Today in Boston Celtics history, Cornelius "Connie" Leo Simmons was born in Newark, New Jersey, in 1925. Simmons did not play college basketball before playing in the NBA; instead, he made the leap directly from Flushing High School in New York City to the Celtics during Boston's inaugural season of 1946-47.

On Thursday night, the Boston Celtics will be without Jayson Tatum when they play the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma).Tatum has been ruled out for the first time since he made his season debut earlier his month.

It was clear from the jump that Neemias Queta was poised for a big night. The Washington Wizards consistently left him open in the pick-and-roll, and the Boston Celtics kept finding him.

We expect a Celtics win, but only if Boston respects what might be a wounded bear of an opponent – dangerous if your guard is down.

The Wizards, who are at the bottom of the Eastern Conference standings, come to town on a 10-game losing streak.

The Boston Celtics are more than ready to enjoy the comforts of home. They were only on the road for three games, but they were three grueling contests. Now, they’ll take on the Wizards, who have made the news recently for allowing Miami Heat star Bam Adebayo to score 83 points in a single game.

Let's take a look at every player who has been drafted by the Celtics out of Bloomfield College.

Back when Boston Celtics wing Baylor Scheierman was still suiting up for Creighton at the college level, he pulled down 8.5 rebounds per game. But that went away for a while when he was picked up by the Celtics in the draft,