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USA Today
4 days ago
- Business
- USA Today
What should Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens do with the team this offseason?
What should Boston Celtics president Brad Stevens do with the team this offseason? What should Boston Celtics President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens do with the team in light of their incoming cap crunch and injured star players? A historic payroll and tax bill is about to come due for the Celtics at the same time that star forward Jayson Tatum is likely to miss next season with an injury to his Achilles tendon, and it remains unclear as to whether Tatum's costar on the wing Jaylen Brown will also need to miss extended time for surgery on a partially torn meniscus. Boston beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan recently tried on his own Celtics general manager hat to get an idea of what challenges Stevens faces this offseason on an episode of his semi-eponymous CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say about what they think Boston's front office might do this offseason! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
Yahoo
25-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Would the Boston Celtics have beat the Indiana Pacers if they made the East Finals?
Would the Boston Celtics have beaten the Indiana Pacers if they made the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals? The Celtics, of course, did not, falling in six games to the New York Knicks in the '25 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round. But Boston was a good matchup for the Pacers last season until the bottom fell out for Indy when point guard Tyrese Haliburton hurt his hamstring against the Celtics. This iteration of Indiana is a better roster, and the Celtics were banged up even before the Jayson Tatum Achilles tendon injury. Would it have been a closer series this time around? Would the Pacers have won? Advertisement The hosts of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast weighed in on a recent episode of their show. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Would the Celtics have beat the Pacers if they made the East Finals?
USA Today
17-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How did ex-Golden State Warriors big man Robert Parish join the Boston Celtics?
How did ex-Golden State Warriors big man Robert Parish join the Boston Celtics? How did onetime Golden State Warriors big man Robert Parish become a member of the Boston Celtics? Chief (as he was sometimes called for a nickname) started his career in the NBA's Western Conference after being drafted out of Louisiana's Centenary College, but found his footing in a major way playing alongside the likes of fellow future Boston Hall of Fame stars Larry Bird and Kevin McHale. How did iconic Celtics general manager Red Auerbach convince the Dubs to part with the legendary big man, setting up Boston to win a trio of titles in the early and mid-1980s? Celtics beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan, eponymous cohost of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast, took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk it over. Check it out below! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
USA Today
09-05-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
How do the Boston Celtics turn their series around against the New York Knicks?
How do the Boston Celtics turn their series around against the New York Knicks? How do the Boston Celtics turn their series around against the New York Knicks? The Celtics now find themselves in a 0-2 hole vs. the Knicks in their 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Semifinals second round series currently underway, and will need to win four of the five remaining contests left in the East Semis series to advance to the 2025 NBA Eastern Conference Finals to face the winner of the concurrent Indiana Pacers - Cleveland Cavaliers East Semis series. Is such an outcome realistic? Perhaps if Boston could get back to playing the way they played New York in the regular season -- but will they be able to find their confidence (and more importantly, their long-distance shot) again? The hosts of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast took some time on a recent episode of their show to talk over their thoughts on Boston's odds to come back and win the series. If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network:
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Bob Ryan on Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk
When it comes to some truly historic trash talk on the parquet, few people have born witness to what went down in the old Boston Garden during the 1980s as Boston Celtics beat writer emeritus Bob Ryan has. And the unofficial historian of the Celtics media recently took some time to talk about such trash talk, electing to regale us with the words that were thrown around as the Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers battled for the 1984 NBA Finals. Lakers legend James Worthy in particular has a major role, and as one might have imagined, the Hick From French Lick (as Larry Bird was often lovingly called for a nickname) did as well. Advertisement The eponymous hosts of the CLNS Media "Bob Ryan, Jeff Goodman, and Gary Tanguay!" podcast discussed this moment in Boston history recently. Take a look at the clip embedded below to hear what they had to say! If you enjoy this pod, check out the "How Bout Them Celtics," "First to the Floor," and the many other New England sports podcasts available on the CLNS Media network: This article originally appeared on Celtics Wire: Bob Ryan on Celtics, Lakers in '84 NBA Finals, epic trash talk
