Joe Mazzulla stuck around TD Garden after his Celtics secured the franchise’s record 18th NBA championship on Monday with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over the Mavericks. The second-year Celtics coach and his wife, Camai Mazzulla, held hands while strolling through the empty arena, where green and white confetti covered the court, around 3:20 a.m., according to … Read more
The tequila was flowing after the Celtics secured the franchise’s record 18th NBA championship with a 106-88 Game 5 victory over the Mavericks on Monday. Boston guard Payton Pritchard and his fiancée Emma Macdonald joined the boozy celebration at TD Garden, as seen in photos on social media. Macdonald chugged out of a bottle of … Read more
Some Celtics fans couldn’t handle watching their team lose for the first time in over a month. During a watch party at TD Garden for their 122-84 Game 4 loss to the Mavericks in Dallas on Friday night, multiple fans were recorded getting into an ugly fight in the stands. What appears to be a … Read more
Luka Doncic has a “reputation” with NBA officials that is going to be hard to walk back. That’s according to Paul Pierce, who was on FS1’s “Undisputed” on Friday reacting to commentary from ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst, who said earlier this week that the Mavericks have “begged” Doncic to stop griping so much to … Read more
The tension between the Knicks and Pacers has seemingly not died down following their second-round playoff clash last month. On Thursday, Indiana star Tyrese Haliburton posted a collection of pics on Instagram while reflecting on his fourth NBA season and his second full season with the Pacers, with whom he landed after a 2022 trade … Read more
In some ways, ESPN’s NBA Finals coverage has made more headlines than the games themselves. Take Wednesday’s awkward moment between Stephen A. Smith and Paul George, when the “First Take” personality made a dig at the Clippers star’s teammate, Kawhi Leonard, ahead of the Celtics’ 106-99 Game 3 win over the Mavericks. “Nobody on the … Read more
Dave Portnoy couldn’t be in two places at once, so he had to make a difficult decision. The Barstool Sports founder was a guest of honor at Tom Brady’s induction into the Patriots Hall of Fame at Gillette Stadium on Wednesday night, and was seated at a VIP table with fellow members of the “Brady … Read more
Dave Portnoy didn’t hold back when he trolled Kyrie Irving during Game 2 of the Celtics-Mavericks NBA Finals series on Sunday. The Barstool Sports founder, who is a Boston native and diehard Celtics fan, sported a T-shirt with Irving’s face, which featured a clown nose, while sitting courtside at TD Garden. Portnoy, 47, showed off … Read more
The NBA honored the late Bill Walton in a touching way Thursday before Game 1 of The Finals. Prior to tipoff between the Celtics and Mavericks at TD Garden in Boston, players wore black T-shirts with “Walton” written in tie-dye colors, a nod to Walton’s bold styles and love for the Grateful Dead. “I can’t … Read more
Before the Knicks faced the Pacers for Game 7 at Madison Square Garden in their playoff series last month, ESPN’s “NBA Countdown” might as well have been “The Stephen A. Smith Show.” There was a big production of Smith entering Madison Square Garden, giving the Knicks a pep talk as a fan of the team … Read more
Luka Doncic’s fiancée shared a sweet message after the Mavericks star was named the Western Conference Finals MVP following a dominant 124-103 win against the Timberwolves in Game 5 on Thursday night. Taking to her Instagram Stories, Anamaria Goltes posted a photo of Doncic on her television screen holding his trophy and wrote, “Well done … Read more
Luka Doncic isn’t ready to bid an official farewell to the “Inside the NBA” crew. When the Mavericks’ star spoke to Charles Barkley, Kenny Smith, Ernie Johnson and Shaquille O’Neal on Thursday night after Dallas punched its ticket to the NBA Finals with a 124-103 win over the Timberwolves in Game 5 of the Western … Read more
Josh Hart doesn’t want to be part of the Jayson Tatum narrative anymore. On Thursday, ESPN’s “Get Up” discussed comments Hart made on “The Pivot Podcast,” in which he said Derrick White of the Celtics might be “more impactful” than White’s superstar teammate Jayson Tatum because White “does everything on the court.” Host Mike Greenberg … Read more
Kenny Smith said he called Stephen A. Smith regarding his criticism of Kyrie Irving when the “First Take” host had beef with the Mavericks star during the 2022 season. During TNT’s pregame show Tuesday ahead of Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals between the Mavericks and the Timberwolves, Kenny explained how he got Stephen … Read more
The TNT crew called “cap” on Karl-Anthony Towns. After one of the worst shooting nights of his career in Minnesota’s Game 3 road loss to Dallas on Sunday — in which he failed to hit a 3 on at least eight attempts (0-for-8) for the first time in his career, per TNT — Towns made … Read more
Jaylen Brown is at the center of a war of words between Isiah Thomas and Stephen A. Smith. While speaking on ESPN, Smith shared a message an NBA source sent to him that was critical of Brown’s attitude. “It’s not so much that he’s underrated; it’s that he’s just not liked because of his I-am-better-than-you … Read more
Reggie Miller had one big question for Knicks fans after the NBA Eastern Conference semifinals. “Why are y’all dragging me?” Miller called Game 2 of the second-round series at Madison Square Garden as part of the TNT broadcast and was heckled during the course of the night by Knicks fans, which included a chant of … Read more
Jon Savitt had never done anything like this before, but he knew it was a meteoric moment for Minnesota. Savitt, a 32-year-old comedian who lives in Denver and grew up outside of Minneapolis in St. Louis Park, has gone viral after a surreal sequence of events involving a TNT postgame interview where Anthony Edwards told … Read more
The wives of Jalen Brunson and Josh Hart reflected on an unforgettable Knicks season. Taking to her Instagram Stories on Monday — one day after the Knicks fell to the Pacers, 130-109, in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals — Ali Brunson posted a heartfelt message to husband Brunson, the Knicks’ star guard, as … Read more
Alex Rodriguez watched his Timberwolves seal their Western Conference Finals berth with his biggest supporter by his side. The former Yankees slugger celebrated Minnesota’s thrilling 98-90 comeback win over the Nuggets in Game 7 on Sunday with girlfriend Jaclyn Cordeiro, with the pair photographed courtside inside Ball Arena in Denver. Rodriguez, who still has a … Read more