The Celtics have been mortal in December, losing five of 11 games with a defense that plays hard when it feels like it.

It was a Christmas dream come true for one young basketball fan, thanks to the Boston Celtics and Make-A-Wish. Delivered game ballIkenna Okere, 13, was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia back in December of 2023.

Boston Celtics center Kristaps Porzingis injured his ankle during a 118-114 loss against the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday night.

It was a Christmas dream come true for one young basketball fan, thanks to the Boston Celtics and Make-A-Wish. WBZ-TV's Logan Hall reports.

Embiid wasn’t the only Sixers player facing a challenge coming into the game. Tyrese Maxey was fired up when his phone dinged with a message from his friend Trendon Watford. The Nets guard told Maxey he is always taking over regular old games, but could he do it on Christmas with all of his family watching?

That is, except for their own fans, who are over the moon with the hot start to the NBA's 2024-25 regular season.

Yet another lower-leg injury sent Kristaps Porzingis to the locker room during the Celtics’ Christmas Day matchup with the 76ers.

The Boston Celtics have had players suiting up in a total of 68 different jersey numbers (and have three others not part of any numerical series) since their founding at the dawn of the Basketball Association of America (BAA -- the league that would become today's NBA),

The Big Ticket knows a thing or two about sticking with the team that drafted you for too long. Kevin Garnett values loyalty to a fault, and it could have cost him NBA titles that might have vaulted his already-storied career to even greater heights.