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This offseason, mental health in the NBA has become a hot topic. Big-name players of past and present like Kevin Love, Paul Pierce, and DeMar DeRozan have all publicly discussed their battles with depression and having to deal with it while attempting to play basketball at its highest level. Now, you can add Boston Celtics power […]

Twins Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris had played together for their entire lifetime — from high school, to college, to the NBA, despite being drafted by different teams in consecutive picks. July 2015 marked the time when the two brothers would go their separate ways, as Marcus was shocked to learn the Phoenix Suns had […]

Twin brothers Marcus Morris and Markieff Morris have had their share of battles with depression, rooted on their lack of trust for others after a ruthless forming years of growing up in North Philadelphia. Having their house burn down at a young age was only the start of growing up with “two strikes against them: […]

The Klutch Sports Group and Rich Paul have brand new members in Washington Wizard’s forward Markieff Morris and Boston Celtics swing-man Marcus Morris. The twin brothers recently signed with the flourishing agency a year before they become unrestricted free agents next summer. This has made Lakers talent LeBron James happy. Washington's Markieff Morris and Boston's […]

Washington Wizards forward Markieff Morris and Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris have signed with agent Rich Paul of Klutch Sports Agency ahead of what should be a rousing 2019 offseason, according to Shams Charania of Yahoo Sports. Paul is LeBron James’ childhood friend and his agent/manager, one who has broken into the agent scene as […]

Marcus Morris has never been known to back away from a good scrap, and a fan willing to test his toughness just learned that over the mean streets of Twitter after attempting to call him out. A post by SB Nation’s Celtics Blog asked if there were enough minutes for Marcus Morris (considering the evolution […]

The Boston Celtics went back to the well on Game 5, putting Marcus Morris as the primary defender on LeBron James, getting past the constant foul trouble that had plagued him through Games 3 and 4. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe, after guarding James for 39 of 158 possessions in Cleveland, he […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris has been the Cerberus in charge of keeping the Cleveland Cavaliers in check. Primarily tasked with defending LeBron James, Morris is taking on all comers, even less heralded ones like Larry Nance Jr., who got a taste of his trash-talking ways during a Game 5 loss to the Celtics on […]

The Boston Celtics were forced to play from behind after giving up a 34-18 quarter to the Cleveland Cavaliers, having to grind the rest of the game to catch up to the deficit. To make matters worse, it wasn’t only the shot selection hurting the Celtics, but also their inability to keep their best defenders […]

Marcus Morris and the Boston Celtics didn’t seem to have an answer for LeBron James on Saturday night, and it led to the Cleveland Cavaliers winning Game 3 of the Eastern Conference Finals and getting right back into the series. Morris was frustrated with his performance and said he couldn’t get much sleep on Sunday. […]

The Boston Celtics appeared to be the better team in the first two games of the Eastern Conference Finals. Yet come Game 3, the Celtics were manhandled by the Cleveland Cavaliers, casting a big doubt on whether or not the Celtics can match up. Marcus Morris of the Celtics said that this won’t happen again […]

Prior to the series, Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris was adamant about the importance of containing Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James in this series. Boston managed to do a solid job of doing so up until their embarrassing loss in Game 3 on Saturday night. Morris has since taken responsibility for James’ stellar outing […]

It’s not easy slowing down LeBron James, but Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris is doing an admirable job of containing the Cleveland Cavaliers’ superstar in the ongoing Eastern Conference semifinals. Morris is actually backing up his bold talk prior to the series when he said that outside of Kawhi Leonard, he is the best defender […]

Daily shipment of highlight reels, filled with extraordinary individual plays and thrilling displays of teamwork, is the factor that has always driven the popularity of the NBA across the globe. There is, however, the other side to that coin. With almost a 1,000 hours of televised action per season, we are bound to witness a […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris thrived when the lights were the brightest, holding postseason leading scorer LeBron James to a playoff-worst 15 points and seven turnovers on Sunday afternoon. Morris has been a willing and skilled defender throughout his NBA career, but upon landing with the Celtics this summer, he finally found the church where […]

As it seems, there is some substance to Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris’ bold statement. When Morris said just before the Eastern Conference finals that he is the best player not named Kawhi Leonard when it comes to guarding Cleveland Cavaliers superstar LeBron James, not a few people laughed it off as just another careless […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris lived up to the hype he made for himself ahead of Game 1 of the Eastern Conference finals. After saying that he’s the best LeBron James stopper not named Kawhi Leonard, Morris went out in the series opener and backed up his own boast by helping limit LeBron James to […]

The Boston Celtics kept their march going another step closer to reaching the NBA Finals with a Game 1 win over Cleveland Cavaliers in a 108-83 win on Sunday afternoon. The charge was led by their young core group with Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum combined for 39 points in the blowout victory in a comfortable […]

Coming into the Eastern Conference Finals, the big talk was the matchup between Marcus Morris and LeBron James. Before the series even started, Morris let the trash talking begin saying he thought he was the second-best in the league, at guarding James. “I’m a little older, a little more experienced,” said Morris via Chris Forsberg […]

Brad Stevens and the Boston Celtics are preparing to take on LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After mixing up his lineups repeatedly throughout the postseason, coach Stevens had everyone guessing for most of the week as to who they would start in Game 1. On Sunday […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris isn’t one to hold his punches. Going up against the Cleveland Cavaliers and LeBron James, Morris recognizes the path of destruction that the Cavs superstar left behind on his way to a second-straight playoff series against the Beantown team. Marcus Morris is asked if LeBron James can break teams. “I […]

It is no secret that Cleveland Cavaliers small forward LeBron James had his way with the Toronto Raptors in the Conference Semifinal Round. One player who has not been shy about voicing his opinion on the Raptors’ defenses of James is Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris. There were a number of issues that factored […]

It’s another playoff series against LeBron James, and it’s another player saying they are confident in their skills guarding him. This time it’s Marcus Morris, who not only said he thinks he can guard James, but he is the second best at guarding him behind Kawhil Leonard. Marcus Morris not shying away from matchup with […]

Philadelphia 76ers star Joel Embiid resorted to his usual trash talk in hopes to pull off a win at home against the Boston Celtics. Throughout Game 4, Embiid went hard at Marcus Morris, often pointing to his head after every score — a nod that he had gotten inside the Philly native’s head. Morris responded […]

Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid know that it would take a tremendous effort and some luck for the Sixers to win the second-round matchup opposite the Boston Celtics, who own the 3-0 series advantage. He also now knows that Celtics forward Marcus Morris is not that easy to troll. During one moment of Game 4 […]

On Thursday night at the TD Garden, popular comedian/actor Kevin Hart sat courtside with rapper Gucci Mane to watch his Philadelphia 76ers take on the Boston Celtics in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Things did not exactly go Hart’s way during his visit to Bean Town, in addition to his taunting of the […]

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 […]

After a terrific performance in the first round of the playoffs against the Milwaukee Bucks, Boston Celtics guard did not take too much time to show that he’s going to be a big factor for the Celtics in their Eastern Conference semifinals showdown with the up-and-coming Philadelphia 76ers. In the first quarter of Monday’s Game […]

The NBA recently handed down its usual round of expected fines. Among the players to be penalized was Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris. Interestingly enough, the NBA subsequently announced his twin brother and Washington Wizards power forward Markieff Morris had also violated the league’s policy, According to John Chick of The Score, Morris has been fined $25,000 […]

When it comes to Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris, the 28-year-old has now had multiple run-ins over the last month that involved NBA referees. This weekend, Morris’ wallet took a hit for an incident that occurred during Game 3 of the Celtics’ first-round series against the Milwaukee Bucks. On Saturday, the NBA announced that […]

Twin brothers Marcus and Markieff Morris have shared a bed, a tub, and even some clothes growing up together in Philadelphia, but one thing they don’t want sharing is a first-round playoff matchup next week. The Boston Celtics are locked into the No. 2 seed and the Washington Wizards are half a game behind the […]

For Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris, his two hasty ejections by the officials within the span of one week has him perplexed. Morris even made the comparison that he was being treated like former star forward Rasheed Wallace, who was known for his quick temper and fast technical fouls, including an infamous ejection for […]

For the second time this season, Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis was ejected from a game. This time, it was for picking up two technicals as a result of an altercation between him and Celtics power forward Marcus Morris during the Bulls’ 111-104 loss to Boston on Friday. However, Portis is still scratching his […]

Within the span of just one week, Boston Celtics power forward Marcus Morris was ejected twice from a game. This time, it was for an altercation between him and Chicago Bulls power forward Bobby Portis late in the third quarter of Boston’s 111-104 victory over Chicago on Friday. Bobby Portis and Marcus Morris got ejected […]

Boston Celtics forward Marcus Morris and his offense have been a welcome sight in the midst of a myriad of injuries in the locker room. The Philly native has put up five 20-point games since the start of March, along with two 30-plus-point games, while only having scored 20 or more points twice during the […]

Marcus Morris had a questionable apology to the game officials after getting tossed out in the waning seconds of the Boston Celtics’ 110-99 win over the Toronto Raptors. With the game already under wraps, Morris jawed back-and-forth with Raptors star DeMar DeRozan, which caused his second double technical of the day and consequent ejection after doing […]

Marcus Morris gave a half-hearted apology to the NBA after his late ejection during Sunday’s win over the Toronto Raptors. Morris patted referee James Williams in the behind on his way out, as he received his second double technical for jawing with forward DeMar DeRozan. Morris slapped the refs butt after being ejected. 😂 pic.twitter.com/P7j68qK5uE […]

Slapping butts in the NBA is as ubiquitous in the game as a foul. It’s a harmless gesture that has become part of the basketball culture. Boston Celtics Marcus Morris even did that to a referee on Saturday during a game against the Toronto Raptors. Morris was called for a technical foul late in the […]

The NBA’s last two minute report can be the referees’ best ally when it comes to proving they have done their job at a satisfactory level – or it can also be a tool for angry fans to justify their unsavory actions towards game officials a night prior. It was the latter case, unfortunately, for […]