Tag: Celtics
Jayson Tatum is the fifth Boston Celtics player in franchise history to score 25 or more points in each of his first three games of a single postseason, and the four-time All-Star is the first since Paul Pierce in 2002. In Boston’s 130-122 first-round loss to the Atlanta Hawks in Game 3 of the 2023 […]
Boston Celtics guard Malcolm Brogdon has won the 2022-23 NBA Sixth Man of the Year award. Brogdon finished ahead of New York Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley for the award, garnering 60 out of 100 first-place votes and collected 408 total points. Quickley received 34 first-place votes and 326 total points. Milwaukee Bucks wing Bobby Portis placed third, […]
Robert Williams III (left knee injury management) of the Boston Celtics is listed as questionable for Thursday night’s road game against the Milwaukee Bucks. Williams, 25, missed the first 29 games of the season after undergoing an arthroscopic procedure on his left knee. The fifth-year center was then absent for eight straight games earlier this […]
Payton Pritchard (plantar fasciitis/heel) of the Boston Celtics was upgraded to probable for Tuesday night’s road game against the Washington Wizards. Although the third-year guard is dealing with plantar fasciitis and a bone bruise in his heel, Pritchard is ready to play. The Oregon product has missed the previous nine games due to his injuries. […]
Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard (heel) has been downgraded to out for Wednesday night’s road game against the Minnesota Timberwolves. This will be Pritchard’s 25th game missed so far this season. Other players listed on Boston’s injury report include Danilo Gallinari (ACL) and Robert Williams III (hamstring). Both Gallinari and Williams remain out indefinitely. Gallinari […]
Jayson Tatum logged his 36th 30-point game of the season in Wednesday night’s 115-93 win over the Portland Trail Blazers, the fourth-most in a season in Boston Celtics history and one shy of tying Larry Bird (1984-85) for the third-most. In the 1970-71 season, John Havlicek recorded 38 30-point games. Bird amassed 39 30-point games […]
Grant Williams turned down a four-year extension with the Boston Celtics in a low-$50 million range, according to sources. The fourth-year wing is reportedly seeking an annual salary of $20 million. “That figure is considered premature, and a target number has not been established internally yet as he has focused on the season,” said Jared […]
Boston Celtics center Mike Muscala (right knee tendinopathy) is listed as questionable for Wednesday night’s home game against the Cleveland Cavaliers. Muscala has missed a total of 14 games so far this season. Last August, Muscala signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Oklahoma City Thunder. On Feb. 9, the Thunder traded the 10-year […]
Jayson Tatum tallied his eighth 40-point game of the season on Friday, tying Paul Pierce (2000-01) for the third-most in a single season in Boston Celtics history. Only Larry Bird logged more 40-point games in a season (nine in 1984-85, 11 in 1987-88). In Boston’s 127-116 win over the Charlotte Hornets, the four-time All-Star recorded […]
NBA Twitter users are reacting to a Boston Celtics fan mistaking Nicolas Batum of the Los Angeles Clippers for Beantown’s Al Horford. A picture was posted above this caption: “Ran into Al Horford. Really cool guy. Go Celtics!” Batum’s response was comical. The Clippers wing tweeted: “Just took a picture with someone in the street […]
