Derrick White vs Pistons 3/22/24 | Photo by Brian Sevald/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics leaning on Jrue Holiday’s championship experience Globe NBA Playoffs: Celtics prepare to face Heat or Bulls in first round The inside story on how the Celtics landed Sam Hauser Celtics’ path gets less and less daunting, and other pre-playoff thoughts CelticsBlog Keys to Banner 18: it is time for the Celtics to get back to winning home playoff games again Jontay Porter does not deserve a lifetime ban from the NBA for abusing sports betting ESPN Zac ..read more

Photo by Fernando Medina/NBAE via Getty Images The Raptors center made some terrible decisions, but in a league that has preached second chances when it comes to domestic violence — all while spamming sports betting promotions — Jontay Porter is not solely to blame. On Wednesday, the NBA announced that Raptors two-way player Jontay Porter was banned for life from the NBA after a league investigation found that he violated league rules by disclosing confidential information to sports bettors. He was also found guilty of limiting his own participation in at least one game for betting purposes, a ..read more

Photo by David Dow/NBAE via Getty Images The results of the past two postseasons just isn’t going to cut it. The Boston Celtics will begin their climb towards Banner 18 on Sunday afternoon when they host a mystery opponent (thanks a lot, Play-In Tournament) at 1 p.m. Regardless if it’s the Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat, Chicago Bulls, or Atlanta Hawks, the Celtics have to get their $#@% together and start the series off with a win at home. Wins at TD Garden have eluded the Cs over the past two postseasons. In their 2022 NBA Finals run, they went a combined 6-6 at home. A year later, they mana ..read more

Xavier Tillman vs Pistons 3/22/24 | Photo by Chris Schwegler/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Herald Celtics set tone for playoffs with intense practice: ‘Harder than any training camp practice’ Globe Joe Mazzulla says he’ll never forget this moment with Blake Griffin What Brad Stevens said about Joe Mazzulla’s growth in year two What Jayson Tatum and Jrue Holiday said about Grant Hill visit NBA bans Jontay Porter after gambling probe shows he shared information, bet on games CelticsBlog Brad Stevens: Celtics want to keep Derrick White after Jrue Hol ..read more

Blake Griffin, Boston Celtics. | Photo by Dylan Buell/Getty Images Boston was the only team he would’ve suited up for. Blake Griffin announced his retirement from basketball on Tuesday afternoon. The 35-year-old spent his final season as a pro with the Boston Celtics last year. Fans had hoped that Griffin may have come back to the team for another championship push with their final roster spot open for the majority of the year. According to the former No. 1 overall pick, the fans weren’t the only ones who hoped he’d come back. During an appearance on “Pardon My Take,” Griffin revealed that he ..read more

Photo by Matthew J. Lee/The Boston Globe via Getty Images How do the Celtics stack up compared to some of our favorite playoff tropes? Just like in literature, movies, and television, basketball is an ever-changing narrative landscape. Plots that felt novel and unique in the 90’s are now weathered tropes that probably get solved with a cell phone. Seinfeld and company aimlessly walking through a parking garage is solved by a simple glance down at your iPhone’s parked car feature. So too have we seen some of our beloved NBA Playoffs tropes eroded to extinction with the passage of time and evolu ..read more

Photo by Kate Frese/NBAE via Getty Images Boston’s playoff journey will begin April 21, though their opponent is not yet known. Wednesday morning, the NBA announced the schedule for the upcoming first-round series’ of the 2024 NBA Playoffs, including Boston’s clash with a still-undetermined opponent. Boston will host the winner of the 8-seed Play-In Game to kick off their first-round series at 1 pm EST on Sunday, April 21. The remaining schedule for the series will be as follows, per NBA.com: Game 1: TBD at Celtics - Sunday, April 21 (1 pm EST on ABC) Game 2: TBD at Celtics - Wednesday, April ..read more

Photo by Eric Espada/NBAE via Getty Images In the third and final part of the Celtics award predictions, we check out Boston's backcourt's All-Defensive cases, and then we beg the voters to accept them. It’s a bird! It’s a plane! No, it’s the best defensive backcourt in the league, Derrick White and Jrue Holiday! On September 28, I wrote that “the Celtics should absolutely trade for Jrue Holiday,” which included a whole section about what trade packages would make sense. I openly stated I would be alright with trading Malcolm Brogdon—who seemed unhappy anyway—as well as Robert Williams III and ..read more

Photo by Maddie Malhotra/Getty Images Brad Stevens spoke about the Jrue Holiday extension, the Celtics’ playoff push ahead and the team’s future on Tuesday. BOSTON — Brad Stevens spoke for the first time since the Celtics signed Jrue Holiday to a contract extension on Tuesday, holding an impromptu press conference five days from the NBA Playoffs. Ahead of a critical moment for the franchise, he praised the job Joe Mazzulla did this year, explained why Boston acted now to retain Holiday long-term and expressed optimism toward keeping his back court mate Derrick White in green. “I can’t talk abo ..read more

Jayson Tatum vs Bulls 3/23/24 | Photo by Jeff Haynes/NBAE via Getty Images All the Celtics news you need in one convenient place. Globe Why the Celtics should meet potential playoff matchups ‘head on’ 5 takeaways from Brad Stevens’s latest Celtics media availability Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Jrue Holiday, selected for Paris Olympics Oklahoma City Blue blow past Maine Celtics to win G League championship Brad Stevens on Joe Mazzulla’s growth, Indiana coaching rumors and more Boston Celtics playoff schedule: See first-round opponent info Ex-Celtic Blake Griffin retires after 13 seasons in the NBA C ..read more