The Boston Celtics weren’t too inspiring on the court against the Chicago Bulls. But sometimes events transpire that are bigger than the game of basketball. Such was the case Thursday, when head coach Brad Stevens missed the Celtics’ game at United Center to visit former Butler player Andrew Smith, who has battling cancer for two years and recently was readmitted to an Indiana hospital. How much did making that trip mean to Stevens? According to assistant coach Jay Larranaga, the Celtics head coach informed his staff 30 minutes before a noon team meeting he needed to leave immediately and visit Smith. “He makes it very clear to our players...
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Patriots’ Julian Edelman Chugs Beer On Jumbotron At Celtics Game (Video)
by Zack Cox on Sat, Oct 31, 2015 at 1:17AM 25,508 Thought it was impossible for Julian Edelman to become any more popular in Boston? Think again. With the New England Patriots having already defeated the Miami Dolphins in a Thursday night matchup, Edelman and several of his teammates decided to spend Friday night at TD Garden, where the Boston Celtics were hosting the Toronto Raptors. The Patriots crew was shown on the Garden’s Jumbotron during the fourth quarter, and Edelman used the o...
Celtics’ James Young Bears Uncanny Resemblance To Tupac Shakur (Photo)
James Young is from Flint, Mich., but he might have “California Love.” Boston Celtics fans were abuzz on Twitter on Tuesday morning after someone pointed out that Young, the rookie swingman out of Kentucky, bears a resemblance to deceased rapper Tupac Shakur. This led to the 19-year-old sharpshooter being dubbed “3Pac.” Not sure I see the similarities, but the Internet has spoken. And if the Internet says Young and Tupac look alike, then it must be true.
Brad Stevens Sees Reasons For Optimism In Celtics’ Loss To Trail Blazers
by Zack Cox on Sun, Nov 23, 2014 at 10:39PM BOSTON — Brad Stevens wasn’t hanging his head Sunday after his Celtics dropped their fifth game in six tries. Because although Boston ultimately unraveled in a 94-88 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers, its head coach saw something from his team that has been conspicuously absent this season: actual, real, NBA-quality defense. For the better part of three quarters, the Celtics smothered the high-powered Blazers, who came into TD Garden ranked sixth in the NBA in scoring and had been held to fewer than 100 points in just three of their first 12 games. A 10-0 Portland run to open the
Marcus Smart’s Toughness Lauded By Celtics Teammates After Injury
by Zack Cox on Sat, Nov 8, 2014 at 2:14AM BOSTON — It was a scene no player wants to witness. Marcus Smart, playing in just his fifth game for the Celtics, was hauled off the TD Garden court on a stretcher during the fourth quarter Friday after suffering what initially appeared to be a serious ankle injury. As the hometown crowd chanted his name, Smart extended a thumb — the universal gesture that, yes, he was going to be OK. That’s all fellow Celtics point guard Phil Pressey needed to see. “Once he put his thumbs up, that let us know he’s still good and in good spirits,” Pressey said
Kelly Olynyk, Colton Iverson Unveil New Celtics Jerseys at Introductory News Conference (Photo)
The first problem most Celtics draft picks run into is trying to find a number for their jerseys. As Danny Ainge noted Monday, there aren’t a lot of digits left. Kelly Olynyk and Colton Iverson, the Celtics’ 2013 NBA draft picks, were officially introduced to the media and a group of local kids at a news conference that also served to unveil the newly renovated Mildred Avenue Teen Center in Mattapan, Mass. Olynyk, the 13th overall pick who was acquired in a trade with the Dallas Mavericks, held No. 41, while Iverson, the 53rd overall pick who as acquired in a cash transaction with the Indiana Pacers, held No. 37. Check out the newest Celtics in the photo below. Photo via Twitter/@BenjeeBallgame
Report: Celtics Offered Rajon Rondo, Jeff Green for Russell Westbrook, Kendrick Perkins After Last Season
by Mike Cole on Tue, Nov 29, 2011 at 11:59PM How's this for weird? ESPN's Chris Broussard tweeted an interesting failed trade proposal that Celtics president Danny Ainge reportedly offered the Oklahoma City Thunder after last season. According to Broussard, the C's offered the Thunder point guard Rajon Rondo and forward Jeff Green in exchange for point guard Russell Westbrook and center Kendrick Perkins. Trading Rondo, one of the franchise's cornerstones would raise eyebrows as it is. However, the fact that this trade would bring Perkins, who was traded at the deadline in a deal that brought Green to Boston, is the real eye-opener in this scenario. Alas, Oklahoma City was not interested in Ainge's proposal. Rondo has been the subject of plenty of