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Is Kyrie Irving worth keeping?

By Aidan Crooke, Beacon Correspondent / November 9, 2022

If you’re the Brooklyn Nets’ general manager Sean Marks, you’ve likely got a lot on your plate right now. You’ve fired Head Coach Steve Nash and...

Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum and Head Coach Ime Udoka

Celtics versus Nets Playoff Preview: 4 ways the C’s pull through

By Domenic Conte / April 16, 2022

It’s a rematch!  The No. 2 seed Boston Celtics face off against the No. 7 seed Brooklyn Nets on Sunday at TD Garden for game one of the first round...

Celtics: The case for Marcus Smart, my hill to die on

Celtics: The case for Marcus Smart, my hill to die on

By Domenic Conte / January 29, 2022

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Boston squanders winnable Game 1 to Heat in OT

Boston squanders winnable Game 1 to Heat in OT

By Brendan Beauregard / September 16, 2020

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23 April 2013: Boston Celtics center Kevin Garnett (5) during game two of the first round of the NBA Eastern Conference Playoffs at Madison Square Garden in New York City, NY The Knicks defeated the Celtics 87-71 to lead the series 2-0. (Photo by Rich Kane/Icon SMI/Corbis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Celtics: In defense of the Garnett Era

By Maxwell Paradis / February 24, 2020

/ The 2007–08 Celtics are for my generation what I believe the 1985–86 team is for people over 35. They are our representation of Celtic Pride,...

Celtics: Tatum emerging as superstar

By Maxwell Paradis / February 17, 2020

Jayson Tatum is blossoming into a superstar before our eyes. He's averaging over 25 points per game over his last 12 games, a stretch which includes his...

Celtics: The All-Star conundrum

By Maxwell Paradis / February 9, 2020

The 2019–20 NBA season has set a new bar for midseason award angst.dew3Jaxson Hayes of the New Orleans Pelicans posted a profanity-laced video after...

Celtics: The secret behind their hot start

Celtics: The secret behind their hot start

By Maxwell Pardis / November 13, 2019

The Celtics are 8-1 and have the best record in the NBA thanks to rehabilitated chemistry.  They overcame a gruesome five-point, 1-18 night from Jayson...

John Karalis ‘96 worked for FOX 5 news from 2010 until 2017. Courtesy of John Karalis

Karalis ‘96 pursues passion of covering Boston Celtics

By Lara Hill / March 14, 2019

John Karalis ‘96 pursued his dream job of covering basketball and used his prior experience as a broadcast journalist at Emerson to become a beat writer...