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.

The Celtics have exceeded expectations to this point in the NBA season, but that's not enough for Jaylen Brown and head coach Joe Mazzulla

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,

"We’re both on the same page," said Brown.

A Celtics insider suggests Boston could soon make a roster decision on Ron Harper Jr. after the two-way guard’s breakout performance. The post Celtics Insider Hints at Major Decision on Son of 5-Time NBA Champion appeared first on Heavy Sports.

The Boston Celtics made a move around the fringes that had some fans scratching their heads. The Celtics signed two-way player Max Shulga to a standard

The Celtics still have one open 15-man roster spot, which they’ve kept vacant since the start of the season. They could fill it before the playoffs by promoting Ron Harper Jr., who’s seen by far the most NBA playing time among Boston’s current two-way players.

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.

The Boston Celtics are still garnering support as a title contender despite Thursday's loss to the Oklahoma City Thunder.