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Ime Udoka coaching the Celtics

Ime Udoka names 3 teams that missed chance to hire him as coach

Ime Udoka is winning widespread praise after leading the Boston Celtics to the NBA Finals in his first season on the job. Boston’s gain, as he made clear, is several other teams’ loss. Udoka had long been a head coach candidate before the …

Magic Johnson looking on

Magic Johnson makes abrupt shift on ‘NBA Countdown’ appearance

Magic Johnson was supposed to be a part of ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” for major events such as the NBA Finals. Then he wasn’t, and now he is again. Johnson revealed on Twitter he will be making an appearance on ESPN’s NBA …

Darvin Ham in a suit

Lakers giving notable concessions to new coach Darvin Ham?

Darvin Ham may already be getting more leeway than his predecessor Frank Vogel had. Veteran NBA writer Marc Stein said this week in a post to his Substack that the newly-hired Los Angeles Lakers head coach Ham has been promised the autonomy to choose …

Paolo Banchero holds a ball

Paolo Banchero admits to one lottery team he ‘never liked’

Top NBA prospect Paolo Banchero has a bit of a vendetta against one team that could wind up drafting him. Banchero, a Seattle native, admitted that he has held a bit of resentment against the Oklahoma City Thunder. The Thunder controversially …

Draymond Green smiling

Draymond Green responds to comments from Heat players

Draymond Green sounds more amused than anything else at how Miami Heat players took his predictions during their series against the Boston Celtics. Multiple Heat players called out Green after their Game 6 win over the fact that Green predicted the …

Celtics president Brad Stevens with his arms extended

Unexpected former All-Star could get ring if Celtics win NBA title

An intriguing subplot of the Boston Celtics’ NBA Finals run this year is its potential to create a feel-good story for a longtime NBA veteran. ESPN noted on Monday that Joe Johnson, who has never won a ring in 17 NBA seasons, is in play to …

A blue and white ESPN logo

Prominent NBA guard joining ESPN as analyst

Draymond Green is no longer the only active NBA player to be moonlighting as an analyst. ESPN announced Monday that New Orleans Pelicans guard CJ McCollum has officially joined the network as an NBA analyst. McCollum is signing a multi-platform deal …

Ime Udoka coaching the Celtics

Ime Udoka delivered great message to Celtics after Game 7

Ime Udoka’s first season as the head coach of the Boston Celtics will be considered a success no matter what happens in the NBA Finals, but he does not view it that way. Udoka delivered a very clear message after Boston defeated the Miami Heat …

Jayson Tatum puts his hand in the air

Jayson Tatum shares 1 thing that has motivated Celtics

The Boston Celtics have had a long journey this season from one of the most disappointing teams in the NBA to being just four wins away from capturing a title. Jayson Tatum made it clear after Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals that he was …

Jaylen Brown in his Celtics uniform

Jaylen Brown had incredible reaction to Jimmy Butler 3-pointer

Jimmy Butler took a questionable shot in the final seconds of Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat on Sunday night. The three-point attempt even took Jaylen Brown by surprise. The Heat came up with a stop …

Celtics' Jayson Tatum warming up

Jayson Tatum sent text message to Kobe Bryant before Game 7

Jayson Tatum had a big performance in Game 7 against the Miami Heat on Sunday night to help his team advance to the NBA Finals. The Boston Celtics star assured Kobe Bryant prior to tip-off that he was not going to squander the opportunity. Tatum …

Adam Silver speaking

Early betting favorite emerges in Warriors-Celtics Finals

While the Boston Celtics are celebrating their first Eastern Conference title since 2010, many are already placing bets on their upcoming Finals series against the Golden State Warriors. After the Celtics beat the Miami Heat in Game 7 of their …

Jaylen Brown in his Celtics uniform

Awesome old video of Jaylen Brown goes viral after Celtics make Finals

With Boston’s berth in the 2022 NBA Finals, Jaylen Brown is finally making good on a promise of sorts that he made to himself as a teenager. An awesome old video of the Celtics star Brown went viral on Sunday after his team beat the Miami Heat …

The Celtics' ECF trophy ceremony

ESPN writer had surprising vote for Eastern Conference Finals MVP

Jimmy Butler’s superhuman effort in the Eastern Conference Finals did not go unnoticed by one ESPN writer. Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum was voted as the inaugural winner of the Eastern Conference Finals MVP Award after knocking out …

Jimmy Butler speaking to Jayson Tatum

Jimmy Butler’s message to Jayson Tatum after Game 7 revealed

The Boston Celtics advanced to the NBA Finals with a 100-96 win over the Miami Heat on Sunday in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. After the game, Jimmy Butler and Jayson Tatum embraced at half court. While doing so, Butler delivered a simple …

Jimmy Butler shoots the ball

Video: Jimmy Butler misses big 3-pointer at end of Game 7

Jimmy Butler helped carry his Miami Heat to a Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals this postseason. But he was unable to drag them across the finish line. Butler’s Heat trailed for the entire game but made it a one-possession contest in the …

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