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The Boston Celtics signed former Jazz forward Gordon Hayward to a massive, four-year, $128 million deal. Until trading Avery Bradley earlier this morning, the Celtics were looking to make room for Hayward to sign. The most prominent rumor is concerning a sign-and-trade with the Jazz, where forward Jae Crowder moves to Utah, and Hayward goes in […]

Gordon Hayward doesn’t come cheap. With Hayward’s arrival in Beantown, the Boston Celtics are necessitated to explore options on how to free up salary cap space to absorb the ex-Utah Jazz swingman’s max contract that’s calculated to be worth $128 million and spread out across four years. And according to the report of ESPN’s Ramona […]

Following the news that recently surfaced about the Boston Celtics looking for takers on Marcus Smart, the team has now reportedly reached out to the New York Knicks to look into making a possible deal with them soon. The Celtics need to move a few of their key pieces in order to make room for the signing […]

The announcement of Gordon Hayward that he is agreeing to join the Boston Celtics is definitely great news to their fans, as his addition will strengthen their chances of competing for a title. However, it also means a lot of wheeling and dealing for their front office executives to accommodate Hayward into the team’s books. Given […]

Even though they managed to steal one game on a buzzer-beater, the Boston Celtics looked massively overwhelmed by the power of the Eastern Conference powerhouse, the Cleveland Cavaliers. However, it can be said that their effort was held back by injuries. Their best player, Isaiah Thomas, was hurt and only played the first game and the […]

With Isaiah Thomas slated to miss the remainder of the postseason due to a hip injury, the Boston Celtics have made a decision on who will start in his place. Head coach Brad Stevens announced that he will insert Marcus Smart in the starting unit, per A. Sherrod Blakely of CSNNE, and is hopeful he can provide […]

Thanks to a total team effort, the Boston Celtics were able to defeat the Washington Wizards 115-105 in Game 7 of their second-round series on Monday. The Celtics now take on the Cleveland Cavaliers in the Eastern Conference Finals. The Celtics were able to get past the Wizards, in large part because the lack of […]

Marcus Smart was notoriously absent in the fourth quarter of Boston‘s Game 1 victory over the Washington Wizards on Sunday. But there is a good answer for that. After recording two quick turnovers and fouls, Smart just simply wasn’t happy with how he was playing, so he took himself out. From ESPN’s Chris Forsberg: “I […]

Jimmy Butler has just about had it with Marcus Smart. After the Chicago Bulls suffered a second straight home loss at the hands of the No. 1-seeded Boston Celtics, the All-Star swingman claimed Smart wasn’t the tough guy he tries to be, claiming “he’s not about that life.” “He’s a great actor, acting tough, that’s what he […]

The first round series between the Boston Celtics and Chicago Bulls has lived up to expectations as all four matches have been hotly contested so far. During Game 4 on Sunday, it did not take a long time before tempers began to flare. After Isaiah Canaan stole the ball from Marcus Smart and scored on […]

Marcus Smart caused quite a stir during Game 2 of his team’s first round matchup against the Chicago Bulls. At the midway point of the fourth quarter, the Boston Celtics guard pointed flipped off a fan, raising his middle finger at him. His obscene gesture cost him a lot of money as the NBA slapped […]

After Marcus Smart appeared to have flashed his middle finger towards a fan in Game 2 of their first round series against the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday night, the NBA made a thorough review of the incident. The league office determined that the Boston Celtics guard indeed made the obscene gesture to the fan, and […]

Finishing with 13 points, eight rebounds, two steals and two blocks, Marcus Smart had a solid game in Boston‘s 111-97 Game 2 loss to the Chicago Bulls on Tuesday. Smart did however, not shoot well from three-point range, going just 1-of-4 from behind the arc. And on top of that, Smart may have had a run in […]

Boston Celtics reserve guard Marcus Smart had an incredible night off the bench despite a disappointing 123-116 loss to the Atlanta Hawks on Thursday. So incredible in fact, that it was a first of its kind in NBA history. Smart recorded 18 points, seven assists, six steals, five made three-pointers, and two blocked shots, giving […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart and center Tyler Zeller have been admitted to the New England Baptist Hospital Sunday night after a intestinal issue and a sinus problem, respectively. Head coach Brad Stevens said both players picked up minor infections. “Marcus, he has the bug that has been going around, the GI (gastro-intestinal) bug,” Stevens told Steve Bulpett of […]

Oklahoma City Thunder star Russell Westbrook has been dishing out triple doubles all season. He’s dangerous when driving to the basket, and defenses collapse on him when he gets into the paint. That’s the perfect situation for him to dish the ball off to one of his teammates for a sweet assist. Friday night the […]

The Boston Celtics are an emerging power in the Eastern Conference. Last season, many did not expect them to win a lot of games and even make the playoffs, but the team silenced their doubters by finishing with a winning record and became a participant in the postseason. One of their major strengths is their […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart has picked up yet another flop warning by the league office after another embarrassing effort in the last minutes of Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets. Smart launched himself out of bounds like an invisible friend pushed him out of rebounding position as Al Horford missed a point-blank layup that could’ve given Boston […]

The Boston Celtics entered the 2016-2017 season with high expectations after a very prolific summer haul. Not only did they add an All-Star talent in Al Horford, but they also secured a very promising piece for the future in rookie Jaylen Brown. However, injuries to Horford and the team’s swiss army knife, Jae Crowder, have […]

The Boston Celtics have won three of the last five games after the team suffered three straight losses following the loss of All-Star offseason signing Al Horford to a concussion injury. The improvement comes after a players-only meeting held following a 118-93 blowout loss on the road to the Washington Wizards. “We had to look ourselves in the […]

With 2:58 left in the third quarter of Monday’s game between the Boston Celtics and New Orleans Pelicans, forward Solomon Hill drove hard to the basket and made a vicious poster dunk. The only problem was Marcus Smart was in the way, and his flop that was called by the referee had the slam waived […]

During the fourth quarter of the game between the Washington Wizards and the Boston Celtics, John Wall and Marcus Smart got into a heated exchange of words after the Wizards’ point guard committed a hard foul on him. The tussle resulted to technical fouls for both of them, and since it’s the second of Wall […]

Only hours after the team’s Executive Vice President announced the $25,000 fine slapped on him by the NBA, Washington Wizards guard John Wall has been ejected for a second straight game following a scuffle with Marcus Smart of the Boston Celtics during their game on Wednesday. With only 5:24 left in the fourth quarter and the […]

The Boston Celtics will boast their full array of guards for the first time this season on Wednesday, when Marcus Smart comes back from a left ankle injury against the Chicago Bulls, according to the team’s Twitter account. Smart has had a history of injuries, dating back to his 2014 rookie season. He’s been plagued […]

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart will miss a couple of weeks after a left ankle sprain suffered during Wednesday night’s 121-96 loss to the New York Knicks, according to a league source. Smart suffered the injury by landing on Justin Holiday‘s foot with 48 seconds to go in the first half. He limped out of the […]

Boston Celtics combo guard Marcus Smart left Wednesday’s preseason game against the New York Knicks with 48 seconds left in the second quarter with a left ankle sprain. Marcus Smart has been diagnosed with a left ankle sprain and will not return to tonight's game. — Boston Celtics (@celtics) October 20, 2016 The injury occurred when […]

The Boston Celtics last won a title eight years ago with their “Big Three” of Paul Pierce, Ray Allen, and recently-retired Kevin Garnett. After losing all portions of its three-headed monster, the franchise never duplicated their success in 2008. After turning a lot of heads last season by making a run in the playoffs when almost everyone didn’t […]

Entering his third season in the NBA, Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart is ready to evolve into a leader. “I’m improving and trying to improve in every aspect of my game,” said Smart in an interview with Amanda Pflugrad of Celtics.com. “I’m trying to become more of a second to third or fourth option in scoring… […]

The Boston Celtics have been desperately hunting for a star player this summer. They shopped the 3rd pick during the NBA Draft and did their best to go after Kevin Durant after eventually settling for Al Horford. While anyone can understand a team’s search for a star player, it may also be in the franchise’s best […]

The Boston Celtics were able to get a win at home on Friday night in Game 3 of their first round playoff matchup against the Atlanta Hawks, bringing the series to 2-1 with the advantage going to the Hawks. The team was led by Isaiah Thomas‘ 42 point game, but he was not to be […]

While the biggest storyline from the Boston Celtics‘ 98-88 victory over the Miami Heat was their comeback from a 26-point deficit, perhaps just as pivotal was a skirmish that occurred late in the third quarter. In what seemed like a harmless play at first, the Heat’s Goran Dragic and the Celtics’ Marcus Smart battled for […]