DALLAS (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn't do an encore with reporters two days after Boston's big man answered questions in the immediate aftermath of the announcement of his rare lower left leg injury. Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla didn't offer much insight, either, which means Thursday's injury...
DALLAS (AP) — Joe Mazzulla is a big fan of UFC matches and splices highlights of fights into some of the basketball film he shows the Boston Celtics for their video sessions. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum reacts after scoring a basket against the Dallas Mavericks during the first half...
DALLAS (AP) — The last 12 games where Kyrie Irving has played against the Boston Celtics have all ended with the same outcome. Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving laughs with teammates during basketball practice, Tuesday, June 11, in Dallas, in preparation for Game 3 of the NBA Finals...
BOSTON (AP) — Jason Kidd couldn’t figure out how to stop the Boston Celtics in Game 1 of the NBA Finals. Now he’s hoping they will get in their own way. The Mavericks coach seemed eager to sow dissension in the Boston locker room on Saturday, June 8, when he singled out Jaylen Brown as the...
Doris Burke has been a mentor to many female analysts and announcers. Doris Burke (AP) However, it will be one of the announcers who helped pave the way for Burke to eventually become the first woman to serve as a game analyst on TV for a championship final in one of the four major professional...
BOSTON (AP) — The Mavericks couldn’t figure out how best to utilize big man Kristaps Porzingis during his three seasons in Dallas. Three years later, the Mavericks now have a big Porzingis problem in the NBA Finals. Dallas coach Jason Kidd said before the start of the series that he didn’t...
BOSTON (AP) — Kristaps Porzingis didn’t want to make predictions about how his body would respond heading into the NBA Finals after he spent more than a month on the sideline with a calf injury. Boston Celtics guard Jaylen Brown goes up for a dunk against the Dallas Mavericks during the first...
BOSTON (AP) — Getting the NBA’s next round of media rights deals completed is an extremely complex proposition, Commissioner Adam Silver said Thursday, June 6, especially because nobody can say with any certainty what the viewing landscape will look like in the future. NBA Commissioner Adam...
BOSTON (AP) — As the Dallas Mavericks and Boston Celtics prepare to tip off the NBA Finals, the four biggest names in the series are looking at this moment through different lenses. Dallas Mavericks guard Luka Doncic, left, and Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving (AP) Boston’s Jayson Tatum and...
DALLAS (AP) — Kyrie Irving directed obscene gestures and profanity at a hostile crowd in Boston the last time the star Dallas guard saw the Celtics, one of his former teams, in the playoffs two years ago. Dallas Mavericks guard Kyrie Irving holds the Western Conference Trophy after Game 5 of the...
DALLAS (AP) — The Dallas Mavericks have signed general manager Nico Harrison to a multi-year contract extension with the club headed to the NBA Finals for the first time in 13 years. Dallas Mavericks general manager Nico Harrison (AP) The deal for Harrison was announced Tuesday, June 4, two days...
BOSTON (AP) — Whether injured Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis will be ready in time for the start of the NBA Finals this week is still to be determined. Boston Celtics guard Payton Pritchard, left, guard Derrick White, center, and center Kristaps Porzingis, right, watch from the bench as the...
