Tag: Boston Celtics

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With the 27th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Boston Celtics selected forward JaJuan Johnson from Purdue University. The 6’10” 220 pound Johnson was the Big 10 player of the year and Big 10 Defensive Player of the Year. […]

The Boston Celtics have traded the draft rights to Providence guard Marshon Brooks to the New Jersey Nets. In return the Celtics will receive the 27th pick and a future second rounder from New Jersey.

With the 25th pick in the 2011 NBA draft the Boston Celtics selected senior shooting guard Marshon Brooks from Providence. The 6’5” 195 pound Brooks set a Big East record 52 points on February 23 against Notre Dame. The Senior […]

The Boston Celtics have agreed to a new 5-year $35 million contract extension with head coach Doc Rivers. Greg Dickerson of Comcast SportsNet New England was the first to report that General Manager Danny Ainge and Rivers had agreed to […]

Following his team’s disappointing Game 5 loss to the Miami Heat, Boston Celtics head coach Doc Rivers informed the media that he will probably be back to coach the Celtics during the 2011-2012 season. “I’m leaning heavily towards coming back,” […]

Boston Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal is expected to return to the lineup for Game 3 of the team’s second round series against the Miami Heat. O’Neal has been out of the lineup since briefly returning on April 3 against the […]

Boston Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal will return to the lineup Sunday evening as the Celtics take on the Detroit Pistons. O’Neal has been out of the Celtics lineup for nearly two months with a right achilles injury. He would provide […]

Boston Celtics center Shaquille O’Neal will remain out of the lineup with a right leg injury.  There is currently no timetable for his return. Just as he was about to return from a right Achilles tendon injury, O’Neal is now […]

The Boston Celtics have signed point guard Carlos Arroyo to a pro-rated veteran minimum contract for the remainder of the season. Arroyo was released by the Miami Heat earlier this week after the Heat signed veteran Mike Bibby to a […]