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An eighth grader at Milton Pope Middle School in Marseilles, Ill., nailed a desperate near-full-court shot to win the game for his team.

For the first time in 12 years, USA Basketball is not atop the world men’s rankings.

The 2022-23 NBA season is upon us. These are some storylines to watch throughout the season.

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown each scored 35 points and the Boston Celtics beat the Philadelphia 76ers 126-117 on Tuesday night in the opening game of the NBA regular season. Malcolm Brogdon added 16 points and Grant Williams finished with 15 as the defending Eastern Conference champions gave interim coach Joe Mazzulla a victory in his debut. Mazzulla has been…

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka apologized in a statement Thursday night after officially being suspended by the team for the entire 2022-23 NBA season for violating organizational guidelines.

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka reportedly is facing possible disciplinary action, including a significant suspension, for violating organizational guidelines.

President Joe Biden spoke Wednesday with the wife of detained WNBA player Brittney Griner, who is on trial in Russia, and assured her that he is working to win Griner’s freedom as soon as possible, the White House said.

Kyrie Irving has quite the history with the Boston Celtics and the NBA.

The Warriors and Celtics are getting healthier to start the 2022 NBA Finals. Heres a look at which players are hurt and when they can be expected to return.

Maybe you’ve run into this problem over the years: you want to catch some of the biggest female sports stars compete – only there’s nowhere to actually watch these games. That was the issue Portland native Jenny Nguyen, a sports fan and former basketball player, kept running into, so she decided to create a solution: the Sports Bra. The Sports Bra...

Boston is not the only city with a local team eyeing another step towards an NBA Championship in Game 4 on Friday night.  Portland, Maine, and the Maine Celtics, the G-League affiliate of the Boston Celtics that is also owned by the latter team, are excited to see 10 players who spent at least some time in Maine on the…

As the Boston Celtics and Golden State Warriors tangle in the NBA Finals, some young Celtics fans from northern New England are excited to get to see their role models shine on the biggest stage in basketball. “We look up to these guys,” high school junior Zach Ries said of the Boston Celtics. “We like to play like them, we…

The Celtics got a split in San Francisco, but they are packing some concerns as the NBA Finals shifts to Boston for Game 3 Wednesday night. We share our takeaways from a sloppy loss for the Eastern Conference champs.

Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green doesn’t appear overly concerned after his team lost Game 1 of the 2022 NBA Finals, citing the performances of several Boston Celtics players as a large reason why.

LeBron James becomes the first active NBA player to reach billionaire status, according to Forbes.

With the Celtics out of town and the cost of tickets for the NBA Finals soaring, people are opting for a more affordable experience with exciting atmosphere — viewing parties. The Boston Celtics will face the Golden State Warriors in Game 1 of the NBA Finals Thursday in San Francisco. One watch party will take place at the Samuel Adams…

With Game 1 of the NBA Finals fast approaching, ticket prices are rising fast, as well. “We are expecting to see demand for every game to increase as we get closer,” Adam Budelli of StubHub said. “Ticket prices are a little high, but certainly they are moving off the shelf and that is something we expect to see with two…

Fans are excited for the Celtics to take on the Golden State Warriors in the NBA Finals.

Celtics forward Grant Williams remembers exactly where he was when rooting for the Warriors in the 2015 NBA Finals.

Steph Curry is a name known by every basketball fan. Here are some things you might now know about the NBA star.