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The real question here: If you are Celtics management, how hard do you push Marcus Smart to get back for the second round of a playoff where the team will be without Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward? Will the Celtics even be around for Smart to join them in the second round is a valid question. Sources: Celtics guard Marcus Smart had reevaluation on torn right UCL Monday in New York and is expected to receive clearance to return to game action at six-week mark of surgery (April 27). Continue to Article

April 09, 2018 6:16:pm EST

The 2017-18 NBA Regular season comes to an close on Wednesday, with the NBA Playoffs set to begin this weekend. The Wizards (42-38) are locked into a playoff spot, but the bracket projection is still very much up in the air with two days left. The Wizards Continue to Article

April 09, 2018 4:28:pm EST

The Celtics' Kyrie Irving had two screws removed from his left knee, the team announced Saturday. "The surgery went exactly as planned," said Danny Ainge, the Celtics's President of Basketball Operations, in the statement. The screws were placed in Irving's knee during a 2015 surgery after he suffered a fracture during the NBA Finals, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN. Continue to Article

April 07, 2018 9:24:pm EST

With Kyrie Irving ruled out for the rest of the season, the Celtics now have a clearer picture of what their roster will look like entering the postseason. In its 111-104 win over the Chicago on Friday night, Boston showed that at the very least it has a remaining group of players eager to step up and contribute to its injury-torn rotation. Greg Monroe came off the bench and had 19 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists to notch his second career triple-double. Continue to Article

April 06, 2018 11:10:pm EST

BOSTON – In an interview with NBC Sports Boston in Toronto, Jaylen Brown talked about how he thrives on the knowledge that few expect much from the Boston Celtics when the playoffs roll around next week. With no Kyrie Irving (left knee) on top of a season Continue to Article

April 06, 2018 9:54:pm EST