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• Celtics held ‘long hope' that Blake Griffin might rejoin team

After Blake Griffin retired Tuesday, Al Horford and the Celtics admitted they would have been open to the veteran forward coming back to Boston this season....2024
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?

Photo by Sean Gardner/Getty Images The Celtics are going to have to demonstrate they are comfortable getting uncomfortable if they want to go anywhere in the NBA playoffs. For years now, the Celtics have been a team on the brink. The type of brink depends wholly on where you stand. From the bottom of the mountain, looking up, the Celtics might seem like a group about to summit the peak tha...2024
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images Here’s our latest projection of the 2024 NBA Draft now that March Madness is over. The 2024 NBA Draft cycle opened this summer with massive uncertainty over would who emerge as the No. 1 player in the class. With college basketball season now over, and UConn again reigning supreme, it feels like we’re no closer to a consensus answer. The lack of an obvio...2024
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• Danny Hurley and UConn are officially “running” college basketball

Photo by Jamie Squire/Getty Images After one of the most impressive seasons in the sport’s history, the Huskies are certainly “running” college basketball. Everyone already wrote their “now they’re officially a blue blood” story a year ago, so there’s no point in rehashing that. Although the urge is understandable. Extracting new narratives from periods of sustained dominance is difficult....2024
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines

Photo by Nicholas Muller/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images While the spreads are high, the storylines for this year’s men’s Final Four are as stellar as ever. With UConn favored to beat Alabama by 11.5 and Purdue a 9-point favorite over NC State, the 2024 men’s Final Four is dangerously close to being the first in the history of the tournament to feature double-digit spreads in bot...2024
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• Horford: Celtics ‘definitely have to be better' in crunch time

The Celtics suffered two tough losses at the hands of the Hawks, leading team veteran Al Horford to say that they need to be better in late-game situations....2024

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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked

Photo By Winslow Townson/Getty Images Let’s rank the championship picture in the NBA ahead of the stretch run. The 2023-2024 NBA season is 70 percent in the books. While parity has been a defining theme of this season, at this point the championship picture is fully starting to crystalize. The Boston Celtics are currently the only team in the league on pace to win 60+ games. The West has ...2024
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• NBA trade deadline instant grades for every 2024 deal made as they happen

Photo by David Jensen/Getty Images Let’s grade every 2024 NBA trade deadline deal. The NBA transaction periods have become almost as exciting as the games themselves, and that makes the 2024 NBA trade deadline something close to a holiday for a certain type of hoops fan. No matter where your team is in the standings right now, the trade deadline represents an opportunity for hope: teams ar...2024
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• Fantasy Basketball Drop Candidates: Minutes limit means Al Horford could be expendable

With rosters seeing upheaval after some significant injuries to NBA stars, these five players could be cut to make room for a pickup....2024
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• Fantasy Basketball Drop Candidates: Minutes limit means say goodbye to Al Horford

With rosters seeing upheaval after some significant injuries to NBA stars, these five players could be on the move to make room....2024
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• Brian Johnson’s offense is too simple

Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports Rinse and repeat Last season the Eagles were playing basketball on grass. This season they’re playing a different version of basketball on grass, the football version of post up heavy basketball. The Predictable, repetitive, paint clogging, and infuriating. Watching Brian Johnson’s offense is like watching Joel Embiid and Al Horford share the court. Too much...2024
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• Horford, Queta step up in Porzingis' absence to grab win over Hawks

With Kristaps Porzingis sidelined with a calf injury, Celtics bench players Al Horford and Neemias Queta stepped up big time, helping Boston log a season-high 57 rebounds....2023
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic

Observations on Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, and Michigan State after the 2023 Champions Classic. CHICAGO — It was 10 years ago this week when I was credentialed to cover the Champions Classic at the United Center for the first time. There was, to steal a phrase, palpable buzz in the building. Duke vs. Kansas was a matchup of the top recruits in the country: Jabari Parker vs. Andrew Wiggins. Both play...2023
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season

Let’s rank every team in the NBA by their championship chances for the 2023-2024 season. The NBA always feels like it’s at its best when there’s an elite tier of contenders. After two blockbuster trades to close the summer, it finally feels like that’s the case as the league enters the 2023-2024 season. The Bucks have added Damian Lillard to fix a struggling halfcourt offense in the playoffs. The ...2023
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
Joel Embiid put 76ers on clock by hinting at trade request. Joel Embiid is firmly in the prime of his career. The superstar center finally won NBA MVP this past season after consecutive second place finishes. He will turn 30 years old in March. There’s only one thing missing on Embiid’s resume at this point: an NBA championship. Embiid’s lack of success in the NBA Playoffs is hard to ignore. He’s ...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images Erik Spoestra can’t lose. If you forced me to define what I think makes a good coach in this modern league, my answer would be “Rigid flexibility”. It’s a paradox that demands being able to hold two things in your head at the same time, to understand two conflicting ideas can be true. If you’re too dogmatic, you live and die by the same double-edged s...2023
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• Jae Crowder's Mixed Feelings About Boston Celtics Fans Should Be Mutual
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• DeMarcus Cousins Confronts Reporter over Column on Nightclub Incident
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• Deng, D-Wade, Understand Derrick Rose's Plight, and the Price Paid for Playing
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"Men’s college basketball hasn’t seen a program win back-to-back national championships since Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and the Florida Gators accomplished the task in 2006-2007."

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"Marcus Smart began the possession guarding the 280-pound Joel Embiid and ended it by leaping over teammate Al Horford to pounce on a loose ball."

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"Celtics' Al Horford agrees to two-year, $20 million contract extension"

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"When the Sixers swapped Al Horford for Danny Green on draft night 2020, there were more positives than getting off Horford’s massive contract."

2020
"Could the Philadelphia 76ers and Detroit Pistons entertain a Blake Griffin for Al Horford trade?"

2019
"The Sixers may be without big men Joel Embiid and Al Horford against the Nets on Sunday night."

2018
"Spurs forward LaMarcus Aldridge was the last player chosen by Team LeBron, and Celtics forward Al Horford was the last pick by Team Stephen"

2017
"The post WATCH: Markieff Morris Confronts Al Horford Prior to Game 2 appeared first on SLAMonline."

2016
"But throughout the playoffs, the Australian point guard was at the center of several controversial plays involving Kyle Korver, Al Horford and Taj Gibson."

2015
" Beyond LBJ, the Atlanta Hawks' Al Horford, the Charlotte Hornets' Al Jefferson and the Bulls' Joakim Noah are all slated to be unrestricted free agents, while Dwight Howard has an early termination option with the Houston Rockets."

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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• NCAA tournament 2024: Meet No. 1 seeds in men’s bracket for March Madness

Photo by Rich Schultz/Getty Images Let’s breakdown the No. 1 seeds in the 2024 men’s NCAA tournament. The 2024 men’s NCAA tournament is here, and this year’s field features a loaded slate of contenders on the top line. There are compelling storylines, tremendous head coaches, and true star-power on each of these four teams, who all have credible dreams of cutting down the nets on the fina...2024
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked
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• Celtics' Al Horford makes history with a stunning stat line

Even as the basketball world's focus remains on Thursday's NBA trade deadline, veteran big man Al Horford has quietly gone about rewriting the history books....2024
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?
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• Danny Hurley and UConn are officially “running” college basketball
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• Another UConn national title is starting to feel inevitable in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament

Photo by Danielle Parhizkaran/The Boston Globe via Getty Images The Huskies are three wins away from doing something that hasn’t been done in 17 years. Billy Donovan should feel uncomfortable. This has nothing to do with anything happening in Chicago, and everything to do with things happening in Boston. Thursday night, the UConn Huskies put on absolute show inside TD Garden, pasting Sa...2024
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• NCAA tournament 2024: Meet No. 1 seeds in men’s bracket for March Madness
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked
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• Brian Johnson’s offense is too simple
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• Celtics Notes: Kornet, Trade Deadline, Title Odds, Porzingis
Luke Kornet looked comfortable in the Celtics‘ starting lineup Friday, even though he was making his first start in two and a half years, writes Jay King of The Athletic. With Kristaps Porzingis and Al Horford both sitting out the second night of a back-to-back, Kornet played 30 minutes and delivered a season-high 20 points […]...2023
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• Atlantic Notes: Celtics, Trent, Anunoby, Poeltl, Batum, Knicks
Down a pair of key players on Wednesday vs. Philadelphia, the Celtics got a boost from Derrick White – who scored 27 points – and Al Horford, who contributed 14 points, nine rebounds, and five blocks while playing strong defense against Joel Embiid, writes Tim Bontemps of ESPN. As Bontemps notes, White and Horford have […]...2023
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?
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• Danny Hurley and UConn are officially “running” college basketball
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• Every NBA team, ranked by their championship chances in 2023-2024 season
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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• Jimmy Butler mocked the Celtics with a timeout and put Boston’s season on the brink
Jimmy Butler was telling the world the Miami Heat were going to win the championship this season even after a 2-5 start. The Heat never really found their rhythm during the regular season, and had to win an elimination game in the play-in tournament just to qualify for the NBA Playoffs as a No. 8 seed. Somehow, the Heat have transformed into a monster this postseason with Butler as their leader, a...2023
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• Celtics veteran Al Horford’s family’s revelations about his time with Sixers will upset Philly fans
The Boston Celtics bringing back Al Horford this past offseason proved to be an excellent move. He spent three seasons with Boston before leaving for the Philadelphia 76ers in 2019 free agency. His time with the Sixers lasted one season, as Philadelphia traded him to the Oklahoma City Thunder, who traded him after a single season […] The post Celtics veteran Al Horford’s family’s...2022
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• Celtics’ $26.5 million plan for Al Horford for 2022-23 season amid epic run to NBA Finals
The Boston Celtics clinched an NBA Finals appearances with their Game 7 victory over the Miami Heat on Sunday. It was an emotional moment for all of the Boston players, but perhaps Al Horford was the most touched by the win. The veteran big man held the record for most postseason games played without a […] The post Celtics’ $26.5 million plan for Al Horford for 2022-23 season amid epic...2022
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• Celtics’ Al Horford gets brutally honest about game-tying tip-in vs. Bucks getting waived off
Al Horford missed what could have been a series-defining tip-in in the final moment of Saturday’s controversial Game 3 clash between the Boston Celtics and the Milwaukee Bucks. Unfortunately for the Celtics, Horford’s tip-in was waived off after the referees deemed that time had expired before he released the shot. Before anything else, here is […] The post Celtics’ Al Horf...2022
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• Kevin Durant's Return Is Just What The NBA Needs In 2015-16
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• NBA Players and Coaches Vote Matthew Dellavedova Dirtiest Player in the League
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• Entire Atlanta Hawks Starting 5 Named NBA January Players of the Month in East
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• DeAndre Jordan Proving Los Angeles Clippers Do, in Fact, Have a Big 3
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• Kevin Durant Rumors: Clippers Reportedly Informed Star Won't Sign with Team
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• After All the Conjecture, Playoffs Will Reveal What Matters Most to Kevin Love
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• NBA Insider: Iceman to Klay Thompson: Nice Shooting, Kid, but Record Still Mine
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• Al Horford Ejected from Game 3 for Flagrant-2 Foul on Matthew Dellavedova
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• Fantasy basketball 30: Al Horford turns back the clock, Ja Morant makes the leap

All the latest fantasy basketball news, buzz and trade rumors from around the NBA, including the impressive play by Al Horford and Ja Morant....2021
• Jerami Grant might be the most undervalued player in fantasy basketball
The fantasy basketball season is well underway and Hoops Rumors wants to help you make the playoffs in your season-long leagues as well as take down the competition in daily fantasy. Here are some observations and notes from around the league: The Undervalued Jerami Grant The list of players who are shooting at least 52.0% from the field while adding at least one block and one 3-pointer made per g...2019
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• Hawks Becoming Spurs of Eastern Conference and Tuesday NBA Takeaways
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• Do Atlanta Hawks Need a Trade to Fix Broken Bench?
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• Toronto Raptors 2014-15 Season Preview: Roster Breakdown, Win-Loss Prediction
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• Are the Celtics set to collapse in the NBA playoffs again?
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• Another UConn national title is starting to feel inevitable in 2024 men’s NCAA tournament
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• NCAA Tournament: Players In NBA Of The 64 First Round Schools

With the 2024 NCAA Tournament underway, here's a list of all the former players of the schools in the first round who are currently in the NBA, headlined by Kentucky with 28 and Duke with 24. The below links are to the 'Players in the NBA' page for each school. EAST REGION 1 Connecticut (4) vs. No. 16 Stetson (0)Connecticut: Andre Drummond, Jordan Hawkins, Andre Jackson Jr., Adama Sanogo 8 Florid...2024
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• NCAA tournament 2024: Meet No. 1 seeds in men’s bracket for March Madness
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• 6 NBA teams who can win 2024 Finals, ranked
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• Brian Johnson’s offense is too simple
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• Celtics Notes: Kornet, Trade Deadline, Title Odds, Porzingis
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• NBA mock draft 2024: Updated 1st round projection after March Madness
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• 2024 men’s Final Four features a quartet of sensational storylines
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• UConn’s road losing streak to ranked teams is men’s college basketball’s weirdest skid

Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images UConn men’s basketball can do anything but beat a good team on the road. Men’s college basketball hasn’t seen a program win back-to-back national championships since Joakim Noah, Al Horford, and the Florida Gators accomplished the task in 2006-2007. While several teams have come close over the ensuing years, it feels like these UConn Huskies might have t...2024
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• Kentucky, Duke, Kansas, Michigan State basketball showed who they really are at Champions Classic
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• Joel Embiid hinted he could be next NBA superstar to request trade with cryptic comments
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• Grading NBA 3-team blockbuster trade with Marcus Smart to Grizzlies, Kristaps Porzingis to Celtics
Photo by Nick Grace/Getty Images Who won the blockbuster three-team trade between the Celtics, Grizzlies, and Wizards? A three-team trade between the Boston Celtics, Memphis Grizzlies, and Washington Wizards sent shockwaves through the NBA as Wednesday night was turning into Thursday morning just hours before the draft. It’s a shocking deal that shakes up two championship contenders and st...2023
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• Erik Spoelstra is the Heat’s biggest cheat code in NBA Finals
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• NBA Scores: Nikola Jokic’s big night is no match for the Suns’ superstar duo
Photo by Christian Petersen/Getty Images Plus: Sixers get even behind Harden’s big night Harden comes up clutch for Sixers in 115-114 overtime win over Celtics Down two late, James Harden worked around some screens to find Al Horford, a matchup he liked enough to drive on. He got to a middle-of-the-lane floater that floated its way in, tying the game. Joe Mazzulla let his Celtics work in...2023
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• Celtics-76ers: Eastern Conference Semifinals Playoff Preview
Photo by Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images Boston comes in as favorites against banged-up Philadelphia The Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers will meet in an Eastern Conference semifinals series. The two historic rivals last met in the playoffs during the 2020 playoffs in the bubble. The Celtics swept that series. The series schedule is as follows: · Game 1 – Monday May 1 at Boston – 7:30 PM E...2023
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