Celtics Odds To Win NBA Title Improve Slightly
The oddsmakers don't particularly like Boston's chances at winning it all, but they like the Celtics enough to bump up their odds over the last few weeks.
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The oddsmakers don't particularly like Boston's chances at winning it all, but they like the Celtics enough to bump up their odds over the last few weeks.
Kemba Walker's knee is a bit worrisome, but at least Celtics head coach Brad Stevens is comfortable enough to have some fun with the ailment.
The NBA analyst says Boston has as good a chance as any team to surprise people this postseason.
Kemba Walker did his best to alleviate any concerns about his balky knee after practicing Thursday night.
So far, NBA players are enjoying life inside the bubble in Orlando. Perhaps maybe a little too much.
With the NBA controlling who is allowed in and out of the bubble, life is actually a lot easier for the league's star players.
Zion Williamson is leaving the NBA bubble in Orlando for an "urgent family medical matter," the New Orleans Pelicans announced Thursday.
Orlando is the NBA's home away from home for the foreseeable future — and efforts are being made to make the time lots of fun.
Kemba Walker's knee has been bothering him since the All-Star break, and unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any end in sight.
All of the Celtics' players and coaches put aside any potential feelings they may have toward Duke as a way of showing their support to Kara Lawson.
Kemba Walker was held out of Monday's practice, marking the second straight day the Celtics All-Star point guard has had to rest his bothersome left knee.
Russell Westbrook of the Houston Rockets said Monday that he has tested positive for coronavirus, and that he plans to eventually join his team at the restart of the NBA season.
Rajon Rondo broke his right thumb in practice with the Los Angeles Lakers in Florida.
Celtics big man Enes Kanter posted some videos to his Instagram story to provide a peek behind the curtain of that bubble to fans.
"People have died for the opportunity to be able to shed light and speak on certain causes. The least I could do is play basketball."
When the NBA resumes its season in Orlando, players will take the floor with several different social messages on the back of their jerseys.
Gordon Hayward will head down to Orlando with his Celtics teammates next week. But the Boston forward won't be in Disney World for the entirety of the NBA's bubble season -- and for good reason.
The new-look Basketball Hall of Fame will welcome its first visitors on July 8.
Nine more players have tested positive for COVID-19, the NBA and NBPA announced Thursday.
An asterisk-bearing champion? Not a chance.
The Boston Celtics were playing some good basketball just ahead of the NBA's COVID-19 hiatus, but they had one major concern heading into the final stretch of the regular season: Kemba Walker's balky knee.
Kemba Walker is excited that Cam Newton has followed him from Charlotte to New England -- but is still surprise the move went down.
The Celtics had perfect attendance on Wednesday, and better yet, no players have tested positive for COVID-19 since they started testing everyone -- players, coaches and staff members -- back on June 23.
The NBA is planning to allow its players to make a statement on social justice when the league returns to action this summer in Orlando.
Celtics basketball be back soon. So very soon.
