“We’re not going to let the ‘veteran’ thing be an excuse not to work,” Rivers said after putting the defending Eastern Conference champions through an extra-long workout in a sweltering gym at Salve Regina University.
Globe basketball reporters Julian Benbow and Gary Washburn report from Celtics media day and provide their take on the key issues surrounding the team as it opens training camp to prepare for the 2010-11 season.
Salem residents Milli Colon, left, and Monica Hamilton Kozlowski spotted Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal outside the Hawthorne Hotel on Saturday and had their photo taken with him.
Shaq on Kobe, LeBron on “haters” - click on the photo to learn what was said during Media Day.
Through all the optimism and the energy yesterday, it still lingered. Over the summer, the Celtics’ Rajon Rondo watched his star get bigger, from his brief stint with Team USA to his run of promotional opportunities, but he hasn’t watched Boston’s Game 7 NBA Finals loss to the Lakers .
At 1:55 yesterday afternoon, Shaquille O’Neal emerged from the dressing room in his new Celtics [ team stats ] uniform.
Updated Sep 27, 2010 9:47 PM ET NBA superstar Shaquille O’Neal fired a salvo back at former L.A. Lakers teammate Kobe Bryant on Monday about championship bragging rights, sports radio network WEEI said.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge talks on Boston’s roster and the injury that will sideline Avery Bradley for the start of camp Tags: Boston Celtics Danny Ainge talks Avery Bradley injury and roster Even teams with championship aspirations enter new seasons with plenty of question marks that will dictate just how successful …
A mere three months ago, two of the NBA’s most storied and decorated franchises waged war once again for the 12th time to decide the fate of another Larry O’Brien trophy.
It was no coincidence that Celtics president Danny Ainge signed three free agents this summer to two-year contracts.
And last week, Pierce’s jersey was retired at Inglewood High. It certainly was an enjoyable summer, but Pierce had a bitter taste in his mouth at the beginning of the offseason.
He begged not to be traded. He has said he considered retiring when LeBron James left the Cavaliers for Miami.
There is a lot of NBA news out there today, much of which has little bearing on the Boston Celtics.A Now that Rasheed Wallace has retired and Kendrick Perkins is out for the foreseeable future the Celtics should be able to rein themselves in enough that the new technical foul rules will prove to only be a minor nuisance.A A Carmelo Anthony also may …
If the buzz on this site and throughout the web is any indication, the Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers are on the verge of becoming the next great sports rivalry.
Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge talks on Boston’s roster and the injury that will sideline Avery Bradley for the start of camp Tags: Boston Celtics Danny Ainge talks Avery Bradley injury and roster The Boston Celtics open training camp Tuesday morning on the campus of Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., taking the first …
