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Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes has been ruled out of the team’s Monday night game against the Orlando Magic after sustaining a hamstring injury, according to the team. Baynes picked up the injury during their game against the New York Knicks on Saturday. He started for the Celtics against the Knicks for the first time this […]

The Boston Celtics are on a mission this upcoming season to make the NBA Finals after coming so close last season despite a slew of key injuries. Now, with everyone back healthy and ready to go, the Celtics’ mission is simple: Make the NBA Finals and compete for a championship. As they welcome their main stars […]

Aron Baynes played for the 2012-13 San Antonio Spurs, a team that nearly won a championship before losing in heartbreaking fashion to LeBron James’ Miami Heat. Waxing nostalgic, Baynes couldn’t help but notice how eerily similar his 2017-18 Boston Celtics team was to his Spurs team back then, according to ESPN’s Chris Forsberg. The teams had […]

The Boston Celtics were one of the grittiest teams in the NBA last season, thanks to a number of dedicated players focused on fulfilling their roles on an almost nightly basis. Perhaps no Celtic exemplified that quality the most than tough guy Aron Baynes, who is expected to remain a Celtic beyond this season. According […]

Though they lost Gordon Hayward on opening night to a gruesome injury, then later Kyrie Irving to knee surgery, the Boston Celtics managed to persevere. In fact, the C’s made it all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals before seeing their season come to an end. Now, with the 2017-18 season […]

Earlier this week, Philadelphia 76ers big man Joel Embiid took to Twitter to roast man-mountain Aron Baynes by ridiculing the Boston Celtics center’s hairdo. It was all for fun obviously, but that did not stop the universe of Twitter from converging to roast Embiid back by pointing out the fact that while Baynes may have […]

The Boston Celtics fell to the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference Finals on Monday night, and the series now heads back to Boston for Game 5 on Wednesday night tied at 2-2. Celtics center Aron Baynes finished Game 4 with eight points, seven rebounds, and a block in 16 productive minutes […]

Boston Celtics big man Aron Baynes is having a pretty lucky NBA career. In his first three years in the league, he played under Gregg Popovich, considered to be among the all-time great coaches in history. He even got a ring in the process. Now, in his sixth year in the league, he’s being coach […]

The Boston Celtics got off to a great start to the Eastern Conference Finals, taking down the Cleveland Cavaliers convincingly 108-83 on Sunday afternoon, but the victors are by no means satisfied with their performance. Following a team effort to limit LeBron James to 15 points and forcing him into coughing up the ball seven […]

The Philadelphia 76ers were in Boston on Wednesday night, looking to extend their stay in the playoffs for at least another game against the Celtics. Such high-stakes came with crazy emotions, as Joel Embiid and Aron Baynes appears to get a little after it. In one play during the third quarter of Game 5 of […]

Aron Baynes of the Boston Celtics was once under Philadelphia 76ers head coach Brett Brown during their time with the Australian national team. Mo Dakhil of thejumpball.net, who also served as the national team’s video coordinator recalled one incident between the two. Funny story, in my first year with the Australian national team Baynes had shot […]

Acquiring assets is only part of a process. Stick around long enough, and any general manager will eventually be dealt a good hand. A front office shows its worth in how and when they play it. Sam Hinkie spent years hoarding chips until, finally, the Philadelphia 76ers landed on its two aces, Joel Embiid and Ben Simmons. The pair […]

The Milwaukee Bucks are doing all they can to prevent the Boston Celtics from going up 3-0 in the series. So far, things have gone according to their plan, as the Bucks are currently in the process of severely beating the Celtics in Game 3 of the series at home Friday night. Perhaps no play […]

While it may not be part of Russell Westbrook’s highlight reel, the following video shows another proof of Russ’s ruthlessness. He will dunk on anyone. He doesn’t care if you’re tying your shoes. In a video posted by Dime on UPROXX, Westbrook is seen lifting off for a dunk attempt while Aron Baynes of the […]

There is no doubt that Karl-Anthony Towns is one of the best young centers in the NBA today. His rare combination of size, outside shooting and ability to finish strong on vicious dunks have made him a nightmare matchup for the Minnesota Timberwolves opponents. On Thursday against the Boston Celtics, Aron Baynes found out first […]

Boston Celtics rookie forward Jayson Tatum just keeps on putting people who stand between him and the rim on posters. Apparently, the same can be said even when it involves Tatum’s own teammates, as Celtics big man Aron Baynes could attest. During the third quarter of Saturday night’s road game against the Brooklyn Nets, Tatum […]

For big men in the league, they take pride in defending shot attempts inside the paint, and try to prevent easy baskets to the best of their abilities. Boston Celtics bruiser Aron Baynes showed just that versus the Dallas Mavericks, as he challenged a semi hook from Maxi Kleber. However, Baynes wasn’t successful in stopping […]

During the highly-anticipated match between the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors Thursday night, a video was shown on the jumbotron at TD Garden as Celtics players show to those in attendance who they’ve been mistaken for in the past. Terry Rozier had Dwyane Wade, Al Horford had Grant Hill, Kyrie Irving had O.J. Mayo, […]

Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving has been declared out for the rest of the contest against the Charlotte Hornets Friday after taking a hit in the face from teammate Aron Baynes, as reported by Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe and Chris Forberg of ESPN, who also pointed out that Irving is being examined […]

With all the moves the Boston Celtics made during the offseason, one position they really wanted to bolster is the center spot. Although they have Al Horford, they were looking for a natural center that will allow him to play the four spot in some stretches, to have a taller lineup, capable of rebounding better […]

Boston Celtics center Aron Baynes suffered a sprained left knee in the first quarter of the Celtics’ 113-96 preseason win against the Philadelphia 76ers and did not return, per ESPN’s Chris Forsberg. Celtics say Aron Baynes suffered a left knee sprain and will not return. — Chris Forsberg (@ChrisForsberg_) October 10, 2017 Baynes lasted just […]

Legendary Celtics broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn recently made a few headlines stemming from awkward comments he made about the team’s new center, Aron Baynes. During their preseason opener against the Charlotte Hornets on Monday, the veteran commentator talked about seeing him inside the shower room, and discussed what he saw that made him say that “he […]

With the Boston Celtics opening their preseason on Monday, it gave their players a chance to play the closest to competitive basketball for the first time since last season. That said, it’s understandable that they may not be at their best yet, as they continue to work on their strength and conditioning following the long […]

Despite preseason games having no-bearing, coaches take advantage of them to see first hand how prepared their players are for the coming season. It allows them to run some sets they practiced during training camp, and also experiment on some combinations they can use in the future. That is exactly the case for Brad Stevens, […]

After allowing Kelly Olynyk, Amir Johnson, and Tyler Zeller to walk away from the team in order to clear cap space, the Boston Celtics have now added depth to their center rotation after they recently came to terms with veteran big man Aron Baynes. The deal is set at $4.3 million, which will give the C’s […]

Andre Drummond‘s ankle injury placed a real problem in front of the Detroit Pistons, as they hosted the Oklahoma City Thunder without their very valuable centerpiece. Russell Westbrook had been on a tear since the start of the season and his ability to fearlessly challenge the rim without a shot-stopper like Drummond appeared to cost the […]

Already missing the services of their starting point guard, Reggie Jackson, the Detroit Pistons will now add Tobias Harris and Aron Baynes to their growing list of players with injuries. The two big men reportedly broke their noses in separate incidents. Harris broke his during the team’s preseason game versus the Milwaukee Bucks on Monday night […]

Over the span of his career, Stan Van Gundy has gained a reputation as one of the elite coaches in the NBA. It seems as though one of his key abilities as a coach is his approachability and man-management, according to a recent story from Keith Langlois of NBA.com. One of Van Gundy’s Detroit Pistons […]

Pistons head coach Stan Van Gundy watched Aron Baynes and Australia in the Olympics. He knows what Baynes can do and is not surprised how well his center played, despite not getting a medal in the tourney. Baynes has a player option next season and if he declines to test free agency, Van Gundy knows […]

Spain national team forward Nikola Mirotic admits his knees are hurting after a scary collision with Australian Aron Baynes in their Rio Olympics bronze medal match. John Schuhmann reported the incident between Mirotic and Baynes on Twitter. Mirotic says he's in more pain now than after banging knees with Baynes. Going for "some tests." — John […]

The Detroit Pistons signed Serbian big man Boban Marjanovic to a 3 year, $21 million contract this off-season, with the fear that Aron Baynes will leave next off-season by opting out of his contract, according to Piston’s editor Keith Langlois “Marjanovic was signed because the Pistons are planning for 2017-18 and beyond on the expectation that […]