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Guerschon Yabusele is heading back to the NBA. Unfortunately for Boston Celtics fans, the dancing bear will be joining the Philadelphia 76ers. Yabusele has earned another shot in the league courtesy of some stellar performances during the 2024 Paris Olympics where he shone as a featured member of France’s offense, helping them secure a silver medal. Yabusele had a $2.5 million … [Read more...] about Guerschon Yabusele signs deal with Philadelphia 76ers

Hall of Fame Boston Celtics small forward Larry Bird typically kept to himself as a player. And while he didn’t begrudge the press interviews on camera, there are not many of them floating around on video for us to see these days. From the 1985-86 season, the last title campaign of The Hick From French Lick’s career, the folks over at the CLNS Media “History and Legends” … [Read more...] about Rare interview with Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird from 1986

We don’t want to think about who might win in a fight between Boston Celtics 2008 title team member Scot Pollard and Kevin Garnett. But, per Pollard, he and The Big Ticket nearly came to blows when they were teammates on the Celtics. Given the very large personalities of both men on the Banner 17 squad, we are not too surprised to hear the Survivor alumnus tell us about the … [Read more...] about Scot Pollard and fellow Boston Celtics alum Kevin Garnett reportedly nearly fought on the 2008 title team

Many years before they linked up again on the Boston Celtics in pursuit of Banner 17, ex-Boston big man Scot Pollard and Hall of Fame wing Paul Pierce were teammates on the roster of the Kansas Jayhawks. And while we think of The Truth today as a stone-cold killer with broad shoulders and an unstoppable will to get to the basket, in those days Pierce could have benefited from … [Read more...] about ‘We called him Bambi,’ says Scot Pollard of fellow Boston Celtics alum Paul Pierce’s time at Kansas

Derrick White has emerged as a central piece within the Boston Celtics rotation. His all-action performances saw him enter the All-Star conversation in December and January, before he ultimately missed out due to a lack of votes. However, White has since won an NBA championship and an Olympic Gold Medal. If the veteran guard continues to play at the level we saw from him last … [Read more...] about Can Derrick White make the All-Star team next season?

NBC Sports Boston once put together an excellent 10-part video series on the best highlights from Hall of Fame Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird that helped carry fans through the slowest part of the pandemic-inflected 2021-22 NBA regular season. With that well behind us, the folks at NBC Sports have done it again. Except this time, they have put together a series of videos … [Read more...] about Best of Boston Celtics legend Larry Bird’s passing and assists: Part II

Which Boston Celtics alum is the NBA’s biggest career earner from Columbia, South Carolina? This question might be tough for all but the most stalwart Celtics trivia experts, or at least fans over 30 years old. The player in question played less than 50 games for Boston over two seasons, his time with the Celtics hobbled by injury. We are of course talking about big man … [Read more...] about Which Boston Celtics alum is the NBA’s biggest career earner from Columbia, South Carolina?

When it comes to greatness on the Boston Celtics, there are few who one might rank above Hall of Fame Celtics forwards Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett. But that duo of Boston icons had plenty to say about the greatest Celtics player of all time and perhaps the greatest in the history of the league itself — legendary Boston big man Bill Russell. Between his risky and historically … [Read more...] about Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce reflect on Bill Russell’s legacy: ‘He was what greatness was all about’