Distractions are part of the pomp and circumstances surrounding NBA banner night, a celebratory opening game for the reigning champions taking place in Boston on Tuesday. The Celtics don’t seem to mind the shimmery peripherals that surround ring night. They’re
The Boston Celtics will begin their quest for back-to-back NBA championships Tuesday when they tip off the 2024-25 season against the visiting New York Knicks. Boston defeated Dallas in five games to claim the 2023-24 championship. The Celtics haven’t won
Jayson Tatum was already a proven winner before last season. In Tatum’s first six seasons, no NBA player won more games with one team than he did. Tatum played in 334 wins with the Boston Celtics over that span, including
Not long after the Boston Celtics won the NBA title in 2008, some new wall decor went up at their practice facility in Waltham, Mass. It was a banner. An 18th one. But it stood out from the rest. It
Given the disparity in the number of teams seriously vying for this season’s two most important crowns, it would be fitting if the 2024-25 season-opening NBA Power Rankings were listed in inverse order. Clearly, becoming married to Cooper Flagg is
The Boston Celtics are expected to waive guard Lonnie Walker IV, ESPN reported Saturday. Walker, 25, agreed to a one-year deal with the Celtics in August and averaged 7.3 points with 2.5 assists in 16.4 minutes per game over four
It was a few minutes after Denver’s reign as NBA champion had come to an end last spring. The Minnesota Timberwolves were celebrating, their music and screams loud enough to be heard inside the room where Nuggets coach Michael Malone
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The NBA returned to the Persian Gulf on Friday for the third consecutive year, and the preseason schedule for the 2023-24 season opened with the Boston Celtics beating the Denver Nuggets 107-103 in
Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis is targeting a December return from offseason ankle surgery. “The expectation is sometime in December,” he told ESPN on Tuesday. “But I’m feeling really good and I’m working towards hopefully playing earlier than that.” The