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Marcus Smart may have a new team, but he is still the same old Marcus Smart. The Los Angeles Lakers guard Smart sparked backlash online over a dirty play on Golden State Warriors star Steph Curry in Tuesday’s season opener between the two …
Marcus Smart was a fan favorite in Boston for nearly a decade, but the veteran point guard does not expect Celtics fans to treat him as such the next time he plays in front of them. Smart signed a two-year, $11 million deal with the Los Angeles …
Marcus Smart had some big reasons for signing with the Los Angeles Lakers once he became a free agent. Smart agreed to join the Lakers on Saturday after finalizing a buyout agreement with the Washington Wizards. According to ESPN’s Shams …
Guard Marcus Smart agreed to a buyout with the Washington Wizards and intends to sign with the Los Angeles Lakers, and that move is particularly stinging to fans of the Boston Celtics. Smart is signing a two-year, $11 million deal with the Lakers, …
The Boston Celtics may be turning back the clock to … two years ago. A potential reunion between the Celtics and former guard Marcus Smart would not be off the table, NBA writer Jake Weinbach reported this week. The 31-year-old Smart is …
Marcus Smart received a mostly warm welcome when he returned to Boston once as a visiting player on Sunday, but there was one tense incident between the former Defensive Player of the Year and a fan. Smart did not play for the Washington Wizards in …
The Memphis Grizzlies have decided to move on from Marcus Smart after less than two seasons. Smart was traded to the Washington Wizards on Thursday as part of a multi-team trade, according to ESPN’s Shams Charania. The Grizzlies also included a …
An ex-NBA Defensive Player of the Year could be on the move for the second time in as many years. Tim Bontemps of ESPN reported on Friday that Memphis Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart is a player to watch ahead of next week’s NBA trade deadline. …
After already swinging multiple blockbuster trades this offseason, the New York Knicks may be trying for yet another one. Knicks writer Kris Pursiainen reports this weekend that the team has had internal discussions about a potential trade pursuit of …
Any bad blood between Marcus Smart and the Boston Celtics seems to have dissipated. Smart and the Celtics didn’t exactly part ways on good terms. The defending champs traded the 30-year-old to the Memphis Grizzlies last year in the deal that …
Sunday’s game between the Memphis Grizzlies and Boston Celtics was the first time Marcus Smart has returned to TD Garden since he was traded in the offseason, and the reunion was certainly worth the wait. Smart is out for an extended period …
The universe is treating the Memphis Grizzlies rather cruelly right now. Shams Charania of The Athletic reported Thursday that Grizzlies guard Marcus Smart has suffered a severe injury to his right ring finger. As a result, Smart will be sidelined …
Marcus Smart’s trademark hustle once again appears to have come at a cost. The Memphis Grizzlies guard Smart revealed to reporters after shootaround on Tuesday that he is dealing with a strange injury to his left hand. Smart, who was wearing …
Marcus Smart was perhaps the most beloved player on the Boston Celtics, but he does not think that the organization treated him accordingly. The Memphis Grizzlies guard Smart spoke this week to Jared Weiss of The Athletic on the eve of the NBA season …
The Boston Celtics caught most off-guard by trading Marcus Smart to the Memphis Grizzlies as part of a move to acquire Kristaps Porzingis. Not only was Smart the same way, but the move apparently went against what the Celtics told him not long before …
The Memphis Grizzlies are pretty happy with their Marcus Smart acquisition, and are letting the Boston Celtics know it. The Grizzlies landed Smart as part of a three-team deal that sent Kristaps Porzingis to the Celtics. Smart’s inclusion in …
