the league a couple of years ago as a 19-year-old. According to […]

Try to find someone that has something negative to say about Kemba Walker, that might just be as hard as finding a needle in a haystack. The former Charlotte Hornets point guard and current Boston Celtics floor general has left a great impression in most he’s come in contact with. Take for example Marvin Williams, […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter has provided more details about the incident he was involved in at a Cambridge Mosque on Friday. According to Kanter himself, he was taken aback by what went down, and admitted that he felt threatened by what he considered to be a personal attack: “It’s the first time [it] […]

The Charlotte Hornets are in Boston on Sunday for their first exhibition of the 2019 preseason, which will also mark the return of former Celtics guard Terry Rozier to the TD Garden. Rozier told reporters that he is excited to compete against some of his former teammates, and that he still considers Boston as his […]

Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams claims small forward Gordon Hayward is “back.” Williams says he would get up at 9 or 9:30 a.m. to work out this summer and Hayward would be finishing up his work. The youngster reveals Hayward’s explosion is there again. Robert Williams said he would get up at 9 or […]

Boston Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge is concerned that the hype train surrounding Gordon Hayward’s offseason is going off the rails. Ainge told reporters–including Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston–that the Celtics are merely excited to have Hayward feeling and playing like himself again: Danny Ainge on the Gordon Hayward hype: "I think […]

Boston Celtics rookie center Tacko Fall has been working a lot this summer and noticed that he’s made a lot of adjustments to his game, per Clevis Murray of The Athletic. Tacko Fall on what he's learned on NBA game: "In college, I used to just stay in the paint most of the time. Here, […]

Boston Celtics big man Enes Kanter can never get peace of mind due to his strife with the Turkish government, especially with President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Supporters of the dictator have apparently followed the Celtics center to Boston. On Friday, the Turkish big man was threatened by some of his countrymen, those of which he […]

The Boston Celtics are one of the favorites to make a run for the NBA Finals from the Eastern Conference. After all, they have an interesting array of talent that can play against the NBA’s best. One of those players may be Tacko Fall. The Senegalese big man is still far from securing his spot […]

The Boston Celtics will look very different at the center position without a versatile big that can stretch the floor. Upon trading backup Aron Baynes, the Celtics turned to Enes Kanter as their next signing, but the double-double threat isn’t known for his shooting ability as former center Al Horford has been throughout his career. […]

The Boston Celtics have a somewhat unpredictable roster when it comes to the big teams in the East, but things are shaping up for the Brad Stevens-led team. They also have an exciting young rookie in Tacko Fall. The big man is participating in Celtics training camp, trying to make a space for himself. What […]

After losing Al Horford and Kyrie Irving this offseason in free agency, the Boston Celtics added Kemba Walker, as well as a glut of interesting draft, picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. One of those draft picks was two-time SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams out of Tennessee. The C’s drafted Williams at No. […]

Boston Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown is finding motivation in the words of critics who claim that he has already reached his peak. During his media availability on Thursday, Brown made it clear that he hasn’t reached his ceiling yet: “I have no doubt in my mind that I can play basketball,” Brown said, via Chris Forsberg […]

Kemba Walker has missed out on enough postseasons during his eight years with the Charlotte Hornets, looking to finally turn the page with the Boston Celtics. The 6-foot-1 dynamo has idly watched other point guards compete in the playoffs, but he knows doing so again at the end of this 2019-20 season would be falling […]

Enes Kanter has never been shy about making bold proclamations. Now, as a member of the Boston Celtics, Kanter’s outsized personality has a foil in the striking physical attributes of 7-foot-7 center Tacko Fall after the Celtics signed the big man to an Exhibit 10 deal this offseason. Fall, who played his college ball at […]