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A legitimate argument can be made that the rivalry between Paul Pierce and LeBron James is the greatest one we have seen in recent years. The two stars battled in the playoffs five times and clearly had a dislike for one another on the court while rarely even acknowledging one another off of the floor. […]

One thing Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has been working on is his 3-point shot. With a recent evident improvement in his shooting from beyond the arc, the 6-foot-4 combo guard shared his delight in how his hard work has been paying dividends: “I’ve been putting in the work and eventually it was going to […]

Though he isn’t facing suspension, Boston Celtics Marcus Smart will be fined $35,000 for his on-court altercation with Hawks swingman DeAndre Bembry during Saturday night’s game against the Atlanta Hawks, according to a report from Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Marcus Smart has been fined 35k for the Hawks altercation. No suspension. — Adam […]

On Saturday night, Boston Celtics fiery guard Marcus Smart got into it with Atlanta Hawks third-year swingman DeAndre’ Bembry. The on-court altercation led to Smart’s ejection, which appeared to give Cleveland Cavaliers veteran J.R. Smith a good laugh. As detailed by Nick Friar of Celtics Wire, SportsCenter shared the video of the action on its Instagram, […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is, most of the time, known to say and do the right things, and he didn’t have anything to say to back-up his guard Marcus Smart on his ejection earlier today in their game against the Atlanta Hawks. Stevens actually went on to say that he “obviously deserved” the […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics was ejected late in the third quarter of their game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night. Smart received his second technical foul on the night after he and Hawks swingman DeAndre’ Bembry got into a heated exchange of words during a jump ball situation. Watch the entire sequence […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss his team’s game against the Atlanta Hawks on Saturday night due to personal reasons, according to the team. Hayward had a rough start to the season after recovering from a gruesome broken leg injury on opening night last year, but in the month of January, Hayward has shown […]

After another huge performance for the Boston Celtics on Friday, Kyrie Irving has matched a franchise record that is currently held by the great Larry Bird. Following his 38-point, 11-assist performance in Friday night’s 122-116 victory against the Memphis Grizzlies, Irving is the first Celtic in more than three decades to notch at least 27 […]

Boston Celtics superstar Kyrie Irving confronted Memphis Grizzlies guard Shelvin Mack during the third period of their match on Friday night at the TD Garden in Boston. Irving was obviously irked, as he was seen having some words for Mack, which led to technical fouls for both players. The one-time NBA champion guard revealed after […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says star point guard Kyrie Irving is “dying to win” and Irving’s leadership comments are coming from a good place. After the Celtics lost to the Orlando Magic last weekend, Kyrie Irving said the young guys on the team don’t know what it takes to win a championship. Then, […]

Milwaukee Bucks veteran Eric Bledsoe recently reflected on his performance in last season’s first round Playoffs war against the Boston Celtics. The 29-year-old was not afraid to admit that he had a sub-par series, and explained how he has used this as a motivation to make himself a better player. “It was bad,” Bledsoe said, […]

Following his departure from the Cleveland Cavaliers via trade request in the summer of 2017, Kyrie Irving aimed to be the leader and number one guy on an up and coming Boston Celtics team. Through on and off struggles this season, Irving’s eyes have opened more to what it takes to lead a team with […]

ESPN analyst Stephen A. Smith believes Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving could explore a potential reunion with former teammate LeBron James as a member of the Los Angeles Lakers during his unrestricted free agency this summer. The recent call with James to address his departure and apologize for his erroneous ways of handling a trade […]

Los Angeles Lakers superstar small forward LeBron James was reportedly very appreciative that Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving called him and apologized for how he acted during his younger days in Cleveland, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic. After the Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, Kyrie Irving revealed to local reporters […]

Former NBA player and current ESPN basketball analyst Jalen Rose says the players on the Boston Celtics are looking for star point guard Kyrie Irving to make them better on the basketball floor. Kyrie Irving recently said the young players on Boston don’t know what it takes to win a championship. The five-time All-Star then […]

Circulating social media for the past week or so has been the 10-year challenge. It involves posting one picture of yourself 10 years ago and then one from this year. It’s sort of a “glow-up” post, but it’s more focused on the actual amount of years rather than the actual growth of the person Jayson […]

Kyrie Irving, after his 27-point and 18-assist performance against the Toronto Raptors, told the media that he was wrong for blaming his Boston Celtics teammates for the team’s slump. Irving realized that he needed to critique his teammates in love rather than latching onto hate. Kyrie Irving says Jaylen Brown was right — he can’t […]

After the Boston Celtics’ 117-108 home victory against the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving told reporters that he called former teammate and Los Angeles Lakers forward LeBron James to apologize because he didn’t realize how hard it can be to lead a young core of players. The Celtics snapped a three-game losing streak during which the […]

In their win over the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics either scored or assisted his team’s final 25 points. Per ESPN, Irving finished with 27 points, a career-high 18 assists, and five rebounds in their 108-117 victory over the Raptors. Kyrie scored or assisted on the Celtics’ final 25 points of the […]

Kyrie Irving of the Boston Celtics didn’t need to look to find Gordon Hayward underneath the basket. In their game against the Toronto Raptors, Irving wasted no time after securing the loose ball to set up the play. He immediately found Hayward camping underneath the basket. Check out Kyrie Irving’s sick no-look pass as posted […]

Boston Celtics center Al Horford came off a fast break with some serious thunder on forward Serge Ibaka and the Toronto Raptors late in the third quarter of an Eastern Conference battle. Al Horford gets the dunk + stare down on Ibaka 😤 https://t.co/TwYSvthOvM — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Ibaka has been known as […]

For the past couple of weeks, there has been a ton of tension in the Boston Celtics locker room. Just the other day, Kyrie Irving called out his younger teammates for not playing with a championship attitude. As the de facto leader in Boston, Irving is learning that it’s not so easy to keep his teammates […]

On Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors, Kyrie Irving had a huge game. He set a new career high in assists and completely dominated for the Boston Celtics. Al Horford contributed 24 points with seven rebounds, and Jason Tatum had 16 points with 10 rebounds on the game. Irving came out in this game and set the […]

Who says he’s robotic? Kawhi Leonard let loose a bit after finishing over Boston Celtics’ guard Marcus Smart during the Toronto Raptor’s loss to their division rivals. KAWHI NOT?? https://t.co/6PUORDAheB — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 Kawhi not, indeed. Leonard had 33 points, but it wasn’t enough as Toronto lost in Boston, 117-108. The Raptors […]

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving’s magisterial ball handling was put on display yet again during Wednesday’s matchup against the Toronto Raptors, and it had Danny Green quickly trying to recover. Kyrie so crafty 🎨 pic.twitter.com/TPYDqFFS0I — ESPN (@espn) January 17, 2019 Irving returned to action for the Celtics after sitting out Monday’s loss to the […]

Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics just unleashed a crazy step-back 3-pointer that made the Toronto Raptors look silly. Check out the clip posted by Dime. Oh hello Gordon Hayward step back 🙌 https://t.co/FcDDTWIhO4 — Dime (@DimeUPROXX) January 17, 2019 As observed, right after the step-back move, Hayward’s defender was nowhere near him. The Celtics […]

After missing 13 consecutive games with a broken left hand, Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes is available to play on Wednesday against the Toronto Raptors. Aron Baynes suffered the injury against the Phoenix Suns on Dec. 19 and underwent surgery. #NEBHInjuryReport Aron Baynes and Marcus Smart have both been upgraded to available. — Boston […]

Gordon Hayward’s season-high mirage against the Minnesota Timberwolves welcomed the new year with a 35-point awakening, bringing the Boston Celtics reasons to believe they could turn the corner in the second half of the season. The next three games, though wins, resembled a milder Hayward, scoring 16, 12 and 14 points, respectively, through games won […]

In a much-anticipated showdown between two of the East’s best teams, the Toronto Raptors will try to earn a win at TD Garden against a suddenly scuffling Boston Celtics squad. The Raptors own the league’s best record at 33-12. They are also on a five-game winning streak and have won eight of their last 10 […]

Following an Eastern Conference Finals appearance despite missing key players, expectations for the Boston Celtics this season were high. Unfortunately, the reintegration of Kyrie Irving and Gordan Hayward into the Celtics lineup alongside young players hasn’t lived up to those expectations. So far this season, Boston has gone 25-18, earning them the fifth seed in […]

The Boston Celtics take on Kawhi Leonard and the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday, and Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving is not on the team’s injury report after missing Monday’s game against the Brooklyn Nets. Irving didn’t play versus the Nets due to a quad injury. The Celtics lost to Brooklyn by a final score […]

Coming into the season, there was a small faction that wondered if the Boston Celtics had too many cooks in the kitchen. In other words, they had too many guys who needed the ball. After three embarrassing road losses capped off by a 109-102 defeat against the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, Celtics guard Terry […]

The Boston Celtics capped off a thoroughly embarrassing three-game road trip with a 109-102 loss to the Brooklyn Nets on Monday night, dropping them to 25-18 on the year. Afterward, Celtics guard Terry Rozier acknowledged that Kyrie Irving lit into the team following their loss to the Orlando Magic on Saturday: “Kyrie said a lot […]

What will they think of next? Nike has invented an auto-lacing sneaker called the HypertAdapt BB, a concept that has been more than 30 years in the making. The first to wear the shoe will be Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum, who will debut it in the Celtics’ game against the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night: […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier is not having the year many envisioned him having coming into the 2018-19 campaign. After a solid season that was capped off by a playoff explosion a year ago, Rozier was expected to take the next step this season and become a player who could end up earning a […]

Boston Celtics forward Jaylen Brown won’t put all of his team’s struggles on this young core of players, claiming everyone else should be just as accountable for this midseason slump: “We gotta be more accountable as a group,” Brown said, according to Tom Westerholm of MassLive. “It’s not one guy. It’s not the young guys’ […]

Jayson Tatum of the Boston Celtics strongly believes that Kyrie Irving’s comments came from a good place. Per Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Tatum commented on Irving’s criticism of the team. To recall, Irving said that the young guys in the team don’t know what it takes to be a championship contender. Per NBA reporter […]

Brooklyn Nets fans wanted to get under the skin of the Boston Celtics, and they knew exactly how to do it. On Monday, Nets fans chanted “Kyrie’s leaving” during the team’s game against the Celtics. The chant occurred in the fourth quarter, amid a big lead held by the home squad. It’s hard to tell if this affected […]

In their game against the Brooklyn Nets, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens called a timeout very early in the game. Just 29 seconds into the game, Stevens stood up from the Celtics bench and signaled to the referees that he wanted a timeout. This was right after the Celtics turned the ball over on […]