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For the past couple of years, Kyrie Irving has had one of the most popular sneaker lines in the market. Since the release of the Kyrie 1s, it has been patronized well by the public, leading to Nike not wasting time in designing the second and third edition of his line. With his fourth signature […]

It hasn’t been too good of a Christmas Day for the Boston Celtics. Other than the fact that they picked up a 111-103 loss at home Monday at the hands of the Washington Wizards, the Celtics also saw shooting guard Jaylen Brown suffer a leg injury late in the fourth quarter of the contest. According […]

During their matchups the past two seasons, a rivalry started to brew between the Boston Celtics and Washington Wizards. Their meetings were hotly contested, with some of their players even getting involved in altercations. However, that changed on Monday, as the two teams faced off on Christmas Day, in a very competitive, yet skirmish-free game. […]

Just because he’s now retired, it doesn’t mean that former NBA star Paul Pierce won’t have the elevated platform to spread some more anti-LeBron James propaganda. Riding an Uber driven by ESPN’s Cari Champion, Pierce was asked by the host about LeBron James. Pierce would mumble his way through saying that he enjoyed his many […]

Through the 2017-18 NBA season, Marcus Morris has missed 20 games for the Boston Celtics, including the last eight with a nagging left knee injury. However, the Celtics received good news about the 28-year-old. According to John Goodman of ESPN, Morris will make his return on Christmas Day against his twin brother Markieff Morris and […]

When it comes to Boston Celtics center Al Horford, he is usually one of the most even-tempered guys in the league. However, according to an article published by Jay King of MassLive.com on Friday afternoon, Horford really let an official have it on Wednesday night when the Celtics lost a 90-89 heartbreaker at home to […]

The New York Knicks grabbed a huge win on Thursday night over the Boston Celtics behind a strong collective team effort. Following the game, Celtics All-Star guard Kyrie Irving had some high praise for Knicks rookie point guard Frank Ntilikina’s promising play on the court. https://www.instagram.com/p/BdAmjH3B-lk/ In the last few weeks, Ntilikina has seen some […]

Boston Celtics superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is best known as one of the most electrifying players in the league and an early candidate to win MVP for the 2017-18 NBA season. However, he has also made headlines for his eccentric personality off the court. Among the notable topics that Irving has given an interesting take on […]

Someone must have soaked the ball used by the Boston Celtics and the New York Knicks Thursday in some slippery substance because how else can this happen if someone didn’t? Who greased the ball? 😂 pic.twitter.com/ufmW5mCxyq — Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) December 22, 2017 That’s a good eight-second stretch of players scrambling for the leather. It’s […]

The Boston Celtics fell at the hands of Michael Beasley and the New York Knicks Thursday night at the Madison Square Garden, but for at least one fan, the Celtics had already won him over way before the game even started. Eight-year-old Walker, who is battling through brain cancer, watched the game and was on […]

Through roughly the first quarter of his first year, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has displayed much promising play on the court. Much of that lies with his scoring prowess quickly emerging as one of the top offensive contributors from his rookie class. Tatum has accredited that skill set to shaping his game to two of […]

It has been more than two months since Boston Celtics All-Star forward Gordon Hayward suffered a fractured tibia and dislocated ankle in his left leg less than six minutes in the season opener against the Cleveland Cavaliers. This has provided him with enough time to reflect and truly assess the situation for what it is. […]

We all know how the summer trade went out for Boston. It was nothing short of awesome as the arguably best point guard in the league, Kyrie Irving, left LeBron’s shadows to play for the Celtics. Though at first, it was hard for the Celtics fans to see Isaiah Thomas leave, it was still for […]

Jayson Tatum suffered a dislocated pinkie finger last night against the Miami Heat, but was able to return to the game to end up with 11 points, seven rebounds, and two assists, albeit in a losing effort. Many rained praises on the Boston Celtics rookie for his toughness, but what was not noticeable to most […]

Jayson Tatum is one tough cookie, or rookie if you may. Early in the Boston Celtics’ matchup against the Miami Heat, the first-year swingman dove for the ball, where he ended up crashing his hand onto the floor that resulted in a dislocated right pinkie. Jayson Tatum's pinky isn't supposed to look like that… 😳 […]

Danny Ainge is a shark. The Boston Celtics’ general manager and president of basketball operations hasn’t been shy to pull the trigger on deals, especially if the proposition is of the groundbreaking variety. Ainge brought in Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen in 2007. He traded Garnett and Paul Pierce to the Nets for a lifetime […]

Kyrie Irving had another solid game for the Boston Celtics on Monday, leading his team to a 112-111 victory over the Indiana Pacers on the road. He top-scored once again for his team with 30 points, to go along with a rebound and four assists. However, what many are not putting a lot of emphasis […]

Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum is having quite a start to the work week. The former Duke Blue Devil played as though he’s worth every ounce of the hype he got entering his rookie season in the league Monday, when he scored 16 points, grabbed five rebounds, and made four assists to go with […]

The Boston Celtics snatched a win from the jaws of defeat Monday night, escaping with a razor-thin close 112-111 road victory over the Indiana Pacers. The game looked like it was headed the other way, as the Pacers had a four-point lead after Lance Stephenson sank both of his free throws with 27 seconds remaining […]

Los Angeles Lakers legendary shooting guard Kobe Bryant will be having both his No. 8 and No. 24 jerseys retired by the team on Monday night, where he will join other Lakers greats at the top of the rafters in Staples Center. Many NBA fans from around the world have been reminiscing about Bryant’s illustrious career […]

Indiana Pacers big man Domantas Sabonis won’t be excited to tell his legendary father about at least one play during Monday’s home game against the Boston Celtics. Hall of Famer Arvydas Sabonis is in Hoosier State tonight to watch his son play, but Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum ruined the elder Sabonis’ viewing experience by […]

Kyrie Irving has been a big reason for the Boston Celtics’ early-season success despite the absence of Gordon Hayward. However, Al Horford has been an equally big part of their success, and Irving acknowledged how Horford’s unique skill set has been valuable to the Celtics’ system. Per @celtics: “He’s a unique big. He’s able to […]

Los Angeles Lakers legend Kobe Bryant recently sat down with Shams Charania of Yahoo! Sports for a wide-ranging discussion. During the one-on-one interview, Bryant, who will see his jersey hoisted to the rafters inside the Staples Center on Monday night, was asked to look back on his 20-year career in the NBA. As most hoops […]

The Boston Celtics may be the best team in the NBA this season, and their current record shows it. The team that got to the Eastern Conference Finals last year as the first seed saw an exit that many predicted, but what happened after is confusing and shocking. That Celtics team all but vanished over […]

Back in July, it came to much of the shock around the league that All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving had requested a trade from the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, that was not the same range of emotions for former Cavaliers head coach David Blatt, who recently voiced to Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald that it […]

The Boston Celtics are going through a bit of a rough patch over the past couple of weeks. The Celtics have lost three of the past five games. Those losses came at the hands of the Utah Jazz, the Chicago Bulls and the San Antonio Spurs. Boston once held the best record in the NBA […]

It was immediately clear to anyone who saw the injury Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward suffered on opening night against the Cleveland Cavaliers was serious. After such a severe injury, chances were high that it would be last time anyone would see him on the court for the season. However, there was optimism in the […]

Kyrie Irving is about to release his first signature shoe as a member of the Boston Celtics with his new Irving 4’s set to go out on sale on Dec. 16. The new shoe features a couple of interesting design choices, which include a zig-zag flex grove on the outsole, as well as confetti on […]

Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris disclosed to reporters that his aching knee won’t need surgery. That’s as far as he could tell, however, according to Celtics beat writer Scott Souza. #Celtics Marcus Morris said he's had two opinions on the knee so far and they are "mostly" the same. "No surgery," he said. — […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens has earned his reputation as one of the best young coaches in the league today. He’s particularly famous for terrific after-timeout plays, which are a testament to the fine attention detail he puts into coaching. And in preparing for Gordon Hayward’s arrival in Boston this season, Stevens also revealed […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens may be angling for a job on the “Seinfield” reunion series. During a postgame press conference on Wednesday, Stevens spoke about Jaylen Brown and his having to wear goggles versus contacts after suffering an infection to one of his eyes. During his answer, Stevens stumbled into a pun that […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward still has a soft spot for his former team, the Utah Jazz. But only its players. The Celtics and Jazz will face off for the first time this season on Friday, and Hayward had a message for his former team, per Chris Forsberg of ESPN. Gordon Hayward said that, with […]

During his time in Cleveland, Kyrie Irving built himself a reputation for being a poor defender. He never played on a strong defensive team, and did not give maximum effort all the time. John Wall, on the other hand, is known as a terrific all-around point guard who defends at a high level. However, since […]

Gordon Hayward played with new Boston Celtics teammate Kyrie Irving in an actual competitive game for all of five minutes before going down with his gruesome injury. That’s obviously not what the Celtics had in mind when they brought the two stars to play together in the offseason. However, Hayward has been keeping a close […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward and head coach Brad Stevens go way back. The two basketball lifers first met each other at Butler University, where Gordon played and Stevens coached before they both ended up in the NBA. For years, they competed against each other. But that changed when Hayward decided to join Stevens and […]

Cue the Gordon Hayward-related medical diagnoses. The Boston Celtics star revealed Wednesday that he has taken off the walking boot he wore on his surgically repaired leg he injured on the first day of the season, per Chris Forsberg of ESPN. Celtics forward Gordon Hayward did indeed get out of his waking boot today. No […]

The Boston Celtics are coming off an upset 108-85 road loss at the hands of the cellar-dwelling Chicago Bulls on Monday, and they aim to bounce back from that setback Wednesday against the Denver Nuggets at home, albeit without Al Horford and probably Kyrie Irving. This is according to Keith Smith of Real GM, who […]

Even if he’s currently sidelined and recovering from the gruesome ankle injury he suffered on opening night, Gordon Hayward still remains active around basketball. He was seen taking some shots last month while sitting down, and was also tasked by the Boston Celtics to be part of their film team. In an interview with Adam […]

Gordon Hayward just might become a coach someday. While he’s been out with the leg injury, Hayward has tried to keep himself engaged with the team in various ways. One of them turned out be a scout of sorts. He watched a recent Boston Celtics game and gave his thoughts on several of his teammates, […]