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BOSTON — The Boston Celtics’ talent can be overwhelming. Therefore, opposing teams often meet Boston’s star power with increased physicality. That was the case on Wednesday night versus the Detroit Pistons, but the Celtics refused to be daunted and triumphed 130-120, improving to 18-4 on the season. Before the end of the first quarter of […]

Jaylen Brown has always played with a fire, but he has undergone a metamorphosis over the last several months. The All-Star Boston Celtics guard continues to carry a huge chip on his shoulder, determined to keep defying expectations and leave an indelible mark on the game of basketball. When he is on the court, no […]

BOSTON — It’s almost unheard of to see a reigning NBA Finals MVP defer to a bench player on offense. However, the Boston Celtics boast such an embarrassment of riches that this exact scenario occurred with star Jaylen Brown and backup point guard Payton Pritchard on Monday night during the Green Team’s 108-89 victory over […]

Jaylen Brown has an incredible car collection. Brown is a reigning NBA champion after leading the Boston Celtics to its 18th championship banner, with him as the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. The Celtics star ultimately put his doubters to rest after he raised eyebrows for bagging the largest contract in NBA history. However, it’s worth […]

BOSTON — In today’s NBA, it’s such a struggle to get stars to take the court consistently that league commissioner Adam Silver instituted a Player Participation Policy last year, punishing teams for load managing. That rule never impacted the Boston Celtics, and they showed why on Monday night during a 108-89 win over the rival […]

The Boston Celtics quickly turned things around following a rare loss on Sunday against the Cleveland Cavaliers on the road. After that defeat, the defending NBA champions clobbered the Miami Heat on Monday, 108-89. Given that the Heat game was the second leg of a back-to-back, there could have been a reason for the Celtics […]

The Boston Celtics are likely going to be severely shorthanded when they face the Miami Heat on Monday night. After an intense 115-111 loss to the Cleveland Cavaliers where the C’s starters all played over 30 minutes apiece, it appears most of them will sit versus Jimmy Butler and Co. Via Noa Dalzell: Celtics Injury […]

Boston Celtics point guard Payton Pritchard was once an afterthought on the Green Team’s bench. He now commands the attention of opposing teams across the NBA, including the first-place Cleveland Cavaliers. Although Cleveland held a four-point lead with 22 seconds to go in a Sunday night showdown with Boston, Pritchard rattled in a 3-pointer to […]

The NBA Summer League is an early showcase for NBA fans to get a glimpse of upcoming young players, particularly top overall picks. This should help young prospects transition better to the NBA style of play. However, as a lot of experts say, one shouldn’t put plenty of stock into the NBA Summer League. In […]

Jaylen Brown currently holds the record as having signed the largest contract in the NBA. Although Brown had some doubters, he proved them wrong by leading the Boston Celtics to another championship with him named as the 2024 NBA Finals MVP. Although Brown had a big year in the NBA, it seems like the recently […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Kristaps Porzingis haven’t even played 60 games together, but that hasn’t stopped them from creating an apparent, on-court connection. That bond was on display on Monday night, as the Celtics prevailed 126-94 over the Los Angeles Clippers in Porzingis’ season debut. In the second quarter of the […]

Jaylen Brown has been more vocal off the court this season, as multiple people have seemed to poke the bear with him. Brown has always been one of the more quiet players for the Boston Celtics, but he’s showing people this time around that he’s not afraid to fire back. Recently, when the Celtics played […]

It was a great night for a returning Kristpas Porzingis and the Boston Celtics as they beat the Los Angeles Clippers Monday night, 126-94. The Celtics were shooting lights out from deep as star Jaylen Brown spoke after the game, not only about the impact Porzingis has on the team but the volume of three-point […]

BOSTON — The NBA Sixth Man of the Year trophy is named after Boston Celtics legend John Havlicek, so it’s only right that one of the early front-runners for the award is Celtics guard Payton Pritchard. And on Monday night, during a 126-94 drubbing of the Los Angeles Clippers, Pritchard showed why he deserves to […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum and Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Anthony Edwards engage in different forms of trash talk. Edwards is fiery and vocal and will inform opposing players of their shortcomings before, during, and after the game. Tatum will respond to some on-court teasing, yet rarely provokes others. He prefers to let […]

BOSTON — Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown grew up just 30 minutes away from Minnesota Timberwolves franchise cornerstone Anthony Edwards. The two Georgia natives reunited in Beantown on Sunday afternoon and were up close and personal for the last possession of Boston’s 107-105 win. With Minnesota down two points with just 7.1 seconds remaining, it […]

Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown had a night to remember on Friday, combining a standout performance on the court with a personal milestone off it. Following the Celtics’ 108-96 NBA Cup win over the Washington Wizards, Brown finally met Bill Nye the Science Guy, fulfilling a wish he had shared publicly earlier this month. The […]

The Boston Celtics, after suffering a gut-wrenching loss to the Atlanta Hawks in their NBA Cup group-stage opener, needed to be perfect from here on out to advance to the tournament’s quarterfinals. On Friday night, they handily took care of the hapless Washington Wizards, 108-96, as they met a familiar face in former Celtics guard […]

The Boston Celtics were in first place in the Eastern Conference for almost an entire year until the Cleveland Cavaliers took the top spot at the end of October. Thanks to a 15-0 streak, which was good enough for the second-best start in NBA history, it was hard to deny the Cavs the title of […]

Having two superstars on an NBA team is a great way to increase a team’s chances of winning a championship. However, given the number of recently failed duos, fans can tell that a tournament is never guaranteed. Nonetheless, some duos have defied the odds to capture the elusive ring. Here is a look at 10 […]

BOSTON — As the reigning champions, the Boston Celtics entered the 2024-25 NBA season as the team to beat. And in many ways, they still are. However, the undefeated Cleveland Cavaliers are also notable contenders who happen to be on a collision course with the C’s. On Tuesday night, the Celtics and Cavs will square […]

BOSTON — With a wide-open jumper lined up at the end of regulation, Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum had the perfect chance to break his team’s tie with the Toronto Raptors on Saturday night. But, instead of swishing the uncontested game-winner, the five-time All-Star completely missed the rim and the Green Team headed to overtime. […]

The Boston Celtics ran away with a win against the Toronto Raptors in overtime thanks to a game-winning shot from Jayson Tatum. After the game, Jaylen Brown spoke about the shot from Tatum and shaded the Raptors in the process. “That was a big time shot,” Brown said. “We needed it bad. The last thing […]

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green has had his fair share of rivalries with opposing players in the NBA. Recently, he had the opportunity to examine a player rivalry from the outside with the tension between Giannis Antetokounmpo and Jaylen Brown rising. While he has no alignment with either player, Green took the side of […]

The Boston Celtics are off to another promising NBA season start, possessing a 10-3 record early on. Of course, Boston faces competition from the Milwaukee Bucks and Giannis Antetokounmpo, and the star forward received attention from Nike that drew a sharp response from Jaylen Brown. During the Bucks’ Nov. 10 loss to the Celtics, Antetokounmpo […]

For the first time this season, the Brooklyn Nets rolled over en route to a blowout loss. After leading by 13 in the first quarter Wednesday vs. the Boston Celtics, Jordi Fernandez’s squad let go of the rope during a 139-114 throttling at Barclays Center. The first-time NBA head coach didn’t hold back on his […]

On Wednesday night, the Milwaukee Bucks escaped another would-be defeat thanks in large part to Giannis Antetokounmpo’s continued stellar play on the season. Antetokounmpo put up 59 points on stellar shooting to lead the Bucks to a 127-120 victory over the Detroit Pistons in overtime. In the aftermath of that performance, the Nike social media […]

A championship team needs stars. And while productive bench players aren’t always considered necessities, they can work wonders for a contender too. Luckily for the Boston Celtics, they have a pair of stars in Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown and can bring energetic point guard Payton Pritchard off the bench. On Wednesday night against the […]

BOSTON — On Tuesday night, Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla walked into his pregame press conference with a sweatshirt that featured the word “MINDSET” in a large, bold font. He donned the same sweatshirt after the Celtics were stunned by the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks, falling 117-116 at TD Garden. For Mazzulla’s men, having a […]

BOSTON — The Boston Celtics are expected to dominate, and they’ve done just that for an entire year. However, they have lapses, especially on Tuesday night against the shorthanded Atlanta Hawks. Although the Hawks were without star point guard Trae Young and shooting guard Bogdan Bogdanovic, they erased a 15-point deficit at TD Garden and […]

After a reckless elbow to the head of Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown, Giannis Antetokounmpo of the Milwaukee Bucks added insult to injury, pulling his hand away when offering it up as a sign of apology. While Giannis may have intended it as a playful admission of guilt in the moment, Brown didn’t take it […]

Giannis Antetokounmpo did everything he could to power the scuffling Milwaukee Bucks (2-8) to victory against the reigning NBA champion Boston Celtics (9-2), but he still tasted defeat in the Fiserv Forum on Sunday night. He also incurred a verbal jab from the returning Jaylen Brown after their viral exchange during the hard-fought contest. The […]

On Monday night, Milwaukee Bucks star Giannis Antetokounmpo gave birth to an instant classic moment even though it came in a 113-107 defeat to the Boston Celtics. In the second quarter, Antetokounmpo was whistled for an offensive foul following an inadvertent elbow to the side of Jaylen Brown’s head. And then it looked as though […]

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla doesn’t like to criticize his players for yelling at referees because he also likes to shout at them. He shared that tidbit with the media following the Celtics’ first meeting with the Milwaukee Bucks. It was just as relevant to their second matchup, which saw the C’s prevail 113-107 […]

During their 113-107 win over the Milwaukee Bucks, Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics got the last laugh. But Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo got a laugh in there somewhere after some light-hearted trolling. Giannis gets Jaylen Brown with the elbow, and then fakes out a handshake… Aggravate JB at your own risk 👀 pic.twitter.com/2lc9qVg1fi — […]

The Boston Celtics are finally getting closer to full strength. After a four-game absence due to a left hip flexor strain, Celtics star Jaylen Brown is getting ready to make his return on Sunday against the Milwaukee Bucks. It seems like Brown won’t have to ease himself back into things at all. He will play […]

Impressing Boston sports fans is tough. They’ve seen plenty of winning and expect the most from their team, which can create a lot of pressure. They also have the backs of those who work hard for them, so it’s no surprise that they were there to support Boston Celtics star Jayson Tatum on Wednesday night. […]

The Charlotte Hornets fell to the Boston Celtics 124-109, but the game’s outcome was a much smaller footnote in a much larger mess. Grant Williams was assessed a flagrant two after a hard foul to Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum. His teammate, Derrick White, said, “The stuff at the end was BS, but we got […]

Former Boston Celtics forward Grant Williams weighs around 236 pounds, which is close to the size of fearsome Hall of Fame linebacker Ray Lewis. Celtics star Jaylen Brown thought the resemblance was uncanny on Friday night when Williams bowled into five-time All-Star Jayson Tatum. Grant Williams has been EJECTED after this hard foul on Jayson […]