[nesn_embed service=dailymotion src=”https://www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x7rzwg6″ width=”480″ height=”270″] Boston Celtics big man Robert Williams is close to a return, and fellow center Enes Kanter is excited about what that means for the team. In a teaser for NBC Sports Boston’s “The Enes Kanter Show,” Kanter and Chris Forsberg discussed the benefit of bringing the second-year center back into […]
Enes Kanter Links Celtics To Power Rangers With Robert Williams’ Return Nearing — NESN.com
CHICAGO — The Lakers might not be where they are today if not for a very crucial task that helps keep them humming. It’s an area that falls under the expertise of assistant coach Mike Penberthy, who once won a title with the Shaq-and-Kobe-era Lakers. When coaching staff meetings invariably bog down with the minutiae…
How a Lakers coaching staff of strangers blended to lead the West’s top team — Press Telegram
CHICAGO — The Toronto Raptors will start the back half of the season in unfamiliar territory — on a losing streak. After winning a franchise-best 15 straight games just before the all-star break, Toronto fell against Brooklyn. Still, former Raptor Jerome Williams knows a thing or two about win streaks and thinks the team will…
Raptors winning streak reminded JYD of memorable 2002 run to playoffs — Toronto Sun
James Harden and Russell Westbrook made headlines Tuesday, but not for what you’d expect. The two Houston Rockets stars were unveiled as GQ’s newest cover stars. Harden and Westbrook grace the magazine’s cover as the “most stylish duo sports.” The two All-Stars paid homage to the hip hop group OutKast in the photo shoot. For…
Russell Westbrook, James Harden Rock GQ’s Cover As ‘Most Stylish Duo’ — NESN.com
We imagine Kendrick Perkins was feeling a bit queasy Monday afternoon. It was announced Monday that Kyrie Irving has become the newest member of the National Basketball Players Association executive committee, replacing Pau Gasol as vice president. The news prompted an unsurprising reaction from Perkins, who last week noted he “wants to throw up” any…
Kendrick Perkins Harshly Reacts To Kyrie Irving Being Named VP Of Players’ Union — NESN.com
CHICAGO — Like playground rules, it was next basket wins at the revamped NBA all-star game. Read More
Team LeBron tops Giannis and Raptors in thrilling NBA all-star game — Toronto Sun
CHICAGO — Among stacks of produce in a warehouse in a Chicago suburb, Brandon Ingram wore nets over his hair and his beard and dropped grapefruits the size of softballs into a bag. He smiled as he chatted with the young volunteers alongside him, as they packaged fruit in the Greater Chicago Food Depository –…
Former Laker Brandon Ingram says injury helped fuel his All-Star leap — Press Telegram
If the Boston Celtics weren’t a threat to the rest of the NBA already, Thursday’s double-overtime win over the Los Angeles Clippers on national television changed that. The 141-133 victory over superstar Kawhi Leonard and Co. improved the Celtics to an 8-4 record against the top-four seeded teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences. Halfway through…
Celtics’ Record Vs. Top Teams Suggests Boston Could Reach NBA Finals — NESN.com
CHICAGO — It was called the World Team, but with four Canucks on the roster, half of the NBA Rising Stars crop could have been known as Team Canada and Friends. Read More
WOLSTAT: Canadians take over NBA Rising Stars event — Toronto Sun
CHICAGO — It was a decorated stage: Dominique Wilkins. Gary Payton. Grant Hill. George Gervin. Alex English. Legends sitting in chairs in a room in the United Center, prepared to announce the next group of men and women who will be considered for the Basketball Hall of Fame. In the front row, Kevin Garnett and…
Kobe Bryant a finalist for Hall of Fame, which feels depth of his loss — Press Telegram
It’s been a whirlwind of a two-day stretch for former Boston Celtic Kevin Garnett. One day after the Celtics announced they would retire Garnett’s No. 5, the NBA champion was also named a finalist to be inducted with the 2020 Basketball Hall of Fame class. A visibly emotional Garnett discussed what the honor meant to…
Kevin Garnett Delivers Emotional Reaction To Being Named Hall Of Fame Finalist — NESN.com.
BOSTON — Kawhi Leonard and Lou Williams have played Jayson Tatum before. But they have never played this Jayson Tatum before. Even when the Los Angeles Clippers and Boston Celtics met back in November, Tatum wasn’t quite at the level he is now. In the Celtics’ 141-133, double overtime win against the Clippers on Thursday…
Celtics Notes: Jayson Tatum’s Play Getting Kawhi Leonard, Lou Williams’ Attention — NESN.com
The view from left field 