The NBA’s 2024 All-Star Game has come and gone, and with it the successes of the Boston Celtics who participated. The week of All-Star festivities saw some significant changes, but perhaps none more so than the actual All-Star Game itself. Gone were the target score endings and charities for each quarter of the event, along with the East vs. West dissolving playground-style … [Read more...] about Celtics Lab 141: Breaking down the good, bad, and irretrievably broken of All-Star Week with Clemente Almanza
PHOTOS: Best moments from Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown in the NBA’s 2024 All-Star Game
While there were certainly no shortage of things for people to complain about in the NBA’s 2024 All-Star Week and All-Star Game, the annual exhibition tilt and the contests going on around it were their usual controversial self. People had complaints about the level of effort in the week’s main event as they usually do, and there were cool new wrinkles (Steph vs. Sabrina, for … [Read more...] about PHOTOS: Best moments from Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown in the NBA’s 2024 All-Star Game
Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics are the talk of the town at All-Star weekend
You may have noticed that there has been a lot of Boston Celtics-inflected stuff going on at the 2024 NBA All-Star Week’s proceedings. That is largely due to the fact that the Celtics happen to be owners of the best record in the league and are favorites to win it all this summer. For that to happen, they do of course have to play the games, but from the 2024 NBA Dunk Contest … [Read more...] about Jayson Tatum, Boston Celtics are the talk of the town at All-Star weekend
On this day: Celtics trade for Isaiah Thomas; trade for Atkins, Hunter
On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team traded forward Tayshaun Prince to the Detroit Pistons in 2015 in exchange for power forward Jonas Jerebko and small forward GiGi Datome. As part of the deal, the Celtics also sent guard Marcus Thornton to the Phoenix Suns. In turn, the Suns sent a young point guard fighting for playing time in their crowded backcourt rotation to … [Read more...] about On this day: Celtics trade for Isaiah Thomas; trade for Atkins, Hunter
Kai Cenat explains how he ended up in the dunk contest with Boston’s Jaylen Brown
Although Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown came up short in the 2024 NBA Slam Dunk Contest, he put on a memorable performance. His dunks paid homage to basketball history, to the late Terrence Clarke, and more. Likewise, Brown collaborated on one of the internet’s hottest stars for one of his slams. Kai Cenat is a YouTube streamer known for his comedy, pranks, and live streams. … [Read more...] about Kai Cenat explains how he ended up in the dunk contest with Boston’s Jaylen Brown
Larry Bird wins Legend of the Year Award at NBA All-Star Weekend
Boston Celtics legend and Indiana native Larry Bird was named the 2024 Legend of the Year by the NBA’s Retired Players Association. Bird won three titles with the Celtics before joining the Indiana Pacers as a coach and executive. He is regarded as one of the best to ever play basketball at both the college and professional level. The award was given to Bird during the Legend’s … [Read more...] about Larry Bird wins Legend of the Year Award at NBA All-Star Weekend
Why Celtics icon Larry Bird would be a monster in today’s NBA
In the Boston Celtics’ recent 118-110 road win against the Brooklyn Nets, star Celtics forward Jayson Tatum passed Hall of Fame Boston legend Larry Bird with his 128th 30+ point games in his first seven seasons in the league. Another feat in the record books for Tatum has been logged on a storied ball club’s roster that holds many of the NBA’s biggest records. CLNS Media’s John … [Read more...] about Why Celtics icon Larry Bird would be a monster in today’s NBA
Every Boston Celtics All-Star for each season the game was played
The 2024 NBA All-Star Game is set to kick off in Indianapolis, Indiana. A pair of Boston Celtics will be part of the action for the third year in a row as Jayson Tatum plays as a starter and Jaylen Brown a reserve for the Eastern Conference All-Stars. Tatum and Brown join a long list of Celtics stars who have participated in the event, now entering its 73rd year of existence, … [Read more...] about Every Boston Celtics All-Star for each season the game was played
Dee Brown on the advice he offered Jaylen Brown for the Dunk Contest
Saturday night was not the first time a player wearing a No. 7 jersey represented the Boston Celtics in the NBA’s Dunk Contest, with Dee Brown doing it decades before Jaylen did. On a recent episode of the “Showtime with Michael Cooper,” the elder Brown shed some light on his own experiences in the Dunk Contest, as well as the advice he gave to Jaylen for his entry into the … [Read more...] about Dee Brown on the advice he offered Jaylen Brown for the Dunk Contest