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On this day in Boston Celtics history, the team has typically had St. Patrick’s Day off more often than not over the last decade, which is probably fitting given the ties of the team to Boston’s Irish-American community. But they’ve also had three impressive wins on that day since the start of the “Big Three” … Read more

Most fans of the Boston Celtics and the NBA more generally have seen the film called “Hustle” on Netflix. Cast with former Celtics forward Juancho Hernangomez as a rising Spanish NBA prospect discovered by Adam Sandler’s Philadelphia 76ers scout character, it has “Bo Cruz” — Hernangomez — playing for (SPOILER ALERT) Celtics by the end … Read more

The NBA draft lottery is pictured in 2019. Here’s where the Utah Jazz would be in the NBA draft lottery if the season ended today, updated daily. | Nuccio DiNuzzo, Associated Press The 2022-23 NBA season is in the home stretch. The Utah Jazz, which traded away Mike Conley, Jarred Vanderbilt, Nickeil Alexander-Walker and Malik … Read more

Brooklyn Nets guard Spencer Dinwiddie (26) looks to drive past Sacramento Kings guard De’Aaron Fox (5) in the first quarter at Barclays Center / Wendell Cruz – USA TODAY Sports NEW YORK (AP) — Domantas Sabonis had 24 points and 21 rebounds, and the Sacramento Kings clinched their first winning season since 2005-06 by beating … Read more

One of the reasons the Los Angeles Lakers have been playing well over the last month and apparently have some light at the end of the tunnel is Austin Reaves. The undrafted wing first raised eyebrows last season as a rookie when he quickly became a rotation player, but this season, he looks like a … Read more

The Brooklyn Nets hosted the Sacramento Kings at Barclays Center on Thursday to face off for the second and final time this season and lost 101-96. The Kings win the regular-season series 2-0. For the Nets, Mikal Bridges had 23 points and four rebounds while Spencer Dinwiddie had 18 points and seven assists. Nic Claxton had 14 … Read more

For 38 minutes, the Detroit Pistons traded blows evenly with the best team in the Western Conference. The Denver Nuggets entered Thursday with 46 wins and a chance to clinch a playoff berth with a win. It looked like they would have to wait until their next game, until a late run allowed them to … Read more

Michael Jordan Michael Jordan, the North Carolina native who bought the Hornets and is the only black majority owner of an NBA team, is in talks to sell his shares of the franchise, according to an unexpected report from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Charlotte Hornets owner Michael Jordan is engaged in serious talks to sell … Read more

The Philadelphia 76ers have been playing some excellent basketball as of late as they have surged to the No. 3 seed in the Eastern Conference. They are now just a game back of the Boston Celtics for the No. 2 seed and it’s due to the immense amount of talent on their roster. The Sixers … Read more

Michael Jordan is preparing to sell the Charlotte Hornets. Jordan is engaged in serious talks to sell a controlling portion of the franchise to an ownership group led by current minority owner Gabe Plotkin and Atlanta Hawks minority owner Rick Schnall, according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. Specifics of that deal are not yet known, though … Read more