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Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward made his highly-anticipated return to the basketball court on Tuesday night following a year on the sidelines recovering from a gruesome leg injury almost exactly one year ago. The 28-year-old did show some rust and had a sub-par performance, but Hayward believes that it was a momentous game for him […]

Boston Celtics young stud Jayson Tatum is already in All-Star form early into the season.  Tatum, who was 20 years and 227 days old for Tuesday’s opener, became the youngest Celtic to score at least 20 points in a season opener. Jayson Tatum is the youngest player in @celtics history to score at least 20 […]

Los Angeles Lakers newcomer Rajon Rondo recently came across a very interesting piece of history. The former Boston Celtics star learned just how Lakers legend Kobe Bryant defeated him and his Celtics in the Finals almost a decade ago. As it turns out, despite the incident happening eight long years ago, it still hit a nerve […]

Philadelphia 76ers superstar Joel Embiid is anything but your typical NBA player. As it turns out, even the Sixers big man’s pregame routine is out of the ordinary. The 24-year-old Cameroonian was caught on camera watching an episode of the popular cartoon show “Rick and Morty” as he was being treated on the trainer’s table […]

LeBron James’ departure from the Eastern Conference has not sat all that well with Boston Celtics center Al Horford, who was anxious to run it back this year with his team in full force. The Celtics fell a game shy of a ticket to the NBA Finals, losing to the Cleveland Cavaliers in seven games, […]

Terry Rozier was one of the spark plugs coming off an electric Boston Celtics bench to help rout the Philadelphia Sixers during Tuesday night’s season-opener. Rozier put up 11 points and eight rebounds in 27 minutes, helping keep the Sixers at bay in several instances throughout the game. His block on Joel Embiid during the […]

Tuesday was a special night for Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward and his family. It marked the first time Hayward played in a meaningful NBA game since fracturing his left ankle last year against the Cleveland Cavaliers on opening night. As expected, the All-Star swingman was nervous, had butterflies in his stomach, and was […]

Philadelphia 76ers star big man Joel Embiid says the team doesn’t have a rivalry with the Boston Celtics because the Celtics are always beating them. The Sixers lost to the Celtics on opening night by a final score of 105-87. Embiid told reporters postgame the Celtics are always “kicking their a**” and that’s why the […]

The biggest news this side of the world today is that the NBA is back after a long absence, with the Philadelphia 76ers taking on the Boston Celtics at TD Garden in Beantown. But while fans were expecting high-quality basketball they’ve never laid eyes on for quite some time, they were instead treated to a […]

The Boston Celtics kicked off their 2018-19 in the same manner the Boston Red Sox did in Game 3 of the ALCS: with a decisive victory. And just like Red Sox outfield Jackie Bradley Jr, who hit a huge grand slam Tuesday night against the Houston Astros, forward Jaylen Brown provided the Celtics’ own signature […]

The NBA season is officially back, so that means we get to see players dress up in some elaborate clothes. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart wasted no time in showing off his clothing line. Smart signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the Celtics in July, and it looks like the rugged defender used some […]

Kyrie Irving’s game isn’t the only thing Boston Celtics are looking forward to seeing this season. Fans are dying to get a glimpse of the Nike Kyrie 5. Fans got a chance to see the kicks in action during a Celtics practice, courtesy of Bleacher Report Kicks. The Kyrie 5 is set to drop sometime […]

Boston Celtics star point guard Kyrie Irving knows first-hand what it takes to beat the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals. Back in 2016, Irving, LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers became the first team in NBA history to erase a 3-1 series deficit in the Finals to win a championship. They did it […]

Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward took to Twitter to let the world know that he’s back. He’s back and excited for his first real season in a kelly green Celtics uniform. His first year with Boston was cut tragically short just minutes into the first NBA game of the season last year. He suffered a […]

The Los Angeles Clippers open the NBA season this week and there’s an argument that the team should embrace a rebuild. L.A.C. will have almost $70 million in cap space after this season. They’d also lose their draft pick if it falls outside the 1-14 range. Yes, they finished last season with a 42-40 overall record that […]

The new NBA season finally tips off on Tuesday night featuring a a budding rivalry between the Philadelphia 76ers and Boston Celtics. However, the Sixers recently confirmed that they will be without 6-foot-11 big man Mike Muscala, who is currently nursing a right ankle sprain. The Philadelphia 76ers announced that Mike Muscala is out tonight […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered a gruesome ankle injury on opening night of the 2017-18 season. He was forced to watch from the sidelines for months. However, after a lengthy rehabilitation, the former Butler Bulldog is ready to take the floor. To highlight Hayward’s drive towards recovery, the designers at League of Legends developed […]

Boston Celtics superstar point guard Kyrie Irving painfully watched on the sidelines as the Boston Celtics made a surprising run in the playoffs before bowing out in seven games to the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East Finals. What made the run more impressive was that the Celtics were without arguably two of their best players […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward dropped some news a day before the 2018-19 NBA season kicks off. In a brief message on Twitter, Hayward announced that he’s partnering with China-based sporting apparel company, Anta. Have a read of Hayward’s announcement and a sneak peek of his signature shoe from Anta. New season. New beginnings. I'm […]

The Boston Celtics open the 2018-19 NBA regular-season Tuesday at home against the Philadelphia 76ers, and all eyes will be on small forward Gordon Hayward. The last time we saw Hayward play in a meaningful game, the All-Star swingman suffered a gruesome left ankle injury. That was on opening night last season in Cleveland when […]

Rajon Rondo has a unique reason for why he’s chasing a title with the Los Angeles Lakers. The NBA champion wants to become the first to win a title with the Boston Celtics and the Lakers. He told Ryan Ward of ClutchPoints that he wants to be: “The first to win with the two most […]

Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered a nasty ankle injury on opening night last season. As a result, he was ruled out for the remainder of that campaign. Now, after months of rehab, the former Butler Bulldog is well enough to play, but it sounds like his minutes will be limited at first. Following Monday’s […]

Last season’s second-round matchup between the Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers was one for the books. It marked the beginning of a budding rivalry between the two teams, which Celtics guard Terry Rozier discussed in a recent interview. The feisty 6-foot-1 point guard is certainly loving every bit of the fledgling rivalry, claiming it adds […]

Boston Celtics point guard Terry Rozier had the opportunity to sign an extension worth roughly $12 million per year. However, A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston reported Sunday that the 24-year-old rejected the offer, leaving his options open as a restricted free agent after this season. According to Blakely’s report, Rozier’s decision to decline […]

The Eastern Conference is undergoing a shift in the power balance. The Cleveland Cavaliers lost LeBron James this offseason, so the team’s stranglehold on the East is over. Jayson Tatum and the Boston Celtics are looking to assert themselves as the team to beat in the conference. The young swingman knows the conference is wide […]

The Boston Celtics and Jayson Tatum soundly beat the Philadelphia 76ers and Joel Embiid in the Eastern Conference Semifinals in May. Tatum and Embiid spent part of their summers working out with each other, and Tatum was sure to remind his rival of their playoff series. The Celtics beat the Sixers in five games, but […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is widely regarded as one of the fiercest competitors in the game today. As a matter of fact, even teammate Jaylen Brown is astounded by Smart’s competitive nature, claiming that Smart actually drives him crazy. Brown was recently the guest of honor in a forum held at the Massachusetts Institute […]

The Boston Celtics and point guard Terry Rozier will not come to an agreement on a contract extension prior to Monday’s deadline, according to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe. Rozier will make $3 million this season and become a restricted free agent in the summer of 2019 if Boston offers him a $4.29 million […]

Gordon Hayward is now healthy, but the Celtics are not rushing anything in his return to the lineup. After almost a year of rehab following a horrific injury in their first game of the season last year, Hayward will be back to play for the Celtics’ who are the definite favorites to come out of […]

There is no shortage of talent in the Boston Celtics locker room. Five-time All-Star Kyrie Irving and last season’s rookie sensation Jayson Tatum recently went at it in a playful war of words, which eventually ended up with the 20-year-old blaming team general manager Danny Ainge for him not being selected as last year’s first […]

Earlier this month, Boston Celtics All-Star Kyrie Irving stood before the hometown fans inside TD Garden and announced that he would like to re-sign with the team after this season. The announcement came as a surprise to many, including Celtics President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge. “If you guys will have me back, I plan […]

The Boston Celtics boast one of the deepest rosters in the league as of today. Head coach Brad Stevens plans to keep it that way as he hopes the team secures backup point guard Terry Rozier in a long-term deal. Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe tweeted out Stevens’ statement on his desire to keep […]

The Boston Celtics’ reserve guard in Terry Rozier weighs in on his contract extension negotiations as the October 15 deadline looms. As reported by Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, Rozier is trying to focus on the team, rather than the contract extension. He admitted that there’s a bit of pressure on inking the deal, […]

The hype is real. Reports say that the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics are getting the most bets to win the NBA championship this season. While both teams would actually amp up the league if they faced in the Finals, they have to hurdle past the Golden State Warriors, an almost impossible task […]

Most players use their first few seasons in the NBA to develop their game at a professional level. Their potential is often evident, but it can take time to learn all of the tricks of this trade. Boston Celtics teammates Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, however, think they’re ready to lead now. Brown, now 21 […]

Boston Celtics star forward Gordon Hayward’s own version of trusting the process will come full circle next Tuesday night. Per Jay King of The Athletic, Hayward plans to play in the season opener versus the Philadelphia 76ers. Gordon Hayward (back) said he plans to play Tuesday. His body felt the best it has all preseason […]

Boston Celtics young budding star Jaylen Brown has just been teammates with five-time All-Star Kyrie Irving for one year. Even so, he already gushes over Irving’s rare star quality of being a most willing mentor. Bleacher Report’s Howard Beck wrote a column about Irving, where he mentioned Brown’s positive statements towards the Celtics star point […]

A year removed from the trade request that shook the NBA world, Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving now reflects on his decision to seek his way out of the Cleveland Cavaliers as the best decision he has made in his young NBA career. Despite having lost the 2017 NBA Finals in five games to the […]

Being close friends with someone often comes with a lot of sharing. For Boston Celtics teammates Kyrie Irving and Terry Rozier, that mantra holds true. As the Celtics were preparing for the postseason, Irving was still recovering from knee surgery. Throughout his time on the sidelines, Irving began to mentor Rozier, preparing him for the […]