Tag: Boston Celtics
Joel Brigham looks back at some of the best villains in NBA history and why they were hated.
Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder suffered a left ankle sprain during Wednesday’s win over the Chicago Bulls and is expected to miss at least a week of game action, according to Celtics coach Brad Stevens. Source: Chris Forsberg of ESPN
Celtics Kelly Olynyk (shoulder) expected to practice early this week without restriction. Should be back in next 2 weeks, source told ESPN. Source: Jeff Goodman of ESPN on Twitter
The Boston Celtics waived former first-round pick R.J. Hunter in advance of Monday’s deadline to trim the regular-season roster to a maximum of 15 players. Unable to find a trade that could have saved the team from eating salary or brought back an asset, the team elected to simply move on from Hunter, the 28th […]
The Chicago Cubs could break a 108-year championship drought, but which NBA teams have gone the longest without a title?
As cutdown looms, the Celtics continue to offer James Young or RJ Hunter for a second-round pick, league sources tell The Vertical. via Adrian Wojnarowski of The Vertical
Jabari Davis forecasts the 2016-17 Most Improved Player race, which is always a tough award to predict.
Brad Stevens on Marcus Smart’s ankle injury: “Twisted his ankle. Will be re-evaluated tomorrow. Early indication — he’s had an ankle sprain or two in the past — but early indications are that it looks like hopefully not too long term. We don’t know what it means; we’ll have a better idea in the next […]
Eric Pincus on who’s up for rookie-scale extensions, and who can have their third- or fourth-year option picked up.
Danny Ainge said that Kelly Olynyk remains on schedule in his rehab, but recent tests indicate he’s not quite ready to resume contact activities. Source: Chris Forsberg of ESPN
