Boston Celtics forward Gordon Hayward will miss about four weeks due to a Grade 3 injury to his right ankle who suffered Monday’s Game 1 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. Hayward, who scored 12 points in 34 minutes on 5-for-13 shots with 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals, attempted …
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LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – As one of a dozen reporters with access to the NBA’s sprawling campus, I’m here to work, to rediscover the NBA, to chronicle a historic experience. I have boots on the floor in the bubble, with a lot of stories to tell. But I have …
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11:03 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – While the Boston Celtics have built their team into an Eastern Conference candidate in recent years, they have done so around the idea that Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown will become franchise cornerstones for years to come. Monday night, Tatum …
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9:35 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – The Boston Celtics lost ahead of Gordon Hayward to a right ankle string in the fourth quarter of their 109-101 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers. “Spreads singles,” Celtics coach Brad Stevens said afterward. “I do not know the severity, but …
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5:56 PM ET Tim BontempsESPN LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. – As the Philadelphia 76ers prepare for the Boston Celtics in the first round of the NBA playoffs, Sixers coach Brett Brown said Sunday afternoon that he is considering putting rookie wing Matisse Thybulle in the starting lineup for Game 1 …
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