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5' 9" Isaiah Thomas Stuffs 6' 11" DeMarcus Cousins At The Rim
The Celtics scored approximately one million points in a defense-optional win over the Sacramento Kings this afternoon. Isaiah Thomas, now an all-star, turned 27 today and he celebrated by getting up there and swatting former teammate DeMarcus Cousins’ layup attempt. “Get that shit out!” indeed....
Three NHL Games, Two NBA Games Postponed By East Coast Blizzard
How are you planning on spending this snowbound evening? Hopefully you weren’t planning on watching the Wizards, Sixers (you definitely weren’t), or the Islanders play tonight. The NHL has postponed today’s Islanders—Flyers game as well as tomorrow’s Capitals—Penguins game. The Capitals game yesterd...
Once Again, God Bless Evan Turner, Who Is Never Not Feeling Himself
It’s high time we checked in on Celtics guard Evan Turner, a perfectly mediocre basketball player whose self-absorption is so steadfast and unconvincing that it’s impossible not to find endearing....
The Kobe Bryant Farewell Tour Feels Strange And Unfamiliar
With the Los Angeles Lakers visiting the Boston Celtics tonight, you might have thought it’d be a brief respite from the Kobe Bryant Farewell Tour. After all, the Celtics-Lakers rivalry is the biggest in the sport, and the last time these two teams faced off with something on the line—the 2010 NBA F...
The Celtics Gave Kevin Garnett One Last Dance With Gino
Kevin Garnett and the Minnesota Timberwolves visited the Boston Celtics last night, and the home team gave its former star a warm welcome. They reunited him with Gino! ...
LeBron James Made This Kid's Year
During last night’s Cavaliers-Celtics game, Special Olympian Aaron Miller was honored during a timeout. LeBron James was in a team huddle while Miller was cheered at midcourt, but later went out of his way to run over to the kid and show him some love....
Danny Ainge Really Needs To Find A New Nickname
Celtics GM Danny Ainge was on the Toucher & Rich show today, and the segment started with a conversation about Ainge’s love for Chipotle. Apparently, Ainge likes the restaurant so much that his coworkers gave him a very special nickname....
Kelly Olynyk Attempts To Finish Burrito In Just Four Bites
The NBA season is long and the plane rides are plentiful, leaving plenty of time for shenanigans. On a recent team flight Celtics center Kelly Olynyk was somehow convinced to attempt to take down a monster burrito in just four bites, and of course Amir Johnson documented it (and posted it to Snapcha...
This Shot May Not Have Counted, But It's Still Cool As Hell
Unfortunately for Celtics forward Jae Crowder, there’s some sort of rule against heaving a full-court inbound pass straight into the bucket. This rule is clearly stupid, and Crowder should have been awarded five points. ...
Vin Baker's Training To Manage A Starbucks
Vin Baker had a lengthy career in the NBA, but financially, he has nothing to show for it. Because of alcoholism, bad investments, and friends and family using him, Baker ended up in the gutter with almost no money. The current-day Baker is in better shape; the Providence Journal found him training ...
Marcus Smart Leaves Game With Hand Injury
Celtics guard Marcus Smart left tonight’s Summer League game against Portland with a painful-looking—and sounding, given his screams—hand injury that the team reports left him with multiple dislocated fingers and a trip to the X-ray room....
Marcus Smart Pulls Game-Winning Layup Out Of His Ass
What the NBA’s Eastern Conference lacks in good basketball teams, it makes up for in an oddly exciting race for the last two playoff spots. The Celtics are one of five teams separated by just two games between seventh and 11th place. Three of those teams—Miami, Charlotte and Boston—played in games d...
Kelly Olynyk Reports News Of Dougie Hamilton's Broken Ribs
Celtics center and amateur reporter Kelly Olynyk may have unintentionally leaked some news Wednesday night about Bruins defenseman Dougie Hamilton’s injury....
Kelly Olynyk's Eye Is Pretty Messed Up
Celtics center Kelly Olynyk took an elbow to the face from teammate Shavlik Randolph during the team’s shootaround earlier today, and suffered a laceration above his eye. ...
Marcus Smart Ejected After Punching Matt Bonner In The Balls
Celtics fans are hoping Marcus Smart is the next Kevin Garnett, and if this blast to Matt Bonner's nuts is any proof, the rookie is already embracing some of KG's finishing moves. This one, in particular, finished Smart's night; he earned the ejection, and Boston fell 101-89 to the Spurs....
Video: Brawl Leads To Man Being Stabbed At Celtics Game
A man wearing a Rajon Rondo jersey was stabbed in the balcony area of TD Garden near the end of tonight's thrilling victory over the Grizzlies, according to Boston.com and numerous other media reports....
Isaiah Thomas Stares Down Suns Bench, Says It Was All In Good Fun
The Celtics played in Phoenix tonight, giving Isaiah Thomas an opportunity to go at the team that traded him less than a week ago. He dropped 21 points and seven assists (albeit on 6-16 shooting with five turnovers) on his old teammates, but really took over the game in the final two minutes. He sco...
Dominique Wilkins Tells A Solid Larry Bird Trash-Talk Story
It's not news that Larry Bird was an arrogant jerk in his NBA days. He got away with most of his shit-talk because when he said he was about to shoot a three in your eye, he actually did that. He and Dominique Wilkins famously went at each other in Game 7 of the 1988 Eastern Conference Semifinals, b...
The One Question Red Auerbach Wouldn't Answer
The following was originally published in the Dec. 1986 issue of Sport magazine. It is reprinted here with the author’s permission....