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Goooaaaal!—Leandro Barbosa and the Global Future of Basketball

International players like Leandro Barbosa represent the future of basketball, which the NBA hopes soon to transform into a global game that will rival soccer in popularity—and profit.

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Rajon Rondo Loves To Suck Down Shirley Temples

Rajon Rondo photo by Mark Runyon | Basketball Schedule The Celtics made a small move at the NBA trading deadline on Thursday, sending Leandro Barbosa’s […]

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The NBA’s New Stats Vault Is Awesome

Christopher Penler / Shutterstock.com Late last week, hardcore NBA junkies received a dream gift: The league made its vast statistical database available to the public, […]

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Paul Pierce Saves the Celtics for the Umpteenth Time

On Sunday night, the Celtics played one of the best regular season NBA games in years. Boston beat the Nuggets, 118-114, at TD Garden—in triple […]

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Kevin Garnett Unwrapped? Never.

Here's the thing about Kevin Garnett—the man just loves his scarves. After nearly every game—in the winter and sometimes even when it's warm—KG emerges from […]

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Jack McCallum Talks Basketball

In Boston, the Larry Bird-era Celtics are almost mythical. Jack McCallum was lucky enough to spend an entire year embedded with them. His book, Unfinished […]

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The Making of Busty Heart

Photo courtesy of Susan Sykes On April 27, 1986, Susan Sykes, 24, attended her first Celtics playoff game. She had a fortuitously placed seat at […]

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19 People Who've Tried to Figure Out Rajon Rondo

Photo via Rajon Rondo / Facebook Every time you look, Celtics point guard Rajon Rondo is doing something unusual. He’s now collected 10 or more […]

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Rajon Rondo Is a Better Math Teacher Than You

Rajon Rondo photo courtesy of Jeremiah E. Burke High School On Tuesday, Kehinde Oshodi, a teacher at Dorchester’s Jeremiah E. Burke High School, noticed a […]

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Net Gain: Kirk Goldsberry Moneyballs the Celtics

This map wiz has good news for the Celtics.

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Boston's Teams Know How to Spend Their Dollar (Except the Red Sox)

Moneyball image via Yahoo! According to a new study, Boston’s sports teams are some of the most efficient spenders in professional sports, so let’s just […]

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Boston's Teams Know How to Spend Their Dollar (Except the Red Sox)

Moneyball image via Yahoo! According to a new study, Boston’s sports teams are some of the most efficient spenders in professional sports, so let’s just […]

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Boston's Teams Know How to Spend Their Dollar (Except the Red Sox)

Moneyball image via Yahoo! According to a new study, Boston’s sports teams are some of the most efficient spenders in professional sports, so let’s just […]

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Bob Ryan Says Farewell

There has been no shortage of hosannas to Bob Ryan, the legendary Boston Globe sports columnist who’s just retired from regular duty after 44 years […]

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Rajon Rondo's Would-Be Puncher Insists He is the Real Victim

Rajon Rondo’s Would-Be Puncher Insists He is the Real Victim. Eric Valarezo, better known as the guy who allegedly tried to punch out the Celtics […]