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Draymond Green admitted that the environment in TD Garden during The Finals impacted his play in the series. Green said on his podcast in November that he was repeatedly called racist names throughout the three games played in Boston. "It was such a beautiful thing," Green told ESPN of closing out the series in Boston in Game 6. "It's not something they hadn't experienced … [Read more...] about Draymond Green: Racist Chants In Boston Impacted My Play In Finals

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Jaylen Brown missed Thursday's win by the Boston Celtics at the Brooklyn Nets due to a right adductor strain. Joe Mazzulla said Brown could miss "a week or two." "I anticipate it being pretty short," Mazzulla said. "Probably a week or two." Brown scored 41 points in Wednesday's win over the Pelicans. Brown told reporters after the game that he tweaked his groin. … [Read more...] about Jaylen Brown Out 1-2 Weeks With Right Adductor Strain

TD Bank and Delaware North agreed to extend the naming rights of TD Garden through the 2045 season. The financial terms were not disclosed. The arena was renamed TD Garden in 2005, with the original contract set to expire in 2025. … [Read more...] about TD Bank Agrees To Naming Rights For TD Garden Through 2045

Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart was fined $35,000 for directing inappropriate language toward a game official. Smart was ejected from the Celtics loss on Tuesday in Oklahoma City. Following the ejection, Smart was seen running towards and yelling at the officials. Throughout the game, Smart had complained about calls and non-calls. That eventually led to his second technical … [Read more...] about Marcus Smart Fined $35K For Inappropriate Language Toward Official

The Boston Celtics have agreed to trade Noah Vonleh and cash considerations to the San Antonio Spurs. The Spurs will waive Gorgui Dieng to create a roster spot. San Antonio will waive Vonleh after the trade is complete. The Celtics will save on $7.15 million toward the luxury tax with the move. … [Read more...] about Celtics Trade Noah Vonleh To Spurs

The Boston Celtics have a deep backcourt with Marcus Smart, Derrick White and Malcolm Brogdon all capable of playing either guard position. In addition, Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum occasionally play the two in bigger lineups. That's left third-year guard Payton Pritchard out of the rotation when the team is healthy. But don't expect Boston to trade Pritchard before next … [Read more...] about Celtics Unlikely To Trade Payton Pritchard

Joe Mazzulla returned to the Boston Celtics bench after missing two games due to an eye injury. Mazzulla, who was diagnosed with corneal abrasions in both eyes, suffered the injury during a pickup game. Damon Stoudamire went 2-0 after replacing Mazzulla as the head coach. … [Read more...] about Joe Mazzulla Returns After Missing Two Games With Eye Injury

Viewership for the NBA's Christmas Day slate was up 5% from last season, with the five games averaging a 1.8 rating with 4.31 million viewers. The Bucks-Celtics matchup recorded the highest viewership in the day with 6.08 million viewers and a 2.25 rating. Viewership was up 17% from last year's equivalent game, with the Celtics win also representing the first time since 1995 … [Read more...] about Viewership For Christmas Day Games Increase 5% From Last Year