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Inside the Boston Celtics, a legit championship contender, lives a clumsy, messy, downright dumbfounding team. When the Struggle Celtics come out, they drive into traffic, force bad shots, throw the ball away, bite on pump fakes, commit silly fouls and make the game much more complicated than it needs to be. That version of the […]

Getty Images Tom Brady and LeBron James are two of the best athletes of all-time, both future Hall of Famers, both with multiple championships and that’s not to mention their impressive longevity. It is undeniable that they are among the top players in their respective game, but what if they were to compete against each […]

Getty Images As the Boston Celtics prepare to host the Milwaukee Bucks for Game 7 on Sunday, there’s a chance they could get back big man Robert Williams III, who is officially listed as questionable. Williams, who has missed the last three games of this series against the Bucks, has been dealing with left knee […]

USATSI The Sacramento Kings have agreed to terms on a four-year contract with Golden State Warriors assistant Mike Brown to become their next coach, Adrian Wojnarowski reports. Brown will reportedly remain with the Warriors for the duration of their playoff run. Reports had previously suggested that team owner Vivek Ranadive preferred former Warriors coach Mark […]

Prior to the start of the fourth quarter of the Golden State Warriors‘ Game 5 series-clinching win over the Denver Nuggets, Steve Kerr was asked by TNT’s Jared Greenberg how he planned to “exploit” Nikola Jokic, who would be operating with five fouls whenever he reentered the game.  “Just play,” Kerr said. “You don’t try […]

For days leading up to Sunday’s game against the Milwaukee Bucks, the Boston Celtics prepared for a different challenge than the one they’d just completed. Unlike the Brooklyn Nets, the Bucks are an enormous, physical, defense-first team. While injuries pressed Brooklyn into often playing three guards no taller than 6-foot-3, Milwaukee responded to Khris Middleton’s […]

Here’s what you need to know about this week’s playoff schedule, including the updated postseason bracket May 1, 2022 at 11:38 am ET • 1 min read The second round of the 2022 NBA playoffs is here. Eight teams remain in the fight for the Larry O’Brien trophy, and second-round action kicks off Sunday with […]

Getty Images It seems the Milwaukee Bucks have solved the Chicago Bulls. Despite Khris Middleton’s absence, the Bucks went on the road and cruised to two dominant double-digit victories to take a 3-1 series lead. Now, they’ll have a chance to finish the job at home in Game 5.  If that wasn’t bad enough for […]

After going up 3-0 in their first-round series against the Toronto Raptors, the Philadelphia 76ers have lost two straight and suddenly find themselves in a pretty nerve-wracking position. Joel Embiid has a torn thumb ligament that will require surgery in the offseason. Game 6 is at Toronto. If it gets back to Philadelphia for Game […]

After all signs appeared to be leading to Ben Simmons making his season and Brooklyn Nets debut in Game 4 against the Boston Celtics, the Nets are now listing Simmons as out for Monday’s potential elimination game. Simmons played 4-on-4 on Monday for the first time since the Nets acquired him at the trade deadline, and head […]