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The Boston Celtics’ championship aspirations suffered a major blow when starting center Robert Williams III tore the meniscus in his left knee during a victory over the Minnesota Timberwolves on Sunday evening. Williams, the anchor in the middle of the NBA’s top-rated defense, is out indefinitely and will undergo surgery to repair his meniscus. Williams […]

The Boston Celtics are dealing with an outbreak of COVID-19. Adam Himmelsbach of the Boston Globe reported reserve big man Robert Williams tested positive for the virus. Williams is asymptomatic. Fellow frontcourt players Tristan Thompson and Grant Williams will also have to sit down for a bit, with Himmelsbach noting they have been deemed close contacts. According […]

Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams had a chance to give his team a safe four-point lead with 35 seconds left in Game 7. Unfortunately, Williams missed both free throws which would’ve banished him from the team. But good for him, Jayson Tatum was able to snag the offensive rebound, saving the Celtics’ series and probably […]

Grant Williams is campaigning hard for Boston Celtics teammates Kemba Walker, Jayson Tatum, and Jaylen Brown to make this year’s All-Star Game. If all three of them make the 12-man cut, the Celtics rookie has promised to dye his hair pink for a month. Watch him give his hilarious campaign speech below, per John Karalis […]

Jaylen Brown of the Boston Celtics took a hilarious jab at Ben Simmons of the Philadelphia 76ers in discussing Grant Williams’ 3-point struggles. Per Abby Chin of NBC Sports Boston, Brown revealed that they were teasing Williams during his 3-point drought — which was recently broken. Jaylen Brown asked about nicknames for Grant Williams during […]

After losing Al Horford and Kyrie Irving this offseason in free agency, the Boston Celtics added Kemba Walker, as well as a glut of interesting draft, picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. One of those draft picks was two-time SEC Player of the Year Grant Williams out of Tennessee. The C’s drafted Williams at No. […]

Grant Williams knows exactly what he has to do become a viable NBA rotation player sooner rather than later. The Boston Celtics rookie told Jay King of The Athletic that he’s concentrating on honing his long-range jumper, shooting on the move, and pressuring the ball defensively as his first training camp quickly approaches. Grant Williams […]

Grant Williams is joining a Boston Celtics team that has a lot of upside to go with the questions surrounding their ability to reach the Finals. The wing will be joining a team with a good mix of veterans and young talent. The 22nd pick of the 2019 Draft has already spent time with the […]

Boston Celtics rookie Grant Williams says Gordon Hayward is starting to look like himself again. Hayward decided to stay in Boston this summer so he could be with the Celtics’ coaching and training staff instead of training in San Diego like he did in the past. Williams claims the “aggressiveness is back” for Hayward, who […]

The ‘free throw flinch’ is one of the funnier things to spot during a basketball game. The move consists of a player waiting for an opponent to shoot a free throw wildly flinching as the shot bricks off the rim, insinuating they are legitimately scared of the incoming brick. Former Boston Celtics center Al Horford, […]

Count Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens as a big believer in incoming rookie forward Grant Williams. “Grant is who Grant is; a steady guy that impacts winning,” Stevens told NBCSports Boston’s A. Sherrod Blakely. “He’s one of the few that I think can change his game pretty dramatically and still impact winning.” The Celtics […]

Boston Celtics assistant coach Scott Morrison has played down the heroics of some of his team’s best performers in the Summer League. Morrison was brutally honest, saying that regardless of how well his players perform in the pre-season tournament, they should still temper their expectations for the year ahead, and be prepared to take on […]

The Boston Celtics continue to make headlines a few days in advance of free agency. After previously being linked to Kemba Walker in free agency when the moratorium lifts in a few days time, the Boston Celtics announced today that it has added former WNBA Player Kara Lawson to its coaching staff. The Boston Celtics […]

Newly drafted Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams is ecstatic about his new team. However, despite his excitement, the 20-year-old admitted that he is currently struggling with which number to use as he enters his rookie campaign this coming season. "Wait, who wore No. 5? KG… DANG! I've got to make my own name somehow."@Grant2Will talks […]

The Boston Celtics are in for an interesting offseason. After years of planning by Celtics executive Danny Ainge, the C’s will likely lose Kyrie Irving this offseason as well as the chance to sign Anthony Davis, after the Pels shook up the NBA by trading the big man to the Lakers – spurning Boston, who […]

There are a number of teams that will have multiple first-round picks in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Atlanta Hawks have picks No. 8 and No. 10, while the Celtics have three first rounders (No. 14, No. 20 and No. 22). The Cavaliers have both the No. 5 pick and the No. 26 pick. But […]

In a season where a number of up-and-coming teams in the Eastern Conference made surprise playoff appearances, the Brooklyn Nets were a true joy to watch. From the tremendous growth made by point guard D’Angelo Russell in making his first All-Star team, to the productiveness of journeymen like Joe Harris and Jared Dudley and the […]