Like many NBA players, Boston Celtics rookie Hugo González is hard on himself. Derrick White noticed that and was there to encourage him on Monday.

Al Horford got a positive injury update as he’s battled a back issue to open the season. Horford has missed the past four games due to right sciatic nerve irritation, but it sounds like he’s close to returning to the court. Warriors coach Steve Kerr said Horford is doubtful for Thursday’s game against the Suns, but he’s trending up.

The nugget was tucked deep into a feature in The Boston Globe about new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm. But it was there. The reporter, Adam Himmelsbach, tucked it in there: The Celtics almost had a trade for Jalen Brunson. Of note: This was when Brunson was still with the Dallas Mavericks, before he joined the New York Knicks.

At first glance, the swap would make sense given the thin nature of the Celtics frontcourt, and the bad fit of Simons on Boston's roster. But does it?

What a difference a year makes. 12 months ago, it seamed to be a near certainty that the Oklahoma City Thunder and Boston Celtics would clash in the 2025 NBA Fi

Fans in attendance on Dec. 15, 19 and 22 can join the national blood stem cell donor registry by getting their cheeks swabbed.

Are the Boston Celtics weaknesses starting to show? Or did a long break in the Celtics 2025-26 NBA regular season schedule sabotage the team's momentum? After winning 10 out of 12 games in their recent slate of games, Boston dropped two tilts in a row, one on the road to the Milwaukee Bucks, and another at home to the Detroit Pistons.

During the Boston Celtics’ 112-105 loss to the Detroit Pistons on Monday, Dec. 15, Joe Mazzulla opted to lean on a small-ball rotation during the minutes Neemias Queta spent on the bench. Over the past few weeks,