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Celtics Hall of Fame center Kevin Garnett on the NBA’s big man renaissance

With the top three candidates for the NBA's 2023 Most Valuable Player award all being big men in Giannis Antetokounmpo, Nikola Jokic, and of course the winner Joel Embiid, it seems safe to say that the big man is back in the league of today.

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On this day: Celtics win ’81 championship vs. Rockets; Braun signed

On this day, the Boston Celtics won their 14th championship, beating the Houston Rockets in Game 6 of the 1981 NBA Finals.

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On this day: Cavs eliminated in 2010 East semis; Tony Harris born; Jayson Tatum gets 46 vs. Bucks

On this day in 2010, the Boston Celtics eliminated LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the East semis, and former Celtic Tony Harris was born.

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On this day: Boston wins 12th championship in 1974; Keith Bogans born

On this date in 1974, the Celtics won their 12th championship against the Bucks; it is also the birthday of former Celtic Keith Bogans.

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On this day: Bill Walton inducted into Hall of Fame; Adams passes; Boston advances in several series

On this day in Celtics history, former president Charles H. Adams passed, and Bill Walton was inducted into the Naismith Hall of Fame.

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On this day: Danny Ainge hired as GM; Rondo scores 28 points, 18 rebounds, 13 assists vs. Cavs

On this date, the Boston Celtics hired former player Danny Ainge as general manager, and Rajon Rondo went off for 28 points, 18 boards, and 13 assists vs. the Cavs.

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On this day: Jimmy Rodgers fired; Kemba Walker, Keyon Dooling born

On this day, former Boston Celtics head coach Jimmy Rodgers was fired, and Celtics guards Kemba Walker and Keyon Dooling were born.

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On this day: Pitino hired; DJ retired; 1965 NBA draft; 1968 expansion draft

On this day, Rick Pitino was hired as head coach and team president of the Boston Celtics, Dennis Johnson retired, and 3 Cs were taken in the '68 expansion draft.

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Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce om the legend of Playoff Jimmy Butler

To talk about the greatness that is Jimmy Buckets, two Boston Celtics Hall of Famers recently dove into the magic that is his recent career.

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On this day: Thompson, Counts, Bonham drafted; Garnett cut; Jones signed

On this day, Celtics champions John Thompson and Ron Bonham were drafted in 1964, and several notable roster changes took place.

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What happened when Kevin Garnett tried talking trash to Michael Jordan

When it comes to trash talk, very few players in the history of the NBA can lay a greater claim to be able to trash talk with the best of them -- but also back it up on the court -- than his Airness, Michael Jordan.

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Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce on taking charges on a dunker and its dangers

The two hosts of the Showtime Basketball "KG Certified" podcast broke down how they feel about those recent events and the idea of taking charges on dunkers more generally.

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On this day: Kevin Garnett presented with Defensive Player of the Year award; John Bagley born

On this day in Celtics history, Boston guard John Bagley was born, and KG was presented with his 2008 Defensive Player of the Year award.

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Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett don’t think Luka Doncic and Kyrie Irving are a good fit

The Kyrie Irving trade to the Dallas Mavericks from the Brooklyn Nets was always a bit of a Hail Mary.

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On this day: Red names Bill Russell head coach; Sam Jones drafted

On this day in 1966, Celtics legend Red Auerbach named Bill Russell his successor as head coach, 9 years after they drafted Sam Jones.

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On this day: Celtics set record for biggest single-season turnaround

On this day, the Boston Celtics set the record for the greatest single-season turnaround in NBA history.

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Paul Pierce on working with Kevin Garnett to help guide today’s Celtics in pursuit of a banner

Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett had the benefit of previous generations of Celtics greatness to lean on in their quest to win it all, and are now paying that debt forward.

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Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett on who is looking good ahead of the 2023 NBA Playoffs

The Big Ticket and The Truth recently took some time to survey the field of potential title contenders among 2023 NBA Playoffs hopefuls.

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Will Jayson Tatum make All-NBA First Team for his play with the Boston Celtics this season?

Kevin Garnett and Paul Pierce recently made their picks for 2023 known; was JT among them?

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DeMarcus Cousins says he’s still a top-3 center in the NBA and ummmm, no comment

Does this mean DeMarcus Cousins thinks that he is better than Domantas Sabonis??

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Kevin Garnett Offers Optimistic Outlook on Rudy Gobert, Kyle Anderson Dispute

The former Timberwolves great had a unique perspective on Sunday’s altercation.

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Who was a bigger thorn in Paul Pierce’s side as an opponent: Kevin Garnett or Kobe?

Once, Garnett was a problem for the Celtics to solve, not a member of the organization.

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On this day: Celtics’ first coach Alvin Julian, George Nostrand, Shammond Williams born

On this day, the Boston Celtics' first coach Alvin Julian was born.

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LA Lakers deal with LeBron James' enemy the secret reason behind NBA Playoff charge

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers are set to reach the playoffs and could go on a deep run, which is a far cry from the state of the franchise before the NBA Trade Deadline in February

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Knicks guard Immanuel Quickley appreciates the love from Kevin Garnett

NEW YORK — Immanuel Quickley was scrolling his social media, as the Generation Z’ers tend to do, and he randomly pulled up a clip of Hall of Famer Kevin Garnett.

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