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The season begins tonight, and a few Celtics have some significant milestones ahead of them this season.  Here are a few of them. KEVIN GARNETT KG is currently 12th in NBA history with 13,313 rebounds.  He needs 436 to pass Hakeem Olajuwon and move into 11th.  He needs 457 to pass Wes Unseld and move [...]

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. “When we started finally teaching to switch last year, we were better defensively,” Rivers said before Monday’s practice in Miami. “That’s something we’ve never done. I really [...]

The Celtics are down in Miami preparing for their opening night showdown with the Heat. CelticNation is clearly excited and can barely contain themselves. When I got in from work, I was thrilled to see that #TeamCeltics was trending on Twitter. My timeline is filled with Celtic Pride. This is definitely the most excited I’ve [...]

Courtney Lee took to his Instagram account for some advice on his opening night kicks. Lee asked his followers “Debating on should I wear these for the season opener, it is breast cancer awareness right?”. Lee received an overwhelming amount of positive comments from fans. I think it is safe to say he will be [...]

We often wonder what opposing teams, their beat reporters and bloggers are saying about the Celtics.  Here’s a look at some enemy chatter from Miami. “I expected that, when I heard [that the Heat are the Celtics’ target] from Doc, I know Doc very well, as well it should be; our focus is on Boston,” [...]

During his trip to China in September, KG did a photo shoot for sneaker magazine “SIZE”. I really like the pics he did and thought I’d share them. And if you’re as excited for the KG3 as I am, I found out yesterday that these will release in China on Dec. 1st 2012. Hopefully, a [...]

The year is 2012.  As the sun rises on a new NBA season, a new reality emerges. Something isn’t right here.  As the league goes about what should be its normal business, there’s an eerie feeling that the new breed of contenders is not alone. What’s that in the distance? This is supposed to be [...]

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. “We played extremely well the night we got our ring,” said Rivers. “We beat Cleveland in front of LeBron, so I think this is LeBron’s payback that [...]

The Celtics held a their annual open practice for season ticket holders yesterday at the Garden and I was able to gather a little bit of footage.  For those unable to attend, enjoy the clips of some of the scrimmage below. Some highlights from the first part: 1:10 mark – Rondo and KG alley-oop 1:40 [...]

Scott and I are back from today’s Celtics Open Practice, and I have to say I was impressed. First I need to give a huge shout to all the fans that came out. For a rainy Sunday morning, the place was packed. We arrived about 45 minutes before the Garden opened, and the building was [...]