Leandro Barbosa

Boy, the Boston Celtics just can’t catch a break this year. They win six games in a row… only to lose their next six. They lose Rajon Rondo for the rest of the season… only to lose Jared Sullinger two games later. They run off a surprising seven-game win streak, beating the Miami Heat, Los [...]

Chris Wilcox (right thumb) and Leandro Barbosa (personal matter not with team) will not play tonight according to #Celtics — Mike Petraglia (@Trags) December 21, 2012 This explains why the Celtics recalled Kris Joseph from the D-League. It might also explain why Wilcox was a DNP the other night.  Courtney Lee is going to have [...]

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 Celtics are dealing with two big issues,” the scout said. “They’re waiting for Avery Bradley to come back [he's expected to return later this month after [...]

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. “That’s my game,” Barbosa said. “I like to be aggressive every time I am on the court. Coach (Rivers) has been giving me a lot of confidence [...]

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. “Barbosa was terrific,” said Rivers. “He bailed us out, not only just replacing Rondo. I thought our starters started the game out pretty flat and I thought [...]

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. “He works hard at his craft,” Pierce said. “It’s developing nicely over the years. I feel that with me, Kevin (Garnett) being around here, I’ve been a [...]

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 [...]

Greg Payne of ESPN Boston gives us our first look at Leandro Barbosa in Celtic green. Barbosa will not play tonight, as Greg tweeted, due to Visa issues. Also tonight we hear from CSNNE’s A.Sherrod Blakely that Darko will not play either. The Celtics do not want to “take any chances” with his injured wrist. [...]

“We told them before the (Brooklyn Nets) game that they were off (Saturday),” Rivers said of Pierce and Garnett. As for Bass, he is being held out as a precautionary measure after a right knee collision in the first half of Thursday’s win at Brooklyn. “If it were a regular season game, he would have played [...]

Many NBA fans are familiar with the newest member of the Boston Celtics, Leandro Barbosa. But for those of you who may not be, here you go: Leandro Barbosa is a 29 year-old guard who played for the Pacers & Raptors last season. He has career averages of 12 pts, 2 steals & 2 assists [...]