The Celtics wrapped up preseason play on Tuesday night at Scotiabank Arena. After sitting out Boston's first four exhibition games, Al Horford suited up against the Raptors.
A nine episode behind-the-scenes docuseries narrated by Al Horford on the Boston Celtics quest and capturing of Banner 18 debuts this Sunday on the NBA App.
The 38-year-old has yet to take the court in either of the team’s first two preseason games It’s no secret that Al Horford is aging. Nearly every time he steps on the court or makes a big play, you can hear the broadcast crew mention his age and how amazing it is that he’s still going at a high level.
Al Horford was a spectator for the Celtics' two preseason tilts against the Nuggets in Abu Dhabi. Addressing the reason why, Joe Mazzulla explained one could have surmised about holding the 38-year-old out of Boston's first exhibition games.
The Celtics capped their trip to Abu Dhabi with a 130-104 win over the Nuggets in a stellar two-way performance. Sunday's victory, which included a dominant display in the third quarter, outscoring Denver 42-16, completed a sweep of the two-tilt mini-series between the NBA's last two champions.
The New York Knicks have been one of the best stories in the NBA over the previous two years. Over the offseason, they have done an excellent job of improving the roster.
The Boston Celtics won their opening preseason game against the Denver Nuggets, which took place in Abu Dhabi as part of the NBA's global games schedule.
Derrick Rose called it quits after a 16-year NBA career this summer, requesting to be waived by the Memphis Grizzlies so he could walk off into the sunset on his own terms.
With Kristaps Porzingis missing the first few months of the season and the Celtics carefully managing Al Horford’s workload, Xavier Tillman Sr. will have a significant role in stabilizing the center position for the reigning NBA champions.
The Boston Celtics continue to find ways to be motivated heading into the 2024-2025 NBA season. Although the Philadelphia 76ers’ rivals are entering the new year as the league’s defending champs, certain events that happened beyond the NBA Finals put a chip on the shoulder of Boston.
Horford didn’t appear in any back-to-backs last year and that must continue as he enters Year 18. After yesterday’s practice, Xavier Tillman was excited with the early season opportunity to fill in for Kristaps Porzingis.
Jayson Tatum is entering his eighth season in the NBA (all with the Boston Celtics). The 26-year-old is coming off an excellent season where he made his fifth straight All-Star Game and helped lead the Celtics to their first title in 16 years.
It took Al Horford 17 years and 186 playoff games to become an NBA champion. It's the most postseason tilts played before lifting the Larry O'Brien Trophy.
When the Boston Celtics won the title, speculation soon erupted that Al Horford would retire because of his age and that doing so would mean that he would go out on top.
A reality without Al Horford is an unpleasant one During the NBA Finals, Celtics fans were acutely aware that every non-Celtics fan was rooting for Dallas to pull off the upset.
One way to appreciate last season’s championship is seeing how the team mirrors other greats. Is it possible that we didn’t know how good we had it? We’re three months removed from clinching Banner 18 in Game 5 against the Mavericks.
Life and professional achievement were honored for the Boston Celtics Al Horford this week as the Dominican Republic paid tribute and showed respect in the highest of forms.
This past week, the 38-year-old brought the Larry O'Brien Trophy to the island nation, thinking he was just there to celebrate the occasion with his family and friends. However, he was in for a surprise.
The Boston Celtics were able to win their 18th NBA Championship in franchise history, defeating the Dallas Mavericks earlier this week. It was a special moment for Al Horford, who ended his title drought.
After 17 NBA seasons, Al Horford is finally an NBA champion. But does adding a ring make his career worthy of the Hall of Fame?
Boston Celtics big man Al Horford finally won an NBA championship on Monday night, and many have wondered if he will now ride off into the sunset.
A message from former Celtics executive Danny Ainge in 2016 still lingers with Al Horford to this day. On Monday, Horford finally understood first-hand what Ainge was talking about.
Al Horford played a critical role in helping Boston erase an 18-point deficit against Indiana on Saturday night.
It’s 4:45 p.m. Tip off is still 75 minutes away, and Al Horford is talking to his old teammate Kyle Korver, who is now Atlanta’s Assistant General Manager.
Down a pair of key players on Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, the Celtics got a boost from their bench.
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