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9 days ago

Rajon Rondo Reads Mean Tweets About Himself on Jimmy Kimmel Live

Despite all the rehab, Rajon Rondo is finding ways to keep busy this offseason. Just a couple weeks after appearing on E!’s Fashion Police show, the point guard was back on TV last night, in a fun segment on Jimmy Kimmel Live called Mean Tweets. In it, celebrities, or in this case NBA players, read [...]

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22 days ago

Why Are People So Eager To Trade Paul Pierce?

The whispers around Paul Pierce’s future with the Celtics continue to surface in the fourth week of Boston’s offseason. Unconfirmed report after unconfirmed report has circled in, stating anything from Pierce’s house being on the market, to the team being “likely” to buy him out. Locally, plenty of Celtics fans seem resigned to the fact [...]

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24 days ago

Terrence Williams Tells His Side of the Story on Arrest

It was a tough start to the offseason last week for Terrence Williams. After standing out as one of the bright spots on the Celtics roster late last season, he was taken into custody last week with the disturbing allegation that he pulled a gun during a domestic dispute with his son’s mother and her [...]

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25 days ago

Video: Rajon Rondo on E! Fashion Police

What has Rajon Rondo been up to this offseason beyond rehabbing his ACL injury? Rubbing elbows with Joan Rivers, that’s what. Just one summer after spending some time showing off his fashion sense in an internship with GQ, Rondo went one-on-one with Rivers on E’s Fashion Police, since well he has some time on his [...]

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26 days ago

Jason Terry’s 2012-13 Final Grade

  Acquiring any player, whether it’s via trade, free agency, or the draft, comes with an air of uncertainty. The NBA has no guaranteed covenant and all sales are final, no matter how talented, proven, or productive the player may have been in year’s past. But these memories—especially recent ones—often clouds the judgment of a [...]

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26 days ago

Why Is Doc Rivers Waiting to Confirm His Return to the Celtics Next Season? A Theory on The Wait

The waiting is the hardest part. At least that’s what the Celtics’ brass must feel like about their coveted head coach. A week after Danny Ainge confirmed to The Boston Globe that Doc Rivers would be returning to the Celtics’ bench next season, we’re still waiting for a direct word from the head coach himself. [...]

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Rondo/C’s Talking; Does Rajon Want Max Deal? (UPDATE)

UPDATE (9:45 p.m.): David Aldridge confirms the WEEI story and adds the following on NBA.com: Rondo and [agent...

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Full Update: Baby Out for “A While,” Shootaround Cancelled

To review: • Glen Davis is out for an unknown period of time after hurting his right thumb in some sort of fight...

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Big Baby injures hand, misses practice–and longer? (UPDATE)

Update from the Herald: Davis suffered the injury in some sort of fight with an ex-teammate who was visiting him...

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TrueHoop Network season previews

TEAM BLOGGERS SAY WINS* Bret Lagree | Hoopinion “The Hawks have not built, nor do they appear to be...

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The 2009-10 TrueHoop Network Celtics Season Preview

We wrote a book. To commemorate the start of the 2009-10 season—a season in which the Celtics will obviously...

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Ray’s in shape, Rasheed fitting in, Northwest Previews

A couple of noteworthy pieces from around the net to start off the workweek. First we have Dan Duggan’s...

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Must-Read Sunday: C’s Past and Present

There are two essential C’s stories out there today:  • The Globe’s Shira Springer sifted through...

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Remember: The Market for Rondo May Not Be As Big as You Think

There’s been a lot of talk around the blogosphere about the fact that the Celtics and Rajon Rondo appear...

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Scal, TA Both “Likely” Out for Opening Night

That’s what the Patriot Ledger is reporting:  Rivers said Brian Scalabrine (ankle sprain) is likely out for...

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Coach Lue?

What do you do when you want to bring in some point guard insurance but don’t want to pay them an NBA...

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