Celtics

K.C. Jones dies

By adamg - 12/25/20 - 9:39 pm

WCVB reports the death of K.C. Jones, the Hall of Fame Celtics player and coach. He was 88.

Celtics player, coach, broadcaster Tommy Heinsohn dead at 86

By adamg - 11/10/20 - 3:04 pm

Celtics player who tested positive for coronavirus to donate blood for possible cure research

By adamg - 4/1/20 - 9:18 am

WBZ reports on Marcus Smart's decision.

Celtics unveil 'city jerseys' but miss chance at the greatest Boston city jersey

By adamg - 11/21/19 - 2:36 pm

I propose a new City Jersey for Boston.

If you know, you know. pic.twitter.com/okBqqT44US

— Celtics Junkies (@Celtics_Junkies) November 20, 2019

Celts player harassed outside Cambridge mosque; blames supporters of Turkish president

By adamg - 10/5/19 - 3:43 pm

NECN reports on an incident outside the the Islamic Society of Boston in Cambridge and Enes Kanter, who is Turkish and who has been critical of his country's strongman president.

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Havlicek, of course, stole the ball

By adamg - 4/25/19 - 9:57 pm

Havlicek Stole the Ball – 50 Year Anniversary

Celtics great John Havlicek has died, 79.

Good thing they didn't try to take the T

By adamg - 2/27/19 - 1:25 pm

Emerson Today reports most of the Portland Trail Blazers, in town to face the Celtics tonight, got trapped in an elevator at Emerson for 30 minutes yesterday, on their way to practice at the school's Max Mutchnick Campus Center

JBJ!

By adamg - 10/16/18 - 8:54 pm

ShmandZ reports:

Garden chanting “JBJ!! JBJ!!!” just now as everyone slowly learned about the grand slam and this is the most Boston thing ever LOVE IT

Bail set at $50,000 for Celtics player charged with repeatedly attacking girlfriend

By adamg - 9/13/18 - 2:00 pm

A Brighton Municipal Court judge today set bail at $50,000 for Jabari Bird, 24, at his arraignment on charges of strangulation, kidnapping, and assault and battery, for a four-hour incident on Sept. 7 in Brighton, the Suffolk County District Attorney's office reports. Read more.

Celtics player charged with assault and battery and kidnapping in Brighton

By adamg - 9/8/18 - 11:19 am

WBZ reports on Jabari Bird's arrest last night in Brighton.

Trump-loving California congressman also loves the Celtics

By adamg - 7/19/18 - 10:19 am

McClatchy reports US Rep. Devin Nunes of California used political donations to buy some $15,000 worth of Celtics tickets last year.

Nunes, R-Calif., has reportedly been a Celtics fan since high school, though he grew up in Tulare, California. He used the money from his political action committee last year on three occasions to buy tickets.

H/t Lily Goldman.

Next year

By adamg - 5/27/18 - 11:10 pm

Fantastic year. No one thought we would get this far without Kyrie and Hayward. #CUSRise #celtics

— Darryl Houston (@DarrylHouston) May 28, 2018

No Irving in playoffs

By adamg - 4/5/18 - 2:23 pm

But he should be back in time for next season.

BPD briefly honors white man for Black History Month

By adamg - 2/11/18 - 8:33 pm

Honoring Red Auerbach for his role in hiring black players for Black History Month

As the Celtics were retiring Paul Pierce's number, Boston Police were tweeting out an honor to Red Auerbach for his role in hiring blacks for the Celtics. The department took the tweet down not long after, when people began questioning it, but, of course nothing ever really dies on the Internet.

The tourists might not know, but we do

By adamg - 9/27/17 - 5:08 pm

Ari Ofsevit spottted this un-updated tourist bus downtown today.

When you're a pro player and you fall in love with Boston and then you get traded

By adamg - 9/6/17 - 2:19 pm

Isaiah Thomas writes about getting The Call from Danny Ainge.

People had these signs they made, and I can still see them: THIS IS FOR CHYNA. WE <3 ISAIAH. That sort of thing. Then they did a moment of silence, the whole arena, in Chyna’s honor. And it was like … man. I just realized, in that moment, that I didn’t need the court to shield me. I didn’t need to block it all out, and pretend I wasn’t grieving. I didn’t have to be alone in this. The whole arena was right there with me. Honestly, it felt like the whole city of Boston was with me.