Celtics News

The Celtics announced today that newly acquired guard Courtney Lee will be wearing the number 11 this upcoming season.  Shortly after that, Lee tweeted this: Danny Rumph was a teammate of Lee’s who died after collapsing on the basketball court.  Here’s more: Daniel E. Rumph II, a rising, basketball star who attended Western Kentucky University [...]

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. It’s been good, it’s been bad, it’s been good… I was so scared coming out of surgery because I didn’t know what to expect, every time something [...]

WEEI’s Paul Flannery has the scoop: Keyon Dooling has agreed to return to the Celtics on a one-year-deal, his agent Kenge Stevenson said. The 32-year-old combo guard averaged 4.0 points and 1.1 rebounds in 14.4 minutes over 46 games for the Celtics this past season. He played all 20 playoff games as well, shooting 39.3 [...]

The Celtics roster is almost set.  With 13 players (if you count Jeff Green) officially under contract, the Celtics are really only expected to add one more player so they can keep their options open during the season.  And even if they decided to carry the full 15 into the season, that’s still only two [...]

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 don’t want to say too much, but I couldn’t be happier with where we’re at,” Rivers said. He still insists he knew this would all work [...]

Boy, the NBA really has flair for the dramatic, don’t they? The Boston Celtics were thiiiis close to knocking the Heat out of the playoffs… and then the whole Ray Allen thing happened… and now the Celtics are going to have to go to Miami to have it all rubbed in their faces opening night. [...]

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. According to sources, the 6-foot-5 Christmas will get a partial guarantee, but it’s important to note he’s turning down better money overseas. The Temple product was heavily [...]

Dionte Christmas’ great play in Summer League has been rewarded. ESPN Boston’s Greg Payne first tweeted that Boston has signed Christmas to a partially guaranteed contract/camp invite. Our own John Karalis, in Vegas for Summer League, said that Christmas told him he’d be flying to Boston tonight to “sign papers”. Celtics Director of Player Personnel [...]

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 33-year-old Collins, a veteran of 11 NBA seasons, gives Boston a defensive-minded big man who can give quality minutes off the bench. Collins’ offensive game is [...]

Last night, the Milwaukee Bucks were designated the “road” team in their matchup against the Celtics.  That was very appropriate, considering the crowd was decidedly pro-Boston. And the “home” crowd was in for a bit of a treat.  The few hundred people who showed up to see the a bunch of guys in C’s gear [...]