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September 18, 2020

Mazz: Celtics have nowhere to hide this time

The youngest and most talented of the Celtics are now being schooled, plain and simple, and they look soft and weak. They build sizable leads and blow them, and now, behind closed doors after another demoralizing loss, their locker room is erupting.

June 18, 2020

The problem with Kyrie Irving wanting to start his own league is how believable it is

Kyrie Irving reportedly proposed to players that they start their own league. His own teammates shot it down. But would it really shock you if he said it?

June 16, 2020

NBA players coalition releases statement: 'We are in this for unity and change'

Led by Kyrie Irving and Avery Bradley, the NBA players coalition released a statement on Monday night.

June 16, 2020

Kendrick Perkins tells Kyrie Irving to put his money where his mouth is

Kyrie Irving got called out by former Celtics player Kendrick Perkins over his role in the disruption of the return of the NBA.

June 12, 2020

Kyrie Irving doesn't want to go to Orlando: "I'm not with the systematic racism and the bulls--t"

Kyrie Irving gave his reasoning for not wanting the season to resume in Orlando later this summer.

June 12, 2020

Kyrie Irving is reportedly the 'driving force' in players raising concerns over NBA restart

Brooklyn Nets star Kyrie Irving is at it again.

June 9, 2020

Kevin Durant won't return to Nets for 2020 playoffs

The timeline matches up for a potential comeback, but Kevin Durant said that he will not return for the 2020 NBA playoffs.

March 7, 2020

Former Celtic Kendrick Perkins takes another shot at Kyrie Irving following Kenny Atkinson firing

The Kendrick Perkins vs. Kyrie Irving rivalry is quickly becoming one of the best beefs currently going in the NBA.

February 27, 2020

Toucher & Rich: Danny Ainge cites 'more freedom' as force behind standout season

With another impressive performance Wednesday night in Utah Jayson Tatum, continues to inch closer and closer to NBA superstardom. While many fans and pundits seem surprised by he breakout second half, the man who drafted the 21-year-old Tatum is not among them.

December 20, 2019

Mazz: Stuffing the stocking with thoughts on Brady, Boston, the Bruins and Betts (and more)

If the Pats lose tomorrow, we’ll view the loss as sign that the Tom Brady era is coming to a close. But if they win – and if N’keal Harry and the offense continue to improve – we’ll wonder if Brady and the Pats have yet another Super Bowl tucked in their hip pads. And that is quite a dramatic contrast.

November 28, 2019

Kyrie Irving responds to Celtics fans taunting him, and it's complete nonsense

Kyrie Irving is rambling again.

November 26, 2019

Danny Ainge on last year's Celtics: 'I think it was my fault'

"I'm the one who should be blamed for last year," Ainge said.

November 23, 2019

What a shock! Kyrie Irving will not play when Nets come to Boston next week

Kyrie Irving is not coming back to Boston for next week's game with the Celtics.

November 21, 2019

Danny Ainge has a strong opinion on Kyrie Irving potentially getting booed in his return to Boston

Kyrie Irving returns to Boston soon to face the Celtics in a Nets uniform. Will he be booed? Danny Ainge tells Toucher & Rich he doesn't love that idea.

October 29, 2019

Kyrie Irving's mood swings makes Nets officials "queasy"

The fun has already started with Kyrie Irving and the Nets.

October 25, 2019

Mazz: Horford, not Kyrie, may have been the bigger loss for the Celtics

Under Brad Stevens, the Celtics never won a playoff series without Al Horford. In meaningful games, they lost convincingly. So it's fair to wonder if Horford, not Kyrie Irving, was the bigger loss for the team.

October 24, 2019

How did the ex-Celtics do in their 2019-20 debuts elsewhere?

Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris had big nights in losing efforts, while Terry Rozier was hardly scary for the Hornets.

October 23, 2019

Ex-Celtic Kyrie Irving says he was coming to Nets 'regardless'

Kyrie Irving continues to embarrass himself.

September 27, 2019

Kyrie Irving talks exit from Celtics, acknowledges that he 'failed' as a leader

Finally, Kyrie Irving talks about 'rocky' year in Boston, and admits that he failed as the Green's leader.

August 22, 2019

Happy two-year anniversary to the Kyrie-to-Boston Trade, which the Celtics definitely won

Don't trick yourself into thinking the Celtics didn't win the 2017 trade they made for then-Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving.

July 29, 2019

Marcus Smart admits last year's Celtics were 'dysfunctional'

Even Marcus Smart had to call a spade a spade when discussing last year's Celtics on ESPN's The Jump on Monday.

July 26, 2019

Kyrie Irving 'soured' on Danny Ainge early in 2018-19 season

Little by little, more details of Kyrie Irving's Boston fallout are coming into the picture.

July 18, 2019

Ainge on T&R: Kyrie Irving struggled with 'burden' of leadership, 'unfair' to blame chemistry issues entirely on him

By Matt Dolloff, 985TheSportsHub.com As clearly the best player on the Celtics last season, Kyrie Irving faced a lot of pressure to also be the leader - some of which he welcomed initially. It's now plainly obvious that he wasn't ready for such a role. And president of basketball ops Danny Ainge admits that the…

July 18, 2019

Danny Ainge on Toucher & Rich: Kyrie Irving indicated to him multiple times he 'really wanted to go home', but never told him he was leaving Boston

Ainge tells T&R that Kyrie indicated to him on multiple occasions he was leaning toward leaving the Celtics to play closer to home in Brooklyn.

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