Tag: Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics forward Jae Crowder is scheduled to return to practice Wednesday and his availability for game action will be re-evaluated after that session, coach Brad Stevens told reporters in Los Angeles on Monday. Crowder, sidelined by a high ankle sprain since March 11, will miss his eighth straight game when the Celtics face the […]
Lang Greene looks at some of the key players from postseason teams who have been injured down the stretch.
Celtics coach Brad Stevens was asked if he thought his team had a chance to catch the second-seeded Toronto Raptors. “Hey, we’re four games away from ninth [place],” Stevens said, downplaying any thoughts of a surge. Reporters laughed because, as it turned out, Boston actually owned a six-game buffer over the first spot outside the […]
The shortened moratorium may benefit restricted free agents, writes salary cap guru Eric Pincus
Who have been the best bench players this season? Joel Brigham gives his All-Reserves Team.
Celtics coach Brad Stevens struck an optimistic tone following Friday night’s game against the Houston Rockets when he said there was little swelling around Jae Crowder’s ankle after a sprain suffered in the third quarter, and that the injury might not be too serious. Then the ankle swelled overnight, prompting a much different assessment of […]
Cap guru Eric Pincus looks at notable NBA players and how much of their team’s payroll they take up.
Boston Celtics forward/center Jared Sullinger was hospitalized this week because of a skin infection, but he has been released, and coach Brad Stevens said he hopes he’ll be available for Wednesday night’s game against the Memphis Grizzlies at TD Garden (7 ET, ESPN). Sullinger missed practices on Monday and Tuesday because of the infection, and […]
The Boston Celtics’ Brad Stevens and the Portland Trail Blazers’ Terry Stotts today were named the NBA Eastern and Western Conference Coaches of the Month, respectively, for games played in February. Source: NBA.com
Eric Saar takes a look at the field for Most Improved Player of the Year in the NBA
