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Kyrie Irving candidly details "challenge" of playing with LeBron James originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com It took time, but Kyrie Irving now seems completely comfortable discussing what once was a third-rail topic. The Boston Celtics point guard recently spoke to ESPN's Dave McMenamin about the challenges (and benefits) of playing with LeBron James, his teammate of three seasons on the Cleveland Cavaliers. MORE CELTICS: How Kyrie Irving and Marcus Smart are making each other better And while Irving sometimes treads lightly when discussing James, he pulled the curtain back for McMenamin's story about how the young Los Angeles Lakers are adapting to life with LeBron. Continue to Article

January 10, 2019 8:38:am EST

Ted Johnson on Tom Brady and Bill Belichicks relationship and legacy originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com 1:17 - Former Patriot and Super Bowl champion Ted Johnson joined BST to talk about the ESPN report that came out 1 year ago about a rift between Brady and Belichick, and how their relationship has changed since then. A. Sherrod Blakely discusses the Celtics crushing the Pacers 135-108 and how they seem to be coming together and as they continue to grow as a team. Tom Giles, Michael Holley, Ted Johnson, and DJ Bean debate if the Chargers made a mistake not staying on the east coast, and they give their predictions for Sunday's playoff game. Continue to Article

January 10, 2019 12:34:am EST

Milwaukee's NBA Most Valuable Player contender Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 27 points to lead the Bucks to a hard-fought 116-109 victory Wednesday over reigning MVP James Harden and the Houston Rockets. Antetokounmpo added 21 rebounds and was a physical presence on both ends of the floor as the Bucks battled back from a 60-54 halftime deficit to end the Rockets' 10-game home winning streak. "He just does everything," Bucks coach Mike Budenholzer said of the imposing Antetokounmpo, who drained 11 of his 14 free-throw attempts. Continue to Article

January 10, 2019 12:27:am EST

In the final moments of a perfunctory fourth quarter, as the Boston Celtics' completed their demolition of the Indiana Pacers on Wednesday night, Boston rookie Robert Williams took a pass in the lane, dunked hard with two hands, then hung on the rim for a brief moment, if only to expel some velocity before returning to Earth's orbit. Referee John Goble assessed a quick-trigger technical, which seemed more like a scolding for the way the Celtics' offense was unrelenting, making the scoreboard operator earn his paycheck during a 135-108 triumph at TD Garden. For a Celtics team that seemed to miss the memo about the NBA's offensive explosion at the start of the season, that's a jarring number. Continue to Article

January 10, 2019 12:12:am EST

Boston Celtics hold inaugural Pride Night originally appeared on nbcsportsboston.com If you love bad sports movies, 1996's "Celtics Pride" has gotta rank pretty high up the list. But on Wednesday night, Celtics Pride meant something entirely different. The Celtics joined the ranks of countless other professional teams that have held events recognizing the LGBT community, holding their inaugural "Pride Night." Continue to Article

January 09, 2019 11:26:pm EST