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The trade deadline is routinely one of the busiest moments of each NBA season, but one name has dominated the headlines this year. Anthony Davis and his camp may have made this happen as part of a calculated move to put pressure on the Los Angeles Lakers, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, […]

The New Orleans Pelicans turned down a massive offer from the Los Angeles Lakers for Anthony Davis on Tuesday, with the Lakers’ offer reportedly featuring Kyle Kuzma, Brandon Ingram, Lonzo Ball, Ivica Zubac, Josh Hart, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, plus draft picks. So, basically, the Lakers were willing to trade their entire team outside of LeBron […]

A rival NBA general manager of the Boston Celtics says the Celtics aren’t taking trade calls on star point guard Kyrie Irving, according to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald. Irving told fans at the TD Garden before the season began he was planning to re-sign with Boston this summer. However, the All-Star guard told […]

The Boston Celtics arguably have the best package to offer in the league-wide sweepstakes for New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis. President Danny Ainge has a stockpile of intriguing young players and first-round draft picks that he can present to the Pelicans in exchange for their disgruntled superstar. The most intriguing of those assets […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is reportedly upset at how his name has been constantly linked to rumors surrounding New Orleans Pelicans big man Anthony Davis, according to Chris Mannix of Sports Illustrated. The latest reports signaled that while Irving has somewhat gone back on his word of coming back to Boston in the offseason, […]

The NBA trade deadline is looming Thursday, and right now, there is not really much the Boston Celtics can do. They can’t make a trade for Anthony Davis until the summer due to the “Rose rule” concerning Kyrie Irving, and there don’t seem to be a whole lot of interesting pieces available at the deadline […]

Per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, the Boston Celtics will attempt to acquire Anthony Davis. This is regardless of whether or not Kyrie Irving remains with the team for the long term. Danny Ainge has encouraged the Pelicans to wait until the offseason to negotiate with the Celtics. Boston remains determined to try and partner Anthony Davis […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojarnowski tweeted out more updates on the Anthony Davis trade saga, and it doesn’t look like a trade will be happening soon. Per Wojarnowski, Boston Celtics general manager Danny Ainge is doing all he can to convince the Pelicans to wait to trade AD, so that the Celts can get a shot at […]

New Orleans Pelicans superstar power forward Anthony Davis is finally on the trade block, which means Boston Celtics small forward Jaylen Brown is going to be mentioned in a bevy of trade rumors again. The Celtics can’t trade for Anthony Davis this season unless they part ways with star point guard Kyrie Irving because of […]

Just days away from the NBA Trade Deadline, the buzz surrounding what will happen with Anthony Davis continues be the top story of the league. The latest, which surfaced Monday afternoon, is that Davis has provided the New Orleans Pelicans with a list of four teams he would consider signing a long-term deal with. Those […]

Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving will be held out of Tuesday night’s road game against the Cavs due to a left hip strain, according to an official report from the team. #NEBHInjuryReport for tomorrow vs. Cleveland: Aron Baynes (left foot contusion) – OUTKyrie Irving (left hip strain) – OUTRobert Williams (low back soreness) – QUESTIONABLE […]

The Pelicans have been made aware of “a handful” of teams that Anthony Davis would be willing to sign long-term with upon a trade, beyond the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks. The Boston Celtics, to no surprise, are not included on that list, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. This could help open […]

Marcus Smart is an integral part of the Boston Celtics’ defense. He’s usually tasked to guard the best players from the opposing teams. His tenacious defense is one of the reasons why he accomplished something great during Boston’s 134-129 home win against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Marcus Smart has passed John Havlicek and is No. […]

Paul George of the Oklahoma City Thunder had some advice for Gordon Hayward of the Boston Celtics regarding his struggles coming off a gruesome leg injury and as the latter battles through inconsistency this season. Midway into the season, Hayward is evidently not yet back to his old self before the horrific injury he suffered last […]

Boston Celtics president and general manager Danny Ainge has been building a team that can contend for a championship. He has done it through draft picks and blockbuster trades. While the Celtics look like a decent team at face value, an NBA agent believes that Ainge’s plan to build a championship team has failed. Mark […]

Despite his drama earlier in the year, Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics feels that his team is indomitable and that they can “beat anybody.” Smart on Celtics dropping 134 points against 2nd ranked Thunder D: “We can compete with anybody.” — Brian Robb (@BrianTRobb) February 3, 2019 NBC Sports echoes Marcus Smart’s newfound confidence […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the highly talented Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday afternoon, with point guard Kyrie Irving leading the way for the surging Eastern Conference franchise. With Irving’s defense becoming the topic of discussion on Sunday, it was clear that Celtics head coach Brad Stevens took notice. “Kyrie’s in the right spot a lot,” […]

Prior to last year’s Super Bowl, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens wore a Bill Belichick-style hoodie in his postgame presser. Belichick’s New England Patriots then went on to lose to the Philadelphia Eagles later that night. This time around, Brad Stevens was not about to tempt fate, as he was not wearing the Bill […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has improved exponentially as a player this season, and one area in which he has improved the most is his perimeter shooting. Known primarily as a defensive stopper coming into this season, Smart has actually turned into a reliable 3-point shooter for the Celtics, entering Sunday’s action shooting 36.4 percent […]

Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes will likely be out until the All-Star break with a foot contusion, the big man told A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston: Aron Baynes (foot) said he'll likely be out until the all-star break. — A. Sherrod Blakely (@ASherrodblakely) February 3, 2019 Baynes, who was previously ruled out for Sunday’s […]

Boston Celtics legend Red Auerbach is considered one of the greatest coaches not just in the history of basketball, but in the history of sports, period. During his tenure as Celtics head coach back in the 1950s and ’60s, Auerbach led Boston to nine championships. He then won seven more as a Celtics executive. Current […]

Boston Celtics fans sweat buckets when superstar guard Kyrie Irving retracted on a previous commitment he made to stay with the historic franchise. Irving publicly said during the Celtics’ annual fan fest back in October that he intends to re-sign with the team next summer. However, in a press conference this past Friday, Irving once […]

Former Cleveland Cavaliers teammates LeBron James and Kyrie Irving recently buried the hatchet regarding their dispute that dates back all the way to their time together with the Cavs. James recently discussed the reported phone call, wherein Irving apologized to LeBron after seeing what it was like to be a leader himself for the Boston Celtics. […]

Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes will miss his team’s game on Sunday against the Oklahoma City Thunder with a left foot contusion, the team announced on Twitter. #NEBHInjuryReport Aron Baynes (left foot contusion) is OUT tomorrow vs OKC. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 2, 2019 This is an especially inopportune time for the Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics reportedly speak with All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving all the time about his future and still feel very comfortable that he will re-sign with the team in the summer, according to Chris Mannix of The Crossover. Kyrie Irving can become an unrestricted free agent after this season ends if he declines his […]

Boston Celtics star Kyrie Irving is a very, very strange athlete. Whether it’s claiming the world is flat or see-sawing back and forth between what he is going to do in free agency this summer, Irving tends to drive sports fans crazy. Celtics forward Marcus Morris says that because of who Irving is, the media […]

After Friday’s Boston Celtics game, their star point guard Kyrie Irving went out to the crowd to give his father his jersey. The Celtics beat the New York Knicks 113-99. After the game, Irving was asked about how he felt about Knicks fans chanting for him. Irving told Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston: “At […]

Kyrie Irving just can’t seem to stay out of his own way. The silver lining this time is that rather than pushing conspiracy theories under the guise of “free thought,” the Boston Celtics superstar is simply muddying the waters regarding his highly-anticipated foray into free agency this summer. Before the Celtics easily dispatched of a […]

New Orleans Pelicans star Anthony Davis’ father made headlines on Friday when he said he wouldn’t want his son to play for the Boston Celtics because of the way they treated point guard Isaiah Thomas. The Celtics traded Thomas in the summer of 2017 to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Kyrie Irving. It was a very […]

Post-game jersey swapping is all the rage in the NBA. Dwyane Wade, on his farewell tour toward retirement, seems to trade jerseys with an opposing player in almost every single game. LeBron James even gave Luka Doncic his jersey after the Los Angeles Lakers in a November win over the Dallas Mavericks, despite not receiving […]

Kyrie Irving’s future with the Boston Celtics is apparently more tenuous than anyone anticipated. The six-time All-Star made headlines Friday morning by walking back his previous remarks about intending to opt out of his contract this summer and sign a long-term deal with the green and gold. The timing and location of Irving’s comments only […]

The Boston Celtics remain focused on trading for New Orleans Pelicans superstar big man Anthony Davis despite his father’s comments, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Anthony Davis’ father told ESPN on Friday he doesn’t want his son to play for the Celtics because they aren’t a loyal franchise. Davis Sr. was referring to how […]

Kyrie Irving definitely didn’t request a trade and didn’t even say anything to suggest the Boston Celtics aren’t the frontrunner to sign him in free agency this summer. In the wake of Kristaps Porzingis’ sudden departure from the New York Knicks and Anthony Davis’ stated desire to continue his career with a team other than […]

For some reason, what was once a steady relationship between the Boston Celtics and Kyrie Irving has now turned into a shaky one, as rumors now indicate that the All-Star guard is having second thoughts about staying with the franchise. However, the Celtics front office remains confident that they can keep Irving, who has also […]

Anthony Davis’ father doesn’t want his son to play for the Boston Celtics and it’s all because of how the franchise treated former point guard Isaiah Thomas. Anthony Davis, who has requested a trade from the Pelicans, has been linked to the Celtics. However, Anthony Davis Sr. says if it was up to him, he […]

The New Orleans Pelicans have officially received a trade request from superstar Anthony Davis. After seven years in The Big Easy, Davis wants out. Hosted by Clutchpoints’ Frank Smith, Clippers’ reporter Tomer Azarly, and Lakers’ reporter Ryan Ward, we circle the NBA discussing the week’s most intriguing storylines. This week’s topics are all about Anthony […]

The NBA’s trade deadline frenzy has already begun with the New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks offering the first salvo in blockbuster deals. With one stroke, the Knicks and Mavs sent shock waves reverberating throughout the league as Kristaps Porzingis, Tim Hardaway Jr., Courtney Lee and Trey Burke were sent packing from New York to […]

At the start of this season, Kyrie Irving stood before the crowd inside TD Garden and announced his devotion to the Celtics. Now, just a few months later, the former Duke Blue Devil has changed his tune. During Friday morning’s media availability, Irving made a surprising revelation, noting that he “doesn’t owe anyone sh**” with […]

All the talk in the NBA lately about who’s going to be traded where and what team each player will sign with in the offseason has left the league with no shortage of drama. All this noise in the league apparently has Kyrie Irving feeling himself. In talking with Cassidy Hubbarth prior to the Boston […]