NBC Sports Boston's all-female Celtics broadcast returns Tuesday for game vs. Nets
Kayla Burton will host the network's studio programming, including 'Celtics Pregame Live,' 'Celtics Halftime Live' and 'Celtics Postgame Live.' Sun president Jen Rizzotti and Sun broadcast analyst, Celtics scout, and Maine Celtics assistant general manager Ashley Battle will be the studio analysts.
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