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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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21 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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25 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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Remember That the Lockout Is Not All Terrible

Many pundits, including CBA Rain Man Larry Coon, anticipate that this summer’s lockout will extend into the...

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Danny Ainge’s Accountability Problem

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No, This Is A Must-Win: What to Watch For In Game 5

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Center Stage: Playoff Edition

Quick rundown on the most volatile spot on the floor for the Celtics over the last three games, focusing on the...

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Game 3: Heat at Celtics Open Thread

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Kobe and KG: Denial vs. Acceptance

Kevin Garnett and Kobe Bryant are both down two games to none, and because their respective brain abnormalities...

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Heat 99, Celtics 90: It Wasn’t All Bad

The most-hyped Eastern Semifinals Game One ever was actually underhyped, in a sense. Referring specifically to...

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Rest vs. Rust: Settling the Non-Debate

The Heat got out of the first round today. They did so three days after the Celtics, giving Boston three extra...

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Picks Fix Knicks: How the C’s Turned the Series Around

Here’s an awesome video from directly after Game 4. It delivers on two fronts. First, in your bottom-right...

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The Association, Ep. 5: Stray Observations, Pt. 1

This episode is an hour long, so I’ll link the first two installments here and put the rest up with...

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