Celtics News

Thanks to Sportsgal1972, I had the pleasure of attending today’s open practice at the Garden. Despite all the action, the highlight of the afternoon was this woman’s Rajon Rondo jacket. Straight money. I gotta get two of these for John and Jay. The Celtics treated this as a real practice. Assistant coach Kevin Eastman explained [...]

Actor/Comedian Chris Tucker stopped by the Garden today for the Celtics open practice. Tucker is in town for comedy show at the Wilbur tonight. Tucker sat courtside with Celtics co-owner Steve Pagliuca. He was also wearing a fresh pair Rogue Green Nike Durant KD IV’s. Tucker appeared to have a great time. He interacted with [...]

Doc was on Felger and Mazz… and he spent a good portion of it answering Ray questions.  You can listen to the whole interview above, but here are a couple of money quotes. “He made a choice… do I think it was the wrong choice? I absolutely do.  I think he at times probably feels [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. The coaches and other members of the organization weighed in on the rarity of a player of Pierce’s caliber spending his entire career with one team. “Well [...]

As Ray Allen continues to flap his gums now that he is surrounded by the games biggest prima-donnas, one has to wonder if he is not only burning the bridge, but blowing the thing sky-high between he and Boston. The burns were bad enough that Ray opted to take less money to join the Celtics [...]

One of the most impressive turn-around this preseason has been Rajon Rondo’s free throw shooting.  He shot 77% from the line, giving us the hope that his effectiveness can continue, and provide the Celtics a new scoring weapon. But one thing stood out with Rondo at the line.  His routine looks different.  Every coach in [...]

Every morning, we compile the links of the day and dump them here… highlighting the big storyline. Because there’s nothing quite as satisfying as a good morning dump. “I like it,” Celtics coach Doc Rivers told reporters following the team’s practice on Thursday. “I’d rather have this than playing on Friday, I’ll say that.” Boston [...]

Lost in all this Bass vs. Sullinger “who should the starter” be talk is the fact that Brandon Bass through this entire thing has been a total pro about everything.  How many established veterans would be cool with (or at least appear to be cool with) a rookie coming in and making a play for [...]

Today is NBA Hall of Famer and Boston Celtics legend Dave Cowens‘ 64th birthday. Cowens was brought in by Red Auerbach in 1970 to try and fill the enormous void left when Bill Russell retired. Well, Cowens was definitely successful in helping the C’s remain a dominant force in the NBA. He earned co-rookie of [...]

Leandro Barbosa took to Twitter for the first time in 5 months to let C’s fans know that he’s happy to be in Boston: I am very very happy 2 be part of the @celtics family, this organization has so much tradition. All I can say is I really want the @nba ring — Leandro [...]