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Celtics Unveil Details About Dazzling Championship Rings On Banner Night

BOSTON — Following four months of much-deserved relaxation, offseason transactions and preseason preparation, the Celtics finally returned home to give their fans what they’ve waited 16 years for: a...

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Celtics Wrap: Boston Sets Tone By Toying With Knicks On Banner Night

BOSTON — The Celtics couldn’t have opened up their 2024-25 season in a sweeter way. First, they received their championship rings and raised Banner 18 to the rafters. Then, Boston crushed the Knicks,...

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Four Quick Takeaways From 2024 Celtics Banner-Raising Celebration Victory

BOSTON — The Celtics returned to a confetti-cleared parquet floor and got right back to work with the New York Knicks in town on Tuesday night. Following an unforgettable banner-raising at TD Garden,...

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Joe Mazzulla Explains Unexpected Parquet Kiss During Banner Ceremony

BOSTON — Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is one of a kind, whether during an intense playoff battle, postgame press conference or while being introduced during the team’s Banner 18 ceremony on Opening...

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Legendary ‘Aura’ Starstruck Celtics Throughout Banner 18 Celebration

BOSTON — Celtics greats from generations before, joined the current title-defending crew to celebrate the franchise’s record-18th championship on Tuesday night. Friendly faces of the past such as Paul...

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Celtics Ceremony Prompted Jayson Tatum’s Four-Word Message To Boston

BOSTON — Jayson Tatum was granted his first NBA championship ring, after eight seasons and moments before the Celtics came together and added their record-setting 18th banner to TD Garden’s rafters on...

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Celtics’ Sam Hauser Dwells On Failed NBA Record Chase, Banner Night Boos

Not everything went in favor of the Boston Celtics during Opening Night, even though they demolished the New York Knicks, collected their championship rings, raised Banner 18 and watched Jayson Tatum...

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Jayson Tatum’s Offseason Adjustment Made Bold Precedent Vs. Knicks

Jayson Tatum’s offseason tour of disrespect could be traced back to last season’s NBA playoffs. Despite leading the Boston Celtics in points, rebounds and assists throughout the Finals, the...

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Celtics Rival Reportedly Under Investigation For Injury Management Plan

Everything went well for the Boston Celtics to begin their 2024-25 run on Opening Night, but the same can’t be said for their Eastern Conference rival Philadelphia 76ers. Philadelphia’s biggest stars...

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Ex-Celtics Forward Issues Farewell Message Before Prison Arrival

Glen Davis, a member of the 2008 champion Boston Celtics, was best known as “Big Baby” during his eight-year playing career. Now, the 38-year-old is better known as one of several fraudsters caught...

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How Ray Allen Felt About ‘Big Three’ Reunion For Celtics Banner Celebration

It’s been 12 years since Ray Allen crossed enemy lines by fleeing on the Boston Celtics to join LeBron James and the Miami Heat, leaving 2008 championship brothers Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett behind...

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Celtics Introduce New Court Design For 2024 NBA Cup Tournament

The Boston Celtics fell short, en route to capturing Banner 18, in the league’s inaugural regular-season tournament now referred to as the NBA Cup. Formerly known as the “In-Season Tournament,” the...

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Why Red Sox Won Alex Verdugo Trade Despite Yankees’ World Series Berth

Nearly one year ago, the Boston Red Sox pulled the plug on outfielder Alex Verdugo, and more surprisingly, sent the 28-year-old to the New York Yankees in a rare arch-rivalry trade between the...

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Three Studs, Three Duds After Celtics Swiftly Breeze Past Wizards

Fresh off an emotional, eventful and dominant banner-raising celebration to begin the season at TD Garden, the Boston Celtics got right back to work against the Washington Wizards with a 122-102 win...

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Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Joins Larry Bird Reaching (Very) Rare Feat Vs. Wizards

During All-Star weekend in Indianapolis last season, Jayson Tatum met Celtics icon Larry Bird for the first time. Now as a reigning champion in Boston, the 26-year-old joined the Hall of Famer in...

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Celtics’ Payton Pritchard In Favor Of NBA Adopting Rule From G League

Payton Pritchard was ice-cold for the Boston Celtics on Opening Night, but the undersized guard rediscovered his footing from the perimeter during Thursday night’s easy-breezy victory over the...

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NBA Rumors: Ime Udoka Eyed Derrick White Before Celtics Extension

Ime Udoka and the Houston Rockets thoroughly considered their offseason options, including reuniting their head coach with guard Derrick White before the Boston Celtics got ahead of free agency and...

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Patriots Injury Report: Two Rookies Sidelined For Week 8 Vs. Jets

The New England Patriots are set to take on the New York Jets in Week 8, but will do so without a few of their rookie starters on Sunday afternoon. Wideout Ja’Lynn Polk and guard Layden Robinson were...

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NBA Insider: Celtics Have Options To Bring Back Lonnie Walker IV

The Boston Celtics, due to dicey payroll circumstances, parted ways with guard Lonnie Walker shortly after the preseason when adding the finishing touches to their regular season roster, pulling a...

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Red Sox Pitcher Joins Top Free Agent For Game 1 Of Yankees-Dodgers World Series

Boston Red Sox pitcher Lucas Giolito wasn’t able to contribute to the club in 2024 due to a season-ending elbow injury suffered during spring training, but that doesn’t mean the eight-year veteran...

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Yankees’ Fear Of Mookie Betts Backfires (Miserably) World Series Game 1 Loss

The New York Yankees nearly crossed the finish line to escape Game 1 of the World Series victoriously against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Friday night. However, once Mookie Betts stepped up to the...

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Celtics Reportedly Exploring Trade Value Of Reserve Unit Guard

The Boston Celtics were left no choice but to make some tough roster decisions entering this season, most notably parting ways with preseason standout Lonnie Walker IV to alleviate the luxury tax...

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Ex-Celtics Guard Confronts Fan For Calling Ben Simmons ‘Trash’

Dennis Schröder, formerly of the Boston Celtics, stood in defense of Brooklyn Nets teammate Ben Simmons following Friday night’s loss to the Orlando Magic. Simmons, who was limited to 15 games (12...

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Three Studs, Three Duds After Celtics Outduel Pistons In Nail-Bitter

It didn’t take long for the Boston Celtics to face adversity for the first time as reigning champions. But it was a surprise it came from the Detroit Pistons during Saturday night’s 124-118 victory at...

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Yankees Sink To Unfavorable Territory In World Series Vs. Dodgers

The New York Yankees kicked off the 2024 World Series with the Los Angeles Dodgers in gut-wrenching fashion — courtesy of Freddie Freeman — and that very string of bad luck continued in Saturday...

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Dodgers Issue Shohei Ohtani Injury Update After World Series Game 2 Win

The Los Angeles Dodgers dealt a major blow to the New York Yankees with their 4-2 victory in Game 2 of the World Series but also endured one of their own Saturday night at Dodger Stadium — a...

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Doc Rivers Shared Moment With 2008 ‘Big Three’ After Celtics Banner Night

BOSTON — When the Celtics raised their record-setting 18th banner to begin a clean slate as reigning champs on Opening Night, a long-awaited reunion between Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Ray Allen...

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How Celtics Assess (Early) Results Of ‘Mazzulla Ball’ To Begin Title Defense

BOSTON — The formula for a Joe Mazzulla-coached Celtics team hasn’t changed much since the team has returned from successfully reaching the mountaintop as NBA champions and reshifted its focus to the...

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Three Studs, Three Duds From Resilient Celtics Victory Over Bucks

BOSTON — The Celtics extended their season-opening winning streak to four games after defeating the Milwaukee Bucks, 119-108, at TD Garden on Monday night. Without Kristaps Porzingis and Sam Hauser,...

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Why Celtics Felt Need To ‘Create Chaos’ Before Defeating Bucks

BOSTON — It took a wild and chaotic back-and-forth exchange with the Milwaukee Bucks for the Celtics to continue their undefeated head start to the season on Monday night, but the chaos was completely...

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Payton Pritchard Played Pickup With Boston’s Youth Before Pestering Bucks

BOSTON — Celtics guard Payton Pritchard isn’t one to back down from a challenge, whether it comes from a few youngsters at the park midway through a morning stroll in the city or the Milwaukee Bucks....

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Joe Mazzulla Raises Psychotic (But Reasonable) NBA Rule Proposals

Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla is plenty unique from the sidelines with a clipboard, but in the hypothetical scenario where “Psycho Joe” replaces Adam Silver as league commissioner, the NBA...

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Boston Bling: How 2024 Celtics Championship Rings Came To Life

Everyone at TD Garden was in disbelief, even though it had been four months since the Boston Celtics defeated the Dallas Mavericks in the NBA Finals to secure Banner 18. Jayson Tatum couldn’t stand...

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How Kobe Bryant Influenced Jaylen Brown’s Business Ventures

Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown signed his first and final sneaker endorsement deal with Adidas in 2016 as a little-known rookie. Now, as the reigning NBA Finals MVP, the 28-year-old took a stand...

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Celtics Rival Fined $100K Following Investigation Launched By NBA

The Boston Celtics have taken care of business thus far, going a perfect 4-0 to begin their title defense campaign while the Eastern Conference rival Philadelphia 76ers have struggled to overcome...

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Ex-Red Sox Prospect (Once Part Of Blockbuster Trade) Becomes Free Agent

The rocky, injury-riddled road that was Yoán Moncada’s 2024 season with the Chicago White Sox led the 29-year-old to free agency. Chicago declined Moncada’s $25 million option Friday for the 2025...

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Jrue Holiday Vouched For Ex-Celtics Assistant Before Landing Hornets Job

Charles Lee joined the Boston Celtics two offseasons ago as the team’s top assistant on head coach Joe Mazzulla’s staff, all while awaiting the opportunity to take over the helm elsewhere in the NBA....

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Draymond Green (Ironically) Rejected Joe Mazzulla’s Controversial NBA Proposal

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green might be one of the most violent, self-unaware individuals in the NBA and it took a controversial rule proposal from Boston Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla...

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Doc Rivers Felt Fleeing Celtics Was ‘Mistake’ During Clippers Tenure

It’s been 16 years since Doc Rivers stood tall at the helm and was drenched with Gatorade at TD Garden in the concluding seconds of the 2008 NBA Finals, becoming a first-time champion with the Boston...

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Three Studs, Three Duds After Celtics Overcome Chippy Hornets

Shaking off their first loss of the season, the Boston Celtics got right back on track and defeated the Charlotte Hornets, 124-109, at Spectrum Center on Friday night. Boston paid a few old friends...

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Grant Williams Explains Hard Foul On Ex-Celtics Teammate Jayson Tatum

Grant Williams brought Friday night’s Celtics-Hornets matchup to a violent place when the ex-Boston forward aggressively fouled Jayson Tatum in the fourth quarter while Charlotte was fighting back...

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Celtics Rumors: Kendrick Perkins Was Banned From Banner Night

The Boston Celtics welcomed back a handful of legends from the past for their celebratory banner-raising on Opening Night, but 2008 champion Kendrick Perkins was not among those in attendance — and it...

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Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Details Impact Of Lingering Hip Flexor Injury

Jaylen Brown hadn’t missed a game until the Boston Celtics returned to Spectrum Center for the second of a back-to-back scheduled against the Charlotte Hornets, taking the night off due to a left hip...

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Jayson Tatum Cold Shoulders Grant Williams After Celtics Beat Hornets

The Boston Celtics took care of the Charlotte Hornets for the second consecutive night at Spectrum Center, only this time Jayson Tatum wasn’t in the mood for any postgame greetings with the opposing...

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Joel Embiid Reportedly ‘Assaulted’ Reporter In 76ers Locker Room

Philadelphia 76ers star center Joel Embiid hasn’t reached the Eastern Conference finals throughout his 10 seasons in the NBA, however, the 30-year-old managed to notch a new feat on Saturday night by...

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Payton Pritchard’s Hot Streak Raising Bar As Unofficial Celtics Sixth Man

It was all about earning trust last season for Payton Pritchard, who after logging a career-low in minutes, points, rebounds, assists, field goal percentage and 3-point percentage, signed a four-year,...

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How Jayson Tatum Feels Heading Into Anticipated Celtics-Warriors Battle

It’s been nearly two months since USA Basketball defeated France to capture its fifth straight Olympic gold medal to put a close to a controversial summer-long run for Boston Celtics star forward...

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76ers Suspend Joel Embiid For Physical Encounter With Columnist

The ugly just keeps getting uglier for the Philadelphia 76ers as the organization addressed Saturday night’s locker room fireworks in which Joel Embiid physically attacked a columnist following a loss...

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One Big Takeaway After Bruins Pay Price For Miscues Vs. Maple Leafs

The Boston Bruins failed to extend their back-to-back victories and keep the winning momentum alive on the road, falling to the Toronto Maple Leafs, 4-0, on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena. Boston’s...

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Bruins Notes: Boston Had ‘Very Winnable’ Opportunity To Seize

The Boston Bruins were haunted (again) by a recurring theme that’s anchored the team throughout the season: penalty discipline. Boston’s scoreless first period was followed by a nightmarish second...

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