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Chris Forsberg: Good season by Sacramento Kings is bad news for Boston Celtics originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Fourteen Celtics-related thoughts with 14 games remaining in the 2018-19 regular season: 1. Speaking of 14: In a season in which little has gone as expected for the Boston Celtics, there has been no development quite as surprising as the Sacramento Kings being something less than terrible and the Kings currently projected to deliver the 14th pick to Boston. Celtics fans spent most of the season figuring the Kings would eventually come back to Earth but it really never happened. Continue to Article

March 14, 2019 10:54:am EST

Auburn has suspended assistant men's basketball coach Ira Bowman indefinitely amid allegations that he was involved in a bribery scheme during his time at the University of Pennsylvania. The university sent a statement Wednesday announcing the suspension, saying ''we continue to gather information regarding a situation that recently arose.'' Auburn didn't elaborate on reasons for the suspension, but ex-Penn coach Jerome Allen implicated Bowman during testimony last week at a federal trial of a former health care executive, according to reports. Allen testified that after he left Penn in 2015, Bowman was aware of the alleged scheme to have a son of Miami businessman Philip Esformes on the Penn basketball team, according to reports. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 6:09:pm EST

Here's why Isaiah Thomas might not play much vs. Celtics in Boston return originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Isaiah Thomas' minutes are being cut after Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone decided to remove the veteran guard from the rotation. Here's what Malone told reporters Tuesday night. This could mean Thomas won't get much playing time when the Nuggets come to TD Garden for a matchup with the Celtics next Monday. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 2:21:pm EST

Stephon Gilmore, NFL stars digest Odell Beckham Jr. trade on Twitter originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com Stephon Gilmore has a new elite wide receiver to deal with in 2019, and he's still trying to wrap his head around it. The New England Patriots cornerback joined the chorus of NFL players Tuesday night on Twitter reacting to the Cleveland Browns' shocking trade with the New York Giants for superstar wideout Odell Beckham Jr. Running back Jeremy Hill, who spent 2018 with the Patriots and hits free agency later Wednesday, felt similarly. As did several big-name stars from around the league. Continue to Article

March 13, 2019 7:43:am EST

Celtics' Kyrie Irving has motivating message for Jayson Tatum with playoffs approaching originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com For the Celtics to make a deep playoff run, it goes without saying that they'll need Kyrie Irving and Jayson Tatum at the top of their respective games. Four burning questions for the C's Irving missed all of last year's postseason, but he looked on as then-rookie Tatum led the C's all the way to Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Finals. Since Tatum has that playoff experience under his belt plus an entire sophomore season, Irving expects more out of him this time around. Continue to Article

March 12, 2019 10:08:pm EST