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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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This Is How They Do It (Unfortunately)

The Celtics had only three shots in the paint the last ten minutes against the Lakers (that includes the last five...

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Game 25/66: Lakers (14-11) @ Celtics (14-10) Open Thread

Los Angeles at Boston TD Garden 8:00 PM ESPN/CSNNE Offensive Efficiency L.A.: 101.5 points/100 possessions...

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5-on-5: Lake Show In The Hub

The Lakers are in town to take on the Celtics tonight and the all-star reserves are being named as well....

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Saturday Mayhem: CP3 Back In Play, West Deal At Risk, Odom to Dallas

The attempts by the Lakers, Rockets and Hornets to revise the deal that would move Chris Paul to L.A. fell apart...

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Not So Fast: NBA Kills CP3 to Lakers

So, this just happened: More to...

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Woj: Paul to Lakers in Three-Team Trade with Rockets

WOJ CORRECTION: Now it’s Paul to Lakers, Gasol to Rockets, and Odom, Goran Dragic, Kevin Martin, and Scola...

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Saturday Notebook: Rondo’s Agent Speaks, C’s Interested in Reggie Evans, LA Wants Delonte?

With less than one week until the official start of free agency, still lots of rumors floating around the free...

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On the Ground at the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour

Over the weekend I went to the premiere of the Ron Artest Ultimate Comedy Tour at the Hollywood Improv. Or,...

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Around the NBA: What Should The Lakers Do Now?

The joy and satisfaction that Celtics fans felt after watching the Lakers get swept was short lived, thanks to the...

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Fun with ESPN’s Playoff Simulations Robot

Here’s the good news: the first three times I ran this ridiculous thing, the Celtics won. So have that...

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