Ron Harper Jr. delivered the biggest performance of his career for the Celtics, stepping in during Payton Pritchard’s injury absence and following Jaylen Brown’s ejection against the Spurs.
“He’s just another guy that can impact winning for us.”
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Jaylen Brown’s response to a no-call against the Spurs earned him back-to-back technical fouls and the second ejection of his career on Tuesday night. The Celtics had Brown's back following their loss.
“He was 100 percent right. www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...
NBA official Tyler Ford on Jaylen Brown’s ejection against the Spurs:
Joe Mazzulla on Jaylen Brown's ejection, per NBC Sports Boston: “Just give a ton of credit to my high school principal. He had the balls to throw a student out. He didn’t leave it to the hall monitor.”
Ron Harper Jr. is up to a career-high 19 points, and he just drilled a corner three over Victor Wembanyama. What is happening??
From the NBA’s perspective, no matter where you stand, removing Jaylen Brown from a marquee matchup against Victor Wembanyama is just bad for the product. Officials need to set aside their egos and recognize that.
Jaylen Brown — minutes after being ejected from tonight's Celtics vs. Spurs game in San Antonio:
Yes, Jaylen Brown was pushing it, having already received the tech, but officials need a feel for the game. You can’t have a quick trigger in a contest like this, especially with a player of Brown’s caliber.
There's a level of leniency the NBA shows each night, and JB rarely experiences it himself.
Jaylen Brown has been ejected — with 3:38 left in the first half, and not even by the ref he was talking to. I’ve never seen anything like this, and I doubt I ever will again. How ridiculous.
Puerto Rico manager Yadier Molina announced the roster addition of starting pitcher José Berríos, who was initially denied insurance coverage before the start of the tournament.
Berríos will make his fourth WBC appearance and join in time for the quarterfinals. open.substack.com/pub/giojrive...
Martín Maldonado, 39, announced his MLB retirement months before the World Baseball Classic. In his final WBC run, the longtime catcher hoped to inspire all of Puerto Rico. That’s exactly what he did Monday night against Cuba, propelling PR into the quarterfinals. open.substack.com/pub/giojrive...
Luke Kornet at the buzzer… BANG!!!
Baylor Scheierman was huge for the Celtics in Sunday’s win over the Cavs, contributing on both ends of the floor and making an impact that coach Joe Mazzulla considers underappreciated.
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Jayson Tatum to ESPN: “I can’t stress it enough: I’m just happy to be out here playing on a team with the guys — competing, making plays, and making mistakes. I’m just happy to be out here.”
Tatum finishes with 20 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists in his second game back with the Celtics.
"I never expected..." could be the title of the Celtics' season highlights video.
No matter where Dennis Schröder plays, every time I see him, I go, "Oh yeah, I forgot he plays for them now." Literally every single time.
Baylor "Abdul-Jabbar" Scheierman?
Jayson Tatum was 0/6 to start his debut Friday night against the Mavericks. This afternoon against the Cavaliers, he's already 4/5 with 11 points with 5:08 left in the first quarter.
Ceddanne Rafaela is looking at Xander Bogaerts thinking “I could’ve made that play,” and he’s not wrong.
San Juan’s own Darell Hernáiz, making his World Baseball Classic debut, made history for Team Puerto Rico on Saturday night. The shortstop crushed a walk-off home run at Hiram Bithorn Stadium against Panama, securing a perfect 2-0 start for the team. open.substack.com/pub/giojrive...
Undefeated in San Juan.
Darell Hernáiz and Team Puerto Rico remain unbeaten in the 2026 World Baseball Classic.
If you're Heliot Ramos, how do you not work that count? That's literally what's brought Team Puerto Rico back in the ninth inning, and you go up hacking at the first pitch? What was he thinking??? #WBC
Nikola Vučević underwent successful ORIF surgery today, per the Celtics.
Seth Lugo said he got “goosebumps” during his four-scoreless-inning performance for Team Puerto Rico in Friday night’s win over Colombia. His outing helped set the tone in a historic WBC performance that electrified nearly all of San Juan.
“That was really cool.” open.substack.com/pub/giojrive...
Jayson Tatum made his Celtics season debut against the Mavericks, playing 27 minutes. In that time, he made an impact that immediately debunked any doubt about his ability to gel with Boston's offense.
“It’s been a long time coming just to get to this point.” www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...
Jayson Tatum: “It was a surreal feeling, but then it felt normal. So that was really promising for me, not even when the game started. Just driving to the game, starting my routine, doing my pregame shooting. I knew it was a big moment, but everything just started to feel really normal again.”
Jayson Tatum checks out after giving the Celtics 15 points, 12 rebounds, and seven assists tonight against the Mavericks in 27 minutes.
Jayson Tatum is quietly putting together a triple-double bid (12 points, 9 rebs, 6 ast) after starting the game shooting 0-for-6.
Celtics center Nikola Vučević is set to undergo a procedure on Saturday for his fractured right finger, which is expected to sideline him for at least a month, per ESPN's Shams Charania.
