BOSTON (AP) — Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens has said throughout the offseason that that team wanted Joe Mazzulla to be its coach for a long time. It made that more than a proclamation Friday, Aug. 8, announcing it has signed Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension. Length and details...
Kristaps Porzingis is being traded by the Boston Celtics to the Atlanta Hawks, and part of what will be a three-team deal gives the Brooklyn Nets another selection in Wednesday 's first round of the NBA draft, according to a person with knowledge of the agreement. Porzingis is going to the...
Jrue Holiday 's acquisition from Portland helped spark the Boston Celtics to their NBA-record 18th championship last season. Holiday is being sent back to the Trail Blazers by a Boston team that could now be in transition, a person with knowledge of the details said early Tuesday, June 23....
NEW YORK (AP) — Jalen Brunson and the New York Knicks viewed reaching the Eastern Conference finals as just another step in a season that 's not over. It 's not time to celebrate. Try telling that to the thousands of fans dancing and chanting inside and on the streets all around Madison...
BOSTON (AP) — When Jayson Tatum toppled to the court, writhing in pain and grabbing at his right foot late in the Celtics’ Eastern Conference semifinals Game 4 loss to the New York Knicks, it looked like a potentially season-altering injury. Boston’s worst fears are now confirmed. Tatum had...
BOSTON (AP) — For the second straight game, the New York Knicks found themselves in a hole the Boston Celtics have rarely let teams out of this season. The Knicks again found a way — almost the same way, in fact — to pull off the improbable. And now they are two wins away from knocking the...
ORLANDO, Florida (AP) — Franz Wagner scored 32 points, Paolo Banchero added 29 and the Orlando Magic beat Boston, 95-93, on Friday night, April 25, to cut the Celtics’ lead to 2-1 in the Eastern Conference first-round series. Boston Celtics guard Derrick White (9) and Orlando Magic forward...
BOSTON (AP) — As the Celtics were taking control of their playoff opener against the Orlando Magic, Boston’s best player was on his back in pain and tugging at his wrist. Boston Celtics' Derrick White (9) drives past Orlando Magic's Gary Harris (14) during the first half in game 1 of a...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics are days away from beginning their quest to repeat as NBA champions. But guard Jrue Holiday is celebrating a much smaller victory. It was just over a month ago that Holiday missed four games after being diagnosed with a condition called mallet finger, a unique...
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Celtics' season started with a record-tying 3-point night. It was a sign of things to come. The Celtics broke the NBA record for 3-pointers in a season Friday night, April 4, in a victory over the Phoenix Suns. Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis (8) takes a...
PORTLAND, Oregon (AP) — Jayson Tatum had 30 points, nine assists and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics extended their winning streak to five games with a 129-116 win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday, March 23. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) drives to the basket as Portland...
BOSTON (AP) — Private equity mogul William Chisholm agreed to buy the Boston Celtics on Thursday, March 20, in a deal that values the NBA's reigning champions and the most-decorated franchise in league history at a minimum of $6.1 billion — the largest price ever for American professional...
