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• Kristaps Porziņģis out for Game 5: What could his calf strain mean for a Celtics playoff run?
By Mark Puleo, Jay King and Jared Weiss
Boston Celtics big man Kristaps Porziņģis will miss Game 5 after MRI results confirmed the 7-foot-2 center suffered a right calf strain in the team’s Game 4 win over the Miami Heat.
Porziņģis was injured late in the second quarter of Boston’s eventual 102-88 win Monday to go up 3-1 in the series. On the play he was injured, Porziņģis appeared to ...2024
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• Monday’s NBA playoffs takeaways: Kristaps Porziņģis exits with calf injury, Derrick White steps up big in Celtics win
By Jay King, Jared Weiss and Manny Navarro
Though the Boston Celtics took care of business on the road, defeating the Miami Heat 102-88 on Monday, they also received a scare when Kristaps Porziņģis immediately called for a sub after tweaking his right calf late in the second quarter. While he limped off the court and into the locker room area, the frustration on his face was evident, prompting fea...2024
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• Trail Blazers’ Robert Williams III to have season-ending right kneecap surgery: Report
By Shams Charania, Sam Amick, Jay King and Jared Weiss
Portland Trail Blazers center Robert Williams III is expected to have right kneecap surgery to repair bone and ligament damage, a team source said Monday. The recovery from the surgery will force Williams to miss the remainder of the season, according to an ESPN report Friday. Here’s what you need to know:
Williams averaged 6.8 points, ...2023
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• How will Kristaps Porziņģis’ fit with Celtics? His time with Wizards could provide clues
With news of Kristaps Porziņģis' injury keeping him out of the world cup, Jay King and Josh Robbins discuss what the Celtics can expect....2023
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• Mavericks finalizing trade for Grant Williams in 3-team deal with Celtics, Spurs: Sources
By Shams Charania, Tim Cato, Jared Weiss and Jay King
The Mavericks, Spurs and Celtics are finalizing a three-team trade that will send Grant Williams to Dallas, league sources told The Athletic. Here’s what you need to know:
Williams will join the Mavericks on a four-year, $54 million deal via sign-and-trade, per sources.
The Spurs receive Reggie Bullock and an unprotected Dallas pick swap...2023
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• Celtics Notes: Mazzulla, Brown, Brogdon, G. Williams
Joe Mazzulla’s ascension to head coach after Ime Udoka’s suspension led to disagreements between the coaching staff and several of the Celtics‘ stars over the team’s style of play, according to Jay King and Jared Weiss of The Athletic. Boston was coming off an NBA Finals run under Udoka built around a suffocating defense, and […]...2023
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• Celtics Considered Unlikely To Trade For Jakob Poeltl
The Boston Celtics are considered unlikely to sign Jakob Poeltl at the deadline, sources tell Jay King of The Athletic.
The Celtics are searching for another big man, but a team acquiring Poeltl would likely be positioned to offer him the starting job next season. Poeltl will be a free agent in the offseason.
For Boston, Poeltl would be a third big man and give them injury depth behind Rob William...2023
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• Celtics’ Marcus Smart feeling grateful his calf injury isn’t more serious
Celtics veteran Marcus Smart is bummed out for missing Boston’s last six games. Still, the 26-year-old defensive dynamo says he’s thankful the calf injury he sustained last month isn’t more serious, per The Athletic’s Jay King. Marcus Smart: “Thank God it wasn’t my Achilles or anything worse.” — Jay King (@ByJayKing) February 13, 2021 Smart […]
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• Isaiah Thomas' return is a boon and challenge for the Nuggets
Isaiah Thomas‘ return to action adds one more player to an already-deep Nuggets backcourt and could present Michael Malone with his greatest coaching challenge of the season, writes Mike Singer of the Denver Post. In two games since returning from his latest hip surgery, Thomas has scored 24 points in 29 minutes and could be a valuable weapon off the bench for the rest of the season. Malone, who a...2019
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• Rick Carlisle pokes fun at Nerlens Noel over hot dog incident
Dallas Mavericks head coach Rick Carlisle probably won’t be forgetting about Frankfurtergate any time soon.Before the Mavs played the Boston Celtics on Wednesday, Carlisle spoke about big man Nerlens Noel, who will undergo thumb surgery and miss the next few weeks. In his remarks, Carlisle poked fun at Noel for the recent incident where he grabbed a hot dog during halftime of a game, per MassLive....2017