Topic: Boston Celtics
Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will miss the 2011-12 NBA season because of a problem with his heart that will require surgery to repair, the NBA team announced.The 25-year-old Green will have surgery to fix an aortic aneurysm, the club said on ...
- (Reuters) - Boston Celtics forward Jeff Green will undergo surgery for an aortic aneurysm next month and miss the 2011-12 season, the National Basketball Association (NBA) team said on Saturday.The aneurysm was detected during a team physical last week, and after ...
(Reuters) - The National Basketball Association (NBA) does not yet have a ratified labor agreement but the league moved full speed ahead Tuesday by announcing a provisional schedule.The NBA's 66th season will be comprised of 66 games, 16 less than the norm ...
DETROIT (Reuters) - The Detroit Pistons have hired Lawrence Frank as their new head coach, the National Basketball Association team said on Wednesday.Frank, 40, a former New Jersey Nets coach who spent last season as an assistant with the Boston Celtics, replaces ...
Ray Allen exercised his contract option to remain with the Boston Celtics, keeping intact the team's "Big Three" unit of Allen, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett, the NBA team announced Tuesday.Garnett is entering the final year of his contract while Pierce is ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - All-Star guard Ray Allen, a vital cog in the Boston Celtics' success, has exercised his option to remain with the team next season, the Celtics said on Tuesday.Financial terms were not announced but Allen will be in the second ...
TORONTO (Reuters) - Kevin Durant has managed to dodge the growing pains often required for success in the NBA and now the Oklahoma City Thunder forward is among a handful of players headlining a generational shift in talent in the game.There was ...
LeBron James didn't hide his emotion after Miami eliminated Boston in the second round of the NBA playoffs, but he and his Heat teammates vow there will be no let-down in the Eastern Conference finals against Chicago."It's time to get back to ...
Head coach Doc Rivers, who led Boston to an NBA title in 2008, has agreed to a five-year contract extension with the Celtics.General manager Danny Ainge made the announcement Friday just two days after the Celtics season ended with a game five ...
BOSTON (Reuters) - Doc Rivers has agreed to a fresh five-year deal to remain head coach of the Boston Celtics, the NBA team said on Friday.Rivers's existing contract was set to expire at the end of this season and he had initially ...