The NBA’s season outside of the bubble is off to a rough start. Seven games have been postponed in the first 24 days, while several teams have played with only eight players available. The NBA introduced new protocols to slow the spread of COVID-19, and they were mocked by players […]

Iman Shumpert held a grudge against Paul Pierce before he even joined the NBA. Shumpert’s aunt once brought him to sit courtside at a Celtics-Bulls game, and Pierce refused to give him a halftime high-five. “When I get [to the NBA], I got something for you,” Shumpert recalled thinking in […]

Kyrie Irving made his first return to TD Garden since leaving the Boston Celtics to sign with the Brooklyn Nets in July. Before the preseason matchup on Friday tipped off, the superstar point guard burned sage and walked the court’s perimeter in an apparent attempt to rid the court of […]

The Miami Heat have flustered the Boston Celtics with a zone defence in the Eastern Conference Finals. The zone has especially impacted Kemba Walker, who can’t as easily beat defenders off the dribble to create his own shot or shots for others. Walker is a team-worst -14 on the floor […]

Miami Heat centre Bam Adebayo blocked Jayson Tatum’s dunk attempt at the rim in the final seconds to help the Heat win Game 1 of the Eastern Conference Finals. People across the NBA world immediately called it one of the best plays of the season and maybe in NBA history. […]

The Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics, 125-122, in double overtime Wednesday night to force a Game 7 in their playoff series. On a crucial play in the final seconds of regulation, Raptors head coach Nick Nurse appeared to trick Celtics forward Jayson Tatum into a costly turnover. Nurse set […]

OG Anunoby hit a miracle, game-winning three-pointer to help the Toronto Raptors beat the Boston Celtics and make the series 2-1 instead of 3-0. Raptors guard Kyle Lowry benefitted from a bubble quirk: no fans on the sideline, giving him more space to make the cross-court pass to Anunoby. The […]

Toronto Raptors forward OG Anunoby hit a game-winning three-pointer with .5 seconds left to beat the Boston Celtics. The shot moved the series to 2-1 instead of 3-0, a deficit no NBA team has ever come back from. Visit Insider’s homepage for more stories. OG Anunoby saved the Toronto Raptors […]

NBA players questioned playing games in the Disney bubble following the video of police shooting Jacob Blake. Fred VanVleet and Normal Powell of the Toronto Raptors said their team discussed a boycott of Game 1 of their second-round playoff series against the Boston Celtics. VanVleet, Powell, and members of the […]

The first two episodes of “The Last Dance” – the 10-part docuseries about Michael Jordan and the 1997-1998 championship Chicago Bulls – aired on ESPN on Sunday night. During a look at the Bulls’ 1986 playoff series against the star-studded Boston team, the Celtics’ general manager, Danny Ainge, who was […]

Three more NBA players have tested positive for the coronavirus, including two members of the Los Angeles Lakers and Marcus Smart from the Boston Celtics. The Lakers have not identified the players who tested positive. There are now at least ten NBA players who have tested positive, including four members […]

Kemba Walker signed with the Boston Celtics on a four-year deal worth $US141 million in free agency, leaving the Charlotte Hornets after eight seasons. The move is a good one for the Celtics and highlights how badly the Hornets misplayed the valuable asset they had in Walker. If the Hornets […]

ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported on Thursday that the Boston Celtics had emerged as the favourites to sign All-Star guard Kemba Walker at the start of NBA free agency. Walker’s move would have ripple effects across the league, with teams like the Los Angeles Lakers and the New York Knicks looking […]

Kevin Durant’s Achilles injury could now change the futures and decision-making of teams around the NBA. Durant’s injury could shape the Anthony Davis trade market, as teams decide to go all-in for Davis with Durant now sidelined. Teams who were targeting Durant in free agency may now have pause because […]

Paul Pierce revealed the truth Wednesday about a long-standing conspiracy theory about his infamous “wheelchair game.” In the 2008 NBA Finals, Pierce appeared to go down with an injury. He was taken out of the game in a wheelchair but ran back onto the court moments later and played well […]

Boston Celtics reserve guard Terry Rozier went on two ESPN shows on Tuesday and painted an ugly picture of the Celtics’ disappointing season. Rozier said the team realised five games in that it wasn’t going to be easy to blend their talent and that they often had different game plans […]

One of the biggest mysteries of the NBA offseason is what Kyrie Irving will decide to do in free agency. The Boston Celtics disappointed this season, and after Irving backtracked on a preseason commitment to re-sign with the Celtics, some think he will head elsewhere this summer. Irving’s decision will […]