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Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart came into the NBA regarded as a potential lock-down defender. He was never expected to be a deadly three-point shooter, but Smart has improved his accuracy to become a serious threat from downtown. When NBC Sports reporter Chris Forsberg asked Smart if he had tinkered with his shot in the […]

Boston Celtics swingman Gordon Hayward appears to have turned a corner over the past few days, putting up two consecutive remarkable performances for the team. Everyone’s excited about the 28-year-old returning to top form, and teammate Marcus Smart shared how he personally feels about Hayward’s comeback trail. “I’m ecstatic for Gordon. I think we all […]

Boston Celtics fans need not fret as Marcus Smart is doing fine after his shoulder injury, according to head coach Brad Stevens. Per Boston.com, Stevens believes that Smart will be okay moving forward: Brad Stevens on Marcus Smart: “Marcus Smart took a shot in the back of his shoulder. They told me it must’ve hit […]

Boston Celtics fans call Marcus Smart “Smartacus” for a reason. In the third quarter of their game against the Minnesota Timberwolves on Wednesday night, Smart banged his shoulder on a screen from Karl-Anthony Towns and immediately grabbed it and went to the locker room: Marcus Smart to the locker room with a shoulder injury after […]

Jabari Parker is in a very interesting situation. Is he an NBA Draft bust? Not in the way that Kwame Brown, Hasheem Thabeet, and Anthony Bennett were. But was he worth the second overall pick? Probably not, so he would then qualify as a “bust”, correct? In many ways, yes. Injuries have hampered him throughout […]

Thursday evening in a game against the Houston Rockets, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart ball-faked so well, it got the cameraman! Marcus Smart even faked out the guy working the camera. (via @nba) pic.twitter.com/iHDpBnbFEc — SLAM (@SLAMonline) December 28, 2018 Marcus Smart is once again having a wonderful season as a vital part of the […]

Marcus Smart is undoubtedly one of, if not, the best defenders of the Boston Celtics, and his coach Brad Stevens thinks he deserves to be part of the All-Defensive team every season. While limited offensively, Marcus Smart has more than made up for his offensive flaws with his performance on the defensive end for the […]

There are some players you have to actually watch to get a full understanding of just how good and impactful they are. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is one of those guys. Not one for filling up box scores, Smart makes his impact in other ways: smothering defense, hustle plays, terrific passes and coming up […]

If you have ever watched Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart play defense before, you know it’s a thing of a beauty. High school coaches everywhere should show their players video of Smart playing defense. Fellow Celtics guard Kyrie Irving knows this very well. A highlight machine himself, Irving says even he has to binge Smart […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart just recently tied his boss, Danny Ainge, currently the team’s president of basketball operations, on the Celtics’ all-time three-point leaders list. The former Celtics great took the news in stride and complimented Smart for this accomplishment, but also joked about trading his defensive guard to prevent him from bumping down the […]

The Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to three Saturday night as they defeated the Minnesota Timberwolves by a score of 118-109. Gordon Hayward finished the game with 30 points, nine rebounds and eight assists off of the bench. After Saturday’s win, the Boston Celtics are 13-10 on the season and in sixth place in […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was encouraged by his team’s progression after a lackluster start to the regular season, winning three straight games and four of their last five since getting off to a mediocre 9-9 start to the 2018-19 campaign. “Everybody is playing with a little bit more attitude, a little more swagger. Like […]

The Boston Celtics spent a large part of their poor start to the season lamenting Gordon Hayward’s slow return to action. Defensive ace Marcus Smart, also looking for answers to steer his team to a winning route, took matters into his own hands. As Tom Westerholm of MassLive describes it, the pesky defender got into […]

Boston Celtics stars Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart made plenty of spectacular plays in their recent win over the Minnesota Timberwolves, but one epic sequence takes the cake for them. During the third quarter of the matchup, the Celtics took advantage of a mad scramble to create one, if not the best highlight of the […]

James Harden’s shooting prowess has taken a slight dip since his MVP season, but the Houston Rockets guard’s affinity for getting to the foul line is a talent hated by some and admired by others. Drawing contact is a part of the game, but a player like James Harden has turned it into an art […]

Boston Celtics head coach Brad Stevens says he is leaning toward keeping Marcus Smart in the team’s starting lineup. Smart started for Jaylen Brown on Monday against the New Orleans Pelicans because Brown missed the game due to a back injury. Smart played 39 minutes and finished with eight points, two rebounds, five assists and […]

Before the season started, the Boston Celtics were the overwhelming favorite to win the Eastern Conference. After their first 20 games, the Celtics are only 10-10 and backup guard Marcus Smart says opposing teams don’t fear Boston anymore. Boston lost to the Dallas Mavericks Saturday night by a final score of 113-104. After the game, […]

If someone were to ask you who is the best player on the Boston Celtics, superstar point guard Kyrie Irving is probably the first name that comes to your mind. If someone asked you who is the most important player on the Celtics, backup guard Marcus Smart would easily be the name you think of. Friday night against […]

It has been a rough season so far for the Boston Celtics, relatively speaking. Labeled as among the favorites to win the post-LeBron era Eastern Conference prior to the season, the Celtics are not only having a hard time finding consistency, but they are also seemingly getting tired by the losses they’ve been absorbing of […]

If the Boston Celtics want to get more wins, then guard Marcus Smart needs to shoot less. A poster on Reddit pointed out the barometer for Boston’s record this season is based on Smart’s shot attempts. Shout out to RobertLoblawAttorney for this one. Celtics are 8-2 when Smart has 5 or fewer FGA, 1-4 when […]

The Boston Celtics defeated the Toronto Raptors in a thrilling game that went into overtime. With the win, the Celtics move to 9-6 on the season and fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. For guard Marcus Smart, there is a pretty interesting record attached to him this season. Reddit user, RobertLoblawAttorney found the stats about […]

The NBA season is officially back, so that means we get to see players dress up in some elaborate clothes. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart wasted no time in showing off his clothing line. Smart signed a four-year, $52 million deal with the Celtics in July, and it looks like the rugged defender used some […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is widely regarded as one of the fiercest competitors in the game today. As a matter of fact, even teammate Jaylen Brown is astounded by Smart’s competitive nature, claiming that Smart actually drives him crazy. Brown was recently the guest of honor in a forum held at the Massachusetts Institute […]

During the first quarter of their preseason finale against the Cleveland Cavaliers, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart became involved in an on-court altercation with J.R. Smith. Smart, who shoved Smith in the back, was ejected from the game. As a result, both players were later issued fines from the NBA ($15,000 for Smith and $25,000 […]

It’s just the preseason and tempers are already flaring high. Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart admitted to reporters that he did give the nod to Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith to meet him in the back. Smart spoke with reporters who clarified his gesture following their on-court altercation during their preseason exhibition Saturday night. “I […]

The Boston Celtics have decided to give its bench a nickname and guard Marcus Smart loves it. The Celtics’ bench will be called “BWA,” standing for bench with attitude. It will consist of Smart, Terry Rozier, Marcus Morris, Aron Baynes, Daniel Theis, Semi Ojeleye, and rookie Robert Williams. Smart says the nickname is perfect because it describes the […]

Known for his rugged defense and never-ending hustle, Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart says that basketball is indeed more than just a game for him. In a heartfelt article written by The Athletic’s Jay King, Smart discusses how important basketball is to him and how it changed his family’s life. “To be honest, basketball […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart recently lost his mother to cancer, and everyone can relate to the pain of losing a loved one. Everyone has had to deal with the loss of a loved one and the conflicting emotions that result. On one hand, the grief of losing a loved one is palpable. But on […]

Marcus Smart is dealing with the loss of a loved one as he prepares for the 2018-19 season. His mother recently passed away after a battle with cancer. Smart is reflecting on life and what he plans to do with his. It’s clear that Smart doesn’t take anything for granted on the court and this […]

Boston Celtics point guard Marcus Smart posted an emotional tweet earlier this month, noting that his mother, Camellia, had passed away after a battle with myelodysplastic syndrome — a form of cancer caused by abnormalities in the blood-forming cells in bone marrow. Smart, now 24 years of age, recently opened up about his mother’s passing […]

Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics are mourning the loss of the four-year guard’s mother, Camellia Smart, after a long battle with cancer. The Celtics guard made the announcement on Twitter with a heartfelt letter dedicated to woman who raised him into the man and player he is today. Here’s what Smart said in the […]

Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics is considered as one of the pillars of the team. Head coach Brad Stevens looked back on the time when Smart sacrificed his entire body as he went for the loose ball. As per Tom Westerholm of MassLive, Stevens recalled: “One of the moments where you have chills when […]

The Boston Celtics could have potentially missed out on Marcus Smart, a former restricted free agent with a price tag high enough to put the team waist-deep into the luxury tax. But even if he wanted Smart back, Jayson Tatum never pressured his teammate into coming back, letting it happen on its own. The possibility […]

Terry Rozier could soon become the victim of the Boston Celtics’ unending depth. Rozier is likely to be the odd man out of a point guard orchestra that includes starter Kyrie Irving and newly signed defensive ace Marcus Smart. According to Keith Smith of CelticsBlog, the Louisville standout is likely to hit restricted free agency […]

Marcus Smart is freshly invigorated from inking his new four-year, $52 million deal with the Boston Celtics, and he’s showing it with his offseason workouts, recently throwing down a monster bounce-to-the-oop reverse jam during his latest session. https://www.instagram.com/p/BlrLPbgnDrw/ This is one bad-man jam that will have Celtics fans salivating for his return next season, now […]

Marcus Smart signed a four-year contract with the Boston Celtics, a deal that didn’t look like it was going to get done at the beginning of the offseason. Smart has played with the Celtics since they drafted him with the 6th pick in the 2014 draft and he said that Boston now feels like a […]

Following much uncertainty around veteran point guard Marcus Smart’s future with the Boston Celtics, he has agreed to return to the team on a four-year, $52 million deal to be a long-term piece of the puzzle. This has created a high level of excitement about the Celtics’ title chances next season from Smart that he […]

At the beginning of NBA free agency, it looked like Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics might be headed towards a breakup. Instead of a breakup, Smart will be spending the next four seasons with the Celtics after signing an extension four-year, $52 million according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. The Celtics weren’t showing a ton […]

Marcus Smart is returning to the Boston Celtics after signing a four-year, $52 million deal. He issued a statement after inking the deal that reaffirms his desire to win a championship in Boston, via Celtics reporter Fred Katz. Smart in an official statement: “This is where I want to be, and I’m ready to put […]