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During Ring Night, where the Boston Celtics celebrated their 2023-24 NBA championship with the fans ahead of their regular season opener against the New York Knicks, Jayson Tatum spoke to fans and issued a title defense prediction for the upcoming season. “Let’s do it again!” “Let’s do it again.” Jayson Tatum addresses the Celtics fans […]

The original Big 3, Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen, reunited ahead of the Boston Celtics’ regular-season opener Wednesday night against the New York Knicks to celebrate the team’s Ring Night for their 2023-24 NBA Finals victory. Boston took home their 18th title last season and first since 2008. While the Celtics handily stormed […]

The Boston Celtics are not suffering fools as they see them lightly. Head coach Joe Mazzulla has put the media on notice and Jaylen Brown is giving state-of-the-industry addresses that have Olympics officials sitting up in attention. Team USA and Nike will also be taking notice because Brown got very specific with Stephen A. Smith. […]

Near the end of last NBA season, ESPN’s Stephen A. Smith revealed what some “unnamed sources” said about Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown. What was said wasn’t good. The unnamed sources said things like Brown was arrogant and that he thought that he was better than everybody. Brown has obviously said that those things aren’t true, and […]

Throughout the 2023-24 season, it looked as though the Boston Celtics were finally going to break through in the team’s Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown-led era. They had the perfect blend of defense, shooting, and leadership, and in the end, the Celtics won banner number 18 after dispatching of the Dallas Mavericks in five games […]

Holding onto a star player in the modern NBA is hard. Warmer weather, brighter lights, or a better roster can all whisk away a franchise cornerstone, and the new CBA and its team-building restrictions make retaining talent even more difficult nowadays. Despite these various factors, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum sounded eager to settle in […]

BOSTON — Coaching in the NBA isn’t the hardest job in the world, but it comes with plenty of pressure—especially in a sports-crazed city like Boston. However, Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla stressed that outside noise and media pressure aren’t all that daunting. On Monday, Mazzulla was asked about the high expectations the Celtics face […]

Payton Pritchard’s net worth in 2024 is $16 million. Pritchard is a professional basketball player who currently plays for the Boston Celtics. Here’s a closer look at Payton Pritchard’s net worth in 2024. What is Payton Pritchard’s net worth in 2024?: $16 million (estimate) Payton Pritchard’s net worth in 2024 is $16 million. This is […]

The NBA season is back as the New York Knicks travel to TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics. The defending champs battle division rivals as we share our NBA odds series and make a Knicks-Celtics prediction and pick. The Knicks went 50-32 last season and had title aspirations. However, an assortment of injuries […]

There are many different tiers of greatness in professional sports. There’s award-winning greatness. There’s jersey retirement greatness. And for a select few, there’s greatness that transcends the sports world, in large part because the athlete whose career is being evaluated transcends the sports. Boston Celtics legend Bill Russell is one of those athletes. By the […]

There’s a new business figure tied to the Boston Celtics. Businessman Mark Bezos, the half-brother of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, is rumored to be interested in buying the team, per Boston.com. Mark is the co-founder of an equity company called HighPost Capital, based in Florida. Bezos is one of two new business figures reported to […]

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 […]