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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, […]

There’s something about Boston Celtics guards and facial accessories. After Kyrie Irving recently ditched his mask which caused him some discomfort, it’s now backcourt mate Jaylen Brown’s turn to have problems with his protective glasses, causing him to lose them altogether against the Chicago Bulls. However, the glasses apparently aren’t Brown’s only problem, per Jared Weiss […]

Despite still being a rookie, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum has turned a lot of heads with his mature game, which has made many think of him as someone ahead of his young age. One facet of his game that has also received a lot of praise is his composure, especially in late-game situations where […]

On Monday night at the United Center, the Chicago Bulls (6-20) pulled off a big upset when they routed the Boston Celtics (23-6) by a score of 108-85. Yes, the undermanned Celtics didn’t have point guard Kyrie Irving or power forward Marcus Morris due to injuries, but it should be a great confidence booster for […]

The Boston Celtics will reportedly be missing the services of Marcus Morris for an extended period of time due to a nagging left knee injury. He is currently working with the team to find ways to get it back to 100 percent, according to Shams Charania of The Vertical, and there’s no specific timetable for […]

According to a tweet posted this afternoon by reporter Chris Forsberg of ESPN, it appears that the Boston Celtics (23-5) likely will be quite short-handed on Monday night when they travel to take on the lowly Chicago Bulls (5-20) at United Center. Already ruled out tonight for the Celtics are two key players in superstar […]

Chicago Bulls head coach Fred Hoiberg is a big fan of Kyrie Irving at the moment. Hoiberg believes the Boston Celtics star is playing the best out of all the point guards in the league right now. Hoiberg on Kyrie Irving: "In my opinion, there’s not another point guard playing better than him in the […]

Kyrie Irving finally shed his protective mask in the Boston Celtics’ win over the Detroit Pistons. Irving had worn the mask for the past month after suffering a facial fracture in an inadvertent collision with teammate Aron Baynes. He said he didn’t miss the mask and was happy to be seeing everything clearly again. Kyrie […]

Hardly a game goes by without someone within the NBA praising Boston Celtics rookie Jayson Tatum. Detroit Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy was the latest to chime in and offer his praises for the Celtics’ star youngster. According to The Republican’s Jay King, Van Gundy remarked prior to the Pistons’ game against the Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics are in danger of playing without their starting center, Al Horford, when they take on the Chicago Bulls on Monday. He revealed after their game on Sunday that his knee hurts, and that he is uncertain if he can see action the next day. The Celtics’ four-time All-Star then said that it […]

Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward will need to have a conversation pretty soon. About what, pray tell? Well, Irving’s theory that earth is flat, of course. Let’s explain. Irving has been on this whole tirade about the earth being flat since about February of this year. He’s offered several explanations for his thinking, including at […]

Maybe Gordon Hayward isn’t come back this year after all. Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens once again told the media on Saturday that the team’s star free agent signing is not expected to return this season after suffering a horrific leg injury at the beginning of the season, per Jay King of Masslive.com. Brad […]

Boston Celtics small forward Gordon Hayward is aching to play basketball again, but it’s not going to happen anytime soon. Nevertheless, Hayward isn’t completely discounting the idea of him playing this season. THIS season. It doesn’t take a professional to say that Gordon Hayward will be sidelined for a long time based alone on the […]

Boston Celtics guard Terry Rozier is starting to make a name for himself in the NBA, and he’s doing so on the league’s best team. In his third year with the Celtics, he’s averaging 9.3 points, 4.5 rebounds and 1.9 assists in 23.3 minutes per game — all career highs, via Basketball Reference. But Rozier […]

Boston Celtics star Gordon Hayward may be out the season, but that doesn’t prevent his teammates to imagine what it’d be like if he were playing. Celtics center Al Horford was asked what the team would be like with their free agent acquisition, Horford demurred at first. But after giving it some thought, he shared […]

Even in defeat, Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens made light of getting beat by Manu Ginobili’s wild 3-pointer on Friday. Apparently before the game, Stevens praised Ginobili about a specific part of his game, but later came to regret it, per the official Twitter account of the Celtics. Stevens on Manu Ginobili’s clutch shooting: […]