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With five games called off this week already and more teams dealing with virus-related issues, the NBA and the National Basketball Players Association have enacted additional rules in the hope of keeping the season going safely

Sunday night’s game between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat has been postponed in accordance with the NBA’s health and safety protocols related to COVID-19. Because of ongoing contract tracing with the Heat, the team does not have the league-required eight available players to proceed with the game against the Celtics, the league said in a statement. The Heat...

The Boston Celtics and Miami Heat walked off the court before their scheduled game in Miami. In a statement, the teams attributed the decision to a Wisconsin prosecutor’s choice not to charge the officer who shot Jacob Blake in Kenosha, as well as the riot at the U.S. Capitol that broke out Wednesday in Washington. “2021 is a new...

Boston Celtics legend and basketball Hall of Famer K.C. Jones has died, the team announced on Christmas. He was 88. The Celtics said Jones’ family confirmed Friday that he died at an assistant living facility in Connecticut, where he had been receiving care for Alzheimer’s disease for the past several years. Jones was a 12-time NBA champion as a...

NBA champion, father, partner…And now Tristan Thompson has a new title: U.S. citizen. The 29-year-old Canadian-born athlete was sworn in at a naturalization ceremony just before Thanksgiving and days after it was announced that he had signed a deal to play for the Boston Celtics. On Saturday, Nov. 28, he shared a photo of himself en route to his...

Celtics guard Marcus Smart has tested positive for the coronavirus, he announced in a video on Twitter. The team announced Thursday evening that a player had tested positive, but did not identify the player. A short time later, Smart confirmed that he has COVID-19. “I just found out I tested positive for the coronavirus,” he said in the video....

The number of known coronavirus cases within the NBA has doubled to 14.

Practice is over and Boston Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson is still working. She stands under the basket rebounding, giving feedback to rookie guard Carsen Edwards as he shoots from different spots on the court. After swishing his final three attempts, he jogs over to her. “Thanks coach,” Edwards says before exchanging a high-five with Lawson.

Boston Celtics legend Bob Cousy is receiving the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Donald Trump at the White House Thursday. Cousy, 91, was expected to receive the nation’s highest civilian award during a ceremony at the White House Thursday afternoon.

Former NBA player Sebastian Telfair has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison in a New York City gun case. Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said on Monday that Telfair received the term for his conviction in April on a gun-possession charge.

Former NBA and UConn star Ray Allen took a trip to New Haven on Monday for some lunch at a local pizza restaurant.

Police in Connecticut say the father of Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters was found dead in a West Haven motel room and the office of the chief medical examiner determined his death is a suicide.

Police in Connecticut say the father of Boston Celtics rookie Tremont Waters was found dead in a West Haven motel room and the office of the chief medical examiner determined his death is a suicide.

Metta World Peace took time to sit down and talk about the new Showtime documentary based on his life, “Quiet Storm: The Ron Artest Story.”

Experience bred confidence for the Golden State Warriors, even when challenged by the upstart Portland Trail Blazers. No matter how far they were down, they’ve been through too much to ever think they’re out. “We just really understand what we’re capable of on both sides of the basketball,” Draymond Green said. “We’re never out of the fight. That’s just always...

The Los Angeles Lakers finally have a new coach, multiple reports stated Saturday, as Frank Vogel agreed terms to take the job as head coach of the team.

The Boston Celtics announced Thursday that President of Basketball Operations Danny Ainge suffered a mild heart attack and is expected to recover. The team said Ainge suffered the heart attack in Milwaukee on Tuesday night. They said he received immediate medical attention and is expected to make a full recovery.

John Havlicek, the Boston Celtics great whose steal of Hal Green’s inbounds pass in the final seconds of the 1965 Eastern Conference final against the Philadelphia 76ers remains one of the most famous plays in NBA history, has died. He was 79.

Hall of Fame basketball player John Havlicek died Thursday at the age of 79. Havlicek won eight NBA titles with the Celtics and an NCAA title with the Ohio State Buckeyes.

Days away from being sentenced in the Russia probe, former national security adviser Michael Flynn is not exactly hiding his face in shame. People close to him tell The Associated Press that as the possibility of prison looms, Flynn is relaxed and hopeful, eager to get through Tuesday’s sentencing and move forward. He’ll be the first official in President Donald...