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The Celtics make history by sending the first interim head coach to helm the 2023 NBA All-Star Game - these are the other alum coaches.

DALLAS — The text came out of the blue. Out of desperation. Mostly, though, it derived from a daughter’s love and respect for her father.

PONTIAC, Mich. — As the older sibling, part of Justin Ishbia’s job wasn’t just to look out for his younger brother, Mat, growing up in suburban Detroit. It was also to put him in his place, even as he showed him the way.

Almost from the second he stepped on the court in a Boston Celtics uniform, veteran big man Mike Muscala looked like he had been with the team for years.

On this day in Celtics history, Larry Bird triple-doubled vs. the Lakers, Paul Pierce scored 35 points on the Clippers, and Isaiah Thomas tied John Havlicek for the most regular-season 20-point games.

Not everyone who has been watching the season unfold believes that the Celtics are riding their players too hard this season despite expected help on the wing having yet to materialize.

The Boston Celtics return to TD Garden on Wednesday night to face the Detroit Pistons as they try to bounce back from an overtime loss to the Milwaukee Bucks on Tuesday.

The Philadelphia 76ers signed G League standout Mac McClung to a two-way contract and waived Julian Champagnie on Tuesday.

Five months into a Clippers season that has sometimes felt like a slog, feeling less like joy than a constant examination under a microscope of their own championship expectations, the impression imparted on forward Nicolas Batum after Monday's practice, the team's first with its three new additions, was notable.

Despite reports that Russell Westbrook was difficult to deal with, Jamal Crawford had nothing but good things to say about the former Laker.

Kevin Durant cheered Phoenix Suns from the bench, while watching his teammate Devin Booker score 32 points in the team's 120-109 home win over Sacramento Kings.