The first free agency period was in 1988 after the league and The Players' Association signed the collective bargaining agreement. Prior to 1988, players were stuck with teams that drafted them, and the only way to move to another…
The green and white confetti has been swept from the parquet floor, the champagne bottles have been popped, and the duck boats rolled around Boston to cap a memorable season for the Celtics. However, the attention quickly turns to…
Hundreds of thousands of fans will flood the streets of Boston to celebrate the capture of Banner 18. The city of Boston has enjoyed 12 parades in over two decades, but this triumph feels special and more significant…
After 16 years of drought, the Boston Celtics are Champions of the National Basketball Association. Ironically, the Celtics clinched the championship on June 17, 2024, matching the date they won the title in 2008. There is a symmetry in…
After taking a 3-0 lead in the NBA Finals, it felt that Boston Celtics would close out the series in Game 4. However, the Mavericks were not about to allow the team from Beantown to celebrate on their home…
The Boston Celtics are two wins away from lifting the Larry O’Brien trophy and putting banner 18 in the rafters at the TD Garden Arena. The Celtics won the first two games of the series thanks to dominant performances…
It is finally here! After one of the longest layoffs in recent memory, Game 1 of the NBA Finals tips off tonight inside TD Garden in Boston at 8:30 PM EST on ABC. My first prediction for this series…
The Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks will begin their conquest for the Larry O'Brien Trophy on Thursday, June 6 at 8:30 pm EST. It will be an interesting matchup of superstars, role players, style of play, and coaches from…
The Boston Celtics are back in the NBA Finals! In a hard-fought 4-0 sweep, the Celtics remained a perfect 6-0 on the road to knock off the Indiana Pacers and advance to the NBA Finals. Jaylen Brown capped an…
Will it be the case of deja vu? On May 6, 2024, the Minnesota Timberwolves capped an incredible road trip by winning consecutive games in Denver to take a 2-0 series lead. However, the Nuggets went into Minnesota to…
It takes 16 wins in the playoffs to lift the Larry Obrien trophy, and now four teams are eight victories away from claiming the prize. In the preseason, it is hard to imagine any analyst or fan predicting…
"We got Mike Conley back. That was it." This was Anthony Edwards' reaction to why the Minnesota Timberwolves demolished the Denver Nuggets 115-70 in a raucous Target Center. Conley was missed in Game 5 after suffering a sore right…
"I'm always talking to our guys about not making it about the officials. But we deserve a fair shot. There's not a consistent balance, and that's disappointing.” Another coach said, “We got beat up in our building. We got…
Some analysts said the series was over, the Minnesota Timberwolves were about to sweep the Denver Nuggets, and they were now the favorites to win the title. However, Michael Malone and his squad used the fire to fuel a…
In Game 1, Jalen Brunson etched his name in the history books alongside a player named Michael Jeffrey Jordan. Brunson’s 43-point effort against the Indiana Pacers was his fourth consecutive 40-point performance. Jalen now trails Jordan and two Hall…
On Thursday night, the New York Knicks punched their way into Conference Semifinals after a pulsating finish against the Philadelphia 76ers. The decisive blow that separated these teams was a three-pointer by Josh Hart with 25.1 seconds left in…
“I’ve never been swept a day in my life, so I’ll be damned if that happens.” Those words were said by Bradley Beal after facing a 0-3 deficit, and the potential of being swept by the Minnesota Timberwolves. Beal…
The NFL draft can be considered a sports HR experiment teams use to determine worthy candidates fill the vacant positions in a franchise. The players are rigorously scouted, analyzed, tested, and interviewed to assess their suitability. Last night, the…
The intensity, passion, and scrappiness of playoff basketball has been on full display in the past three days. On the weekend, basketball fans were treated to two straight days of quadruple-header basketball that lasted more than 20 hours. Of…
“It's the playoffs, man. If you don't get excited about the playoffs, you don't even deserve to be playing basketball.” Those words were said by former NBA forward, Robert Horry. Horry earned the nickname “Big Shot Robb” because…