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Following a lively offseason, the NBA might actually be deeper than ever. Parity is running rampant in a league that is historically dominated by one or two teams. Winning back-to-back titles is a punishing task, especially for those who occupy an Eastern Conference stacked with ready-made contenders and emerging squads. The Boston Celtics have a […]

Jayson Tatum’s girlfriend is Ella Mai. Tatum is one of the most exciting young superstars in basketball and is now an NBA champion as he helped lead the Boston Celtics to the 2024 NBA title. He’s a cornerstone of the Boston Celtics franchise and has built his net worth to $80 million, which will only […]

Just months after signing with the Boston Celtics in the offseason, Lonnie Walker IV is once again a free agent. The defending champions released the veteran guard after their final preseason game as a part of their final roster cuts before the regular season begins. Walker, who is entering his seventh year in the NBA, […]

After a successful summer that featured an NBA championship and an Olympic gold medal, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum was on top of the basketball world. However, Duke head coach Jon Scheyer wanted to remind him of his humble beginnings on Thursday. Scheyer, who was a part of Duke’s coaching staff when Tatum arrived at […]

On the verge of beginning their title-defense season, the Boston Celtics have a major roster decision to make. The same core group from last season’s championship team remains, and the Celtics didn’t really make any changes to their roster during the offseason. However, Boston did sign Lonnie Walker IV to an Exhibit 10 contract, and […]

The Boston Celtics are looking to become the first team to repeat as NBA champions since the Golden State Warriors in 2017 and 2018, and they will need both of their stars to be operating at a high level in order to do so. Jayson Tatum is widely regarded as the Celtics’ best player, but […]

DALLAS — Dallas Mavericks center Dereck Lively II recently revealed that Kevin Garnett was a player he looked up to while growing up. “I definitely watched a lot of Kevin Garnett… His mentality, no matter where he is on the floor you’re going to know he’s there,” Lively said of the former NBA star while […]

Although the Boston Celtics are looking poised to repeat as NBA champions in 2024-25, Jayson Tatum still has plenty of personal motivation heading into this season to once again perform at an elite level. At the age of 26, Tatum figures to be just now entering the heart of his NBA prime, and Boston is […]

The Boston Celtics are fresh off winning NBA championship banner No. 18. The Celtics are running it back with almost the exact same roster as last season, which is no surprise given just how dominant this franchise was during the run to the championship. Boston has an expensive roster ready to repeat. Nonetheless, the NBA […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics wrapped up their preseason slate on Tuesday night, bringing them one step closer to the official start of their title defense. Although the C’s secured a championship in dominant fashion in June, they didn’t relax during their exhibition matches. Boston went 4-1 in the five-game slate and rattled off four […]

In NBA history, not a single team has ever recovered from a 3-0 playoff series deficit. In fact, NBA teams are 0-154 when faced with a 3-0 hole in the playoffs. Here’s a closer look at 10 times an NBA team came close to coming out of a 3-0 playoff series hole. 1951 NBA Finals […]

The NBA regular season starts on Oct. 22. Teams around the league have a pretty good understanding of what their regular season roster will look like, and they also have a pretty good idea of how they will go about reaching their goals for this season. Whether those goals are to win the championship, make […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown entered the NBA in 2016 alongside Philadelphia 76ers big man Guerschon Yabusele. Although they both find themselves in the league eight years later, their journeys to the 2024-25 season have been very different. Brown is currently the longest-tenured Celtic and one of the team’s most vocal leaders. He’s […]

The Philadelphia 76ers continued their preseason with a matchup against the defending champions, the Boston Celtics. Most of the veteran players rested on the second night of a back-to-back and it showed. Boston went up by 22 early on and, unsurprisingly, never looked back. Final score: 139-89. Paul George repped his Sixers threads in a […]

Roughly four months ago, the Boston Celtics captured their 18th championship in team history. Finally, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown were able to escape all of the outside noise surrounding their potential together and hoist the Larry O’Brien Championship Trophy into the air. A lot has happened across the NBA since the 2024 NBA Finals […]

BOSTON — A championship will always unite Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and head coach Joe Mazzulla. However, their relationship began long before that and isn’t defined by a trophy. During practice on Thursday, Tatum voiced his appreciation for Mazzulla and highlighted what he loves about the young coach. “I love Joe to death,” Tatum […]

Matt Barnes has no hesitation — he thinks the Boston Celtics are the team to beat in not only the Eastern Conference, but the NBA as a whole. The 44-year-old NBA veteran believes the defending champs are the NBA Finals favorites heading into the 2024-25 season. He went on to argue that the 2024 Summer […]

Heading into the 2024 NBA Finals, the Boston Celtics appeared to be the clear favorite. They posted the best overall record in the league and only lost two playoff games prior to the championship round. Vegas thought they’d win too, yet many media members disagreed. Celtics star forward Jayson Tatum was surprised to see a […]

NBA fans are getting an inside look at stars such as Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James, Minnesota Timberwolves All-Star Anthony Edwards, and Boston Celtics champion Jayson Tatum. As the 2024 Finals champion gears up for what Tatum hopes will be an MVP season in 2024-25, fans are getting an in-depth look at last season, […]

Back in the day, Paul Pierce was one of the best forwards in the NBA. He garnered 10 All-Star Game appearances, four All-NBA Team selections, an NBA championship, and a Finals MVP. But while Pierce has been long retired from the game, he continues to contribute as an analyst. However, as an analyst, Pierce has […]

Trashing talking in the game of basketball is age-old tradition. One of the best trash talkers in today’s game is Minnesota Timberwolves star Anthony Edwards. So it comes as no surprise that in the new Netflix documentary, ‘Starting 5,’ Anthony Edwards is at the center of trash talk directed towards Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum, […]

Ahead of the 2024-25 campaign, NBA analysts are coming around on the Oklahoma City Thunder. You’d be hard-pressed to find any underestimating of the magnitude of their offseason moves coupled with their up-and-coming core. Led by 26-year-old superstar Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, who NBA GMs predict as MVP in 2025, the Thunder are coming off their first […]

The Washington Wizards have had one division title since 1980, which came in the 2017 season. Former Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal recollected that season, which saw the Wiz losing in seven games to the Boston Celtics. While on the Run Your Race Podcast, Beal talked about how his Wizards team would’ve proved to be […]

Winning back-to-back titles used to be commonplace in the NBA, but times have changed. No team has repeated in six years and no franchise has even made consecutive appearances in the NBA Finals in five years. In this era of unpredictability, the Boston Celtics strive for continued dominance, and general managers across the league think […]

In preparation for the preseason, Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum received some criticism for the $2.8 million watch he wore during the Abu Dhabi Games. A reporter asked if his watch was a ‘kid’s watch’ despite the watch being priced at seven figures. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Sideline Sources (@sidelinesources) […]

Last season, Joe Mazzulla made waves in the NBA after the Boston Celtics front office promoted him to fill in for the controversial Ime Udoka as head coach. Despite low expectations due to the disruption that rocked the team off the court, Mazzulla took matters into his own hands and managed to lead the Celtics […]

PHILADELPHIA — The next stop on Tacko Fall’s basketball journey is the New Zealand Breakers of the NBL, who will continue their tour of the United States with a game against the Philadelphia 76ers at the Wells Fargo Center on Monday. Fall, who last appeared in the NBA during the 2021-22 season with the Cleveland […]

The Boston Celtics dominated the 2023-24 season, yet they never notched a win against the Denver Nuggets. In fact, the Nuggets were the only team the C’s didn’t beat across the entire league. Boston exacted some revenge during preseason, going 2-0 against Denver as part of the NBA Abu Dhabi Games. On Friday, the Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics will be chasing their second championship in a row, but some people expect Jayson Tatum to be chasing another trophy this season as well. Jayson Tatum was asked after their preseason game against the Denver Nuggets about personal accolades, and he gave an insightful answer. “Everybody should have individual goals, and we’re […]

The Nuggets and the Celtics meet in Abu Dhabi for the second of two straight preseason games on Sunday morning! The Celtics have all of the momentum as the defending champions. The Nuggets enter the new NBA season hungry to bounce back after losing in the Conference Semifinals. We now continue our NBA odds series […]

The Boston Celtics may have won their 18th championship in June but for most of the players on the team, it was the first championship of their careers. That included Finals MVP Jaylen Brown, who recalls the specific moment the team cohesively rallied to reach the title. Brown said the team’s championship moment was born […]

Basketball fans widely recognize Cooper Flagg as the real deal, and former Boston Celtics superstar Kevin Garnett is among those who admire the Duke basketball freshman’s skills. In a recent episode of the “Ticket & The Truth” podcast, hosted by Garnett and fellow Celtics legend Paul Pierce, the former NBA MVP praised Flagg, calling him […]

Jaylen Brown claimed the Finals MVP award, largely due to his impressive defense on Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving. His all-around performance played a key role in the Boston Celtics’ five-game dominance over the Dallas Mavericks. Brown appeared on the popular show Hot Ones with Sean Evans, where he offered an insightful comparison about guarding […]

This season, the Boston Celtics are hoping to become the first team since the 2017 and 2018 Golden State Warriors to repeat as NBA championships. But in order to do so, they have be focused with the right mentality. During a recent episode of the show, ‘Hot Ones’ from First We Feast, Celtics star Jaylen […]

Boston Celtics backup point guard Payton Pritchard was the star of the team’s preseason opener win against the Denver Nuggets. The 26-year-old, who is the primary backup to Jrue Holiday, finished 6-of-13 shooting, but every make was from three-point range. He finished with 21 points, six assists and four rebounds in 24 minutes. Pritchard scored […]

There’s no doubt that Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla loves basketball, prompting players to call him a “sicko” for how he goes about his job. Jaylen Brown was recently on the Hot Ones show, where he talked about Mazzulla and how they’re running an offense similar to that of a larger mammal. “One of […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown has shown he can handle the heat of the NBA playoffs, but his resolve was tested by a different kind of warmth this offseason. The three-time All-Star went on “Hot Ones,” a talk show where notable guests answer questions while devouring increasingly spicy wings. Brown wasn’t too bothered by the […]

As the 2024-25 NBA season approaches, Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving took a moment during Mavericks Media Day to reflect on his performance in the 2024 NBA Finals. In a conversation with Locked on Mavs, Irving acknowledged that his performance in the Finals was not a true representation of his capabilities, while giving significant credit […]

The basketball is round. That’s one of the few constants in the history of the NBA. There have been more than 12 million NBA games played, so there are plenty of unexpected things that have happened in so many opportunities. Some NBA teams have set records for the strangest reasons. Here’s a look at the […]