Future Is Bright For NBA, With Celtics & 76ers Leading The Way
The future is bright for the Boston Celtics. It may be even brighter for the Philadelphia 76ers. That's great news for the NBA.
The future is bright for the Boston Celtics. It may be even brighter for the Philadelphia 76ers. That's great news for the NBA.
Danny Ainge believes the Sixers are making a smart long-term decision to continue restricting Joel Embiid's playing time.
It was only a matter of time until we got another story about a potential Jahlil Okafor-Philadelphia 76ers divorce, and reports of the Boston Celtics being interested in the big man's services.
Celtics president of basketball ops. Danny Ainge joined Toucher & Rich on Thursday to discuss a number of topics, including Kyrie Irving's outburst at a fan in Philadelphia.
Celtics guard Kyrie Irving has heard from the NBA but said he has no regrets after directing an expletive at a heckling fan in Philadelphia Friday night.
The Celtics are officially heading across the pond this season.
With the dust finally settling on free agency, we take a look at the biggest moves around the NBA this offseason.
The Boston Celtics will play overseas next season, and NBA fans across the pond will get to see two of the league's top prospects go head-to-head.
Joel Embiid stands 7 feet tall and 250 pounds. He is a very large man.
It's not often that you get a summer league opener with as much star power as the one that took place on Monday night in Utah. It's even rarer for that matchup to actually deliver the goods.
Considering the Boston Celtics traded out of the top spot in the draft, Fultz was asked if he felt disrespected by the Celtics for essentially deciding he wasn't worth drafting.
NBA trades can be confusing, and the latest Celtics swap is not an exception to that reality.
The Celtics-76ers blockbuster trade involving the No. 1 overall pick in Thursday night's draft is now official.
Brian Robb passes along three things to consider when evaluating Boston's blockbuster swap with Philadelphia.
You can't know right now how this deal will look in history. But you do know one thing: Danny Ainge operates with conviction.
IT'S NOT ENOUGH!
The pre-draft rumor mill has been buzzing along for days, but Friday afternoon, it reached a new level.
Boston's Al Horford scored a season-high 27 points and contributed eight rebounds and six assists. Jae Crowder added 15 points for the Eastern Conference's second-best team.
Isaiah Thomas scored 13 of his 33 points in the fourth quarter and the surging Boston Celtics held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 116-108 on Wednesday night.
With the NBA trade deadline looming next month, teams look to add players or draft picks. These 5 trades would be a win for both sides.
Avery Bradley had 26 points and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 110-106 on Friday night.
NBA teams always have room for improvement. Here are 2017 New Year's resolutions for the Eastern Conference.
The NBA saw more than its fair share of surprises in 2016. What will happen in 2017?
Celtics play-by-play man Mike Gorman joined Toucher & Rich on Wednesday to discuss Nerlens Noel trade rumors, how important Marcus Smart is to the Celtics,
Danny Ainge was looking to take a big gamble back during the 2014 NBA Draft, according to a new report.
A DNA test that Matt Katz took to answer questions about his ancestry only stirred more mysteries. The investigative journalist dug into a past replete with family secrets and early fertility treatments, and turned his journey into a podcast, "Inconceivable Truth."
Rafael Devers hit a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox ended Carlos Rodón's seven-start winning streak by beating the New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday night.
Sean "Diddy" Combs was given a key to the city in a Times Square ceremony last year. This week, he honored a request from Mayor Eric Adams that he return it.
The suspect was later found dead by suicide following a standoff at a home in a nearby community, officials said.
An investigation is underway after a teenage girl was found dead at an apartment in Lowell.
An investigation is underway after a teenage girl was found dead at an apartment in Lowell.
A DNA test that Matt Katz took to answer questions about his ancestry only stirred more mysteries. The investigative journalist dug into a past replete with family secrets and early fertility treatments, and turned his journey into a podcast, "Inconceivable Truth."
The hottest week of the year in the Boston area, thus far, is on the way.
WBZ's Kristina Rex took home first place for the second year in a row after lifting 375 pounds.
Rafael Devers hit a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox ended Carlos Rodón's seven-start winning streak by beating the New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday night.
A new study finds that more younger employees are stressed at work compared to their older coworkers.
A new study from JAMA Cardiology finds that extreme heat from climate change poses higher risks to heart health.
Big sporting events are fun for most but for others, the stress can take a toll on their health. Dr. Mallika Marshall shares how to manage health and stress during these games.
A study from Alive Solutions found swimsuits that were brighter in color were more visible in bodies of water, and is a recommended safety measure to prevent young children from drowning.
A new study finds there may be a more accurate way to calculate a patient's risk of death from obesity, and it involves measuring a person's waist.
A reformed romance scammer is speaking out, sharing with the I-Team how he got women to send him tens of thousands of dollars.
The I-Team's Call for Action came to the aid of a Waltham woman who paid thousands for a procedure to help her lose fat.
Records show Massachusetts police departments typically and legally sell back or trade in their guns to dealers when they're no longer used by officers.
A woman told WBZ-TV's I-Team she believes she was raped by a killer just weeks before two bodies were found in Brockton in 2014.
The I-Team uncovered a posting on a Massachusetts State Police Instagram account that used a song with racial slurs and talked about guns.
President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are each claiming to support the U.S. military while running ads attacking their opponent on the issue.
Massachusetts Democratic Party Chairman Steve Kerrigan spoke about the party's economic philosophy, commercial taxes in Boston and other subjects.
It's a dilemma that could mean big trouble for the City of Boston's budget - how to prepare for the fallout from an ongoing collapse of downtown commercial property values. Should taxes be raised on them?
So far in the bitter Trump-Biden battle, the truth seems to be an early casualty, says Jon Keller.
Former Somerville Mayor Joe Curtatone, now president of the Northeast Clean Energy Council, joined WBZ-TV and discussed challenges facing the clean energy agenda.
Great Wolf Lodge Mashantucket is set to open in 2025 next to Foxwoods in Connecticut.
In a humble space in Hyde Park, a local company is on a mission to fix how flour is made.
At a time when store closures are surging, the parent company of TJ Maxx and Marshalls is talking about opening hundreds of new stores.
Takeda is planning to lay off more than 600 people in Cambridge and Lexington, Massachusetts
The West Boylston Cinema movie theater in central Massachusetts is going out of business.
The Polar Caves in Rumney, New Hampshire have been family owned and operated for over 100 years and offer families the opportunity to discover the wild wonders of the natural world.
The North Shore's Great Marsh is home to some of New England's most active and studied wildlife habitats.
Cornerstone Ranch in Princeton offers year-round horseback riding and wagon rides through the trails of scenic central Massachusetts.
Rockport's Thacher Island offers guests one of the most amazing views in all of New England with its twin lighthouses.
Known primarily for their fresh pressed apple cider and housemade apple cider donuts, Cold Hollow invites visitors to come discover their inner Vermonter.
Rafael Devers hit a two-run double and the Boston Red Sox ended Carlos Rodón's seven-start winning streak by beating the New York Yankees 8-4 on Saturday night.
The Hall of Fame player has been the last 24 years working as a studio analyst for TNT and on Friday he announced that next season will be his last on TV.
Celtics players promised to bounce back after a drubbing at the hands of the Mavericks in Game 4 of the NBA Finals.
Alex Verdugo had a two-run homer and four RBIs in his return to Fenway Park as the MLB-leading New York Yankees beat the Boston Red Sox 8-1 on Friday night.
The Celtics will have to wait if they hope to win the 18th championship in franchise history.
Twenty-three sets of twins have graduated from Pollard Middle School in Needham.
A Nantucket restaurant and store has sold two scratch tickets worth more than $1 million this year.
The Stephen Bryant house in Plympton was built in 1669.
A fisherman in Dennis may have captured the first pictures of a wild flamingo in Massachusetts.
The horse crashed through his stall floor in Ipswich and got stuck in the broken floorboards below.