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Celtics reporter for The Athletic. Co-host of the Still Poddable podcast. NBA podcasts too. Shot 67% 3PT in a season (on 6 attempts).

Boston, MA

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Joined May 2009

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Come join Still Poddable. We added @BrianTRobb to the show and will be publishing episodes daily Monday through Friday. We have different subscription tiers depending on how much Celtics talk you want and will have one free show per week. Sign up here:

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They’ve been waiting three years for the perfect time.

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Tom Brady has won the NFC championship as many times as Aaron Rodgers.

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At his camp, Marcus Smart just tried to take a charge on a kid running to the pizza line. This tweet is not a joke.

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He has gotten incredibly little disrespect for a two-time MVP who got thrashed by an 8-seed in the first round honestly.

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I’m tired of the disrespect. I’m coming.

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Damn these Mac Miller lyrics are haunting now

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Jayson Tatum just got an MVP chant. In Brooklyn. Against Kevin Durant.

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Enes Kanter on choosing No. 11: “I want to be the reason that no one else wears it.” LMAO.

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Jaylen Brown: “Energy in the Garden has been OK at best in the playoffs.” He just called for Boston to bring it. “I’m calling you guys out. Let’s make sure the Garden is ready to go. … When the Garden gets going there’s nothing like it.”

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Brad Stevens said Marcus Smart came into the Celtics practice facility this morning and they got the chance to see each other. Said their relationship “will be forever.”

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On a night his own shot hasn't fallen, Jayson Tatum has set a career high with 13 assists.

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Tatum said Joe Mazzulla shows the Celtics a picture of a sand castle at every film session. You can build the best sand castle ever but then it washes away. The message: The Celtics need to build a new sand castle every day. Tatum said it’s kind of cheesy but the team bought in.

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Ime Udoka believes the Celtics played their worst series of the playoffs in the finals.

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Deuce Tatum has declared that he will go swimming in Miami.

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Brad Stevens said today that Evan Turner still hasn’t joined the Celtics to begin his assistant coaching duties. Jayson Tatum in Turner’s Instagram mentions: “Lol yo when u coming to practice”

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Marcus Smart, who recently lost his mother to cancer, gave an incredible answer about what basketball means to him as he deals with tragedy off the court.

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After one of his biggest wins ever, Marc Gasol deciding to postpone his celebration to comfort Joel Embiid is some character revealing type stuff. Only a top-notch dude would do that.

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Kyrie: “My dad is the reason I wear 11. I want to be the reason no one else will.” Enes Kanter:

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☘️🇹🇷

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Payton Pritchard just did the "too small" gesture after scoring on Tyler Herro lol

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Jaylen Brown on Jimmy Butler’s shot: “When he shot that, I was like, man, what the hell?”

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Jayson Tatum said his son Deuce is currently in quarantine. He should be out tomorrow and able to see his father for this first time in months.

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Joe Mazzulla said he sent an email to former Celtics to ask them to come around the team. He wants to build an environment where the legends and past players come around frequently. Paul Pierce was here today.

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Malcolm Brogdon: “It’s the best locker room I’ve been a part of. By far.”

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Payton Pritchard throwing a garbage time off-the-backboard alley oop against Ime Udoka’s team is rich. Ime once got mad the Celtics kept feeding Pritchard late in a blowout win, suggesting they disrespected the game. That night, Pritchard hit a ton of 3s in front of a bunch of…

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Payton Pritchard throwing alley-oops off the glass to Oshae Brissett.

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Marcus Morris said when he looks at the Celtics he sees a bunch of individuals. Said he sees everyone else having fun around the league, they don’t have fun. “It hasn’t been fun for a long time.”

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So at age 43 and with a fully torn MCL, Tom Brady beat Drew Brees, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes in successive games to win his seventh Super Bowl with a team that hadn’t made the playoffs in more than a decade before his arrival. Sheesh.

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Jaylen Brown: "I get by my defender every night."

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Joe Mazzulla: “I’m gonna go home and grab a glass of wine and start watching film on Miami.”

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Jayson Tatum: "The toughest moment for me was blowing that 25-point lead against New York and RJ Barrett hit the game-winning shot over me."

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It doesn’t get much more badass than this in basketball.

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Joe Mazzulla was asked about the quizlet account. He said quizlet is a great resource for retaining information.

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Jaylen Brown said there was nothing the 76ers could do with Jayson Tatum: “I think everybody should go buy some of the new JT (shoes) that he just dropped.”

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7 years

My brother just sent this to me and it might be the most outrageous Tom Brady stat ever

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Kevin Garnett did not like Kyrie Irving stomping on the Celtics logo.

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Ime Udoka, while Marcus Smart is listening to his press conference: “We don’t even need Marcus honestly.”

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Jayson Tatum said Grant Williams took more shots than anyone on the team: “I told him don’t get used to that.” More seriously: “Grant won us a playoff game. A Game 7.”

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Nobody wanted to play the Nets. The Celtics have them on the verge of a first-round sweep.

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Jayson Tatum had 30 points and a game winner. He just said on TNT that he played “terrible.”

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Jaylen Brown on his message to Jayson Tatum after this series: "I just gave him a hug, man. ... As tough as it is, it's been a great year. It's been a great journey."

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Jaylen Brown on him and Jayson Tatum: “We feel like not a lot of people can play basketball with us.”

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Tristan Thompson said he wants to be like Marcus Smart but at the big man position.

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Kemba Walker said he doesn’t want Jayson Tatum or Jaylen Brown to adjust now that they’re all back on the court together. Walker said he’ll be the one to make the adjustments. He wants Tatum and Brown to stay super aggressive. “I’ll figure it out.”

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Does this mean ESPN ... couldn’t handle The Truth?

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Source: ESPN parted ways with Paul Pierce effective immediately

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It's probably time to put even more respect on the other Raptors players. Kawhi didn't even remotely do that by himself last year.

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Jayson Tatum on Damon Stoudamire coaching: “Only difference was Joe wasn’t over there chewing the shit out of some gum.” Lol.

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Jayson Tatum: “It’s like the first day of school tomorrow. I’ve got my outfit laid out.”

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Jaylen Brown: “It means nothing if we come and lay an egg on our home floor.”

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Luka Doncic on Jaylen Brown’s crossover against him: “I saw that video. I can’t lie that was really nice.”

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Jaylen Brown was asked about his mentality once Jayson Tatum fouled out. Began, "First, it was a bad call."

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Marcus Smart: "I can only do so much just standing in the corner."

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Just watch Marcus Smart work on Giannis and then fly into a closeout. Great stuff.

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Marcus Smart recently found out his mother has cancer. He visited her briefly last week. She wants him with the Celtics. Told him it would bring a smile to her face to see him back on the court.

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Ime Udoka: “We said it quite openly: We’re not running from anybody.”

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Jaylen Brown on throwing an alley oop to Sam Hauser: “We locked eyes and I said fuck it.”

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Horford said he’s gone through ups and downs shooting all season. Said it’s a part of being “an elite shooter.” One media member laughed at that label. Horford: “You’re laughing? You don’t think I’m an elite shooter? My numbers don’t support it?” Media member: Yes they do.

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After someone told him Happy Thanksgiving, Kyrie Irving left the locker room saying he doesn’t celebrate Thanksgiving. “Fuck Thanksgiving.”

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Robert Williams is making a whole lot of plays.

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Kevin Garnett, right next to Paul Pierce.

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Lonzo Ball has legitimately pretty form now. Dude must have spent so much time working on his jumper since entering the league. Salute.

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Tim Hardaway Jr. was furious at the Mavericks Jumbotron operators for showing a replay of the Jaylen Brown crossover on Luka Doncic.

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Ime Udoka and Grant Williams played an April Fools joke where they faked a fight with each other. Udoka said none of the other players stepped in to break it up. He said a few players later indicated they wanted to see Williams get his ass kicked 😂😂😂

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One day you guys will need to explain to me what DJ Khaled actually does.

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Marcus Smart said he tells teammates just to cut when he has the ball: “When you think I don’t see you, that’s when I see you the most.”

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Al Horford is touching God.

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The way Terry Rozier has been talking on ESPN, it's more clear than ever that the Celtics' issues ran DEEP.

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Jayson Tatum was asked about the difference of the crowd for the Celtics' first finals game in 12 years. It was pointed out to him that Paul Pierce was in the building: "Paul Pierce? We had Nelly. St. Louis was in the house."

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Is Tatum getting better at taking over games? “He is,” Kemba said. “I’m trying to encourage him more to do so. He’s just gotta become that killer, which he is. It’s so fun to watch him and Jaylen, man. It’s so fun to be a part of their growth.” Kemba called those two special.

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Julian Edelman showing his support.

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Jayson Tatum on Jaylen Brown’s injury: “I feel like I need to buy him a car or something.” What kind of car? “Something safe.”

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Jaylen Brown basically apologized to Kemba Walker after taking a quick shot during Kemba’s hot streak: “He ain’t gotta apologize,” Walker said. “He took a great shot. He just missed. I didn’t want him to apologize. I wanted to keep my teammate confident.”

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Dope.

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Derrick White only played 13 minutes. Payton Pritchard cut into Marcus Smart's second-half minutes. Ime Udoka spread the court, pulled Durant-Claxton into the corners, and let his best-shooting guards/wings cook Brooklyn's lesser defenders. Great adjustment by Udoka.

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Jaylen Brown: "It’s unfortunate for us we’re not going to Vegas but I guess we’ll have to settle for Encore in Boston."

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Al Horford headed to his first NBA Finals at age 35. In no small part because Horford, at age 35, is still damn good.

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Jrue Holiday on what it will be like going back to Milwaukee tomorrow: “Uh, we’re a good team. We’ve beaten them before and I’m very confident we have a good chance to beat them again. So to be able to go back to Milwaukee should be fun. … I was there for three years and we did…

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With Malcolm Brogdon and Danilo Gallinari, the Celtics will have all sorts of depth.

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Jayson Tatum said it's "a shame" Ime Udoka isn't a finalist for Coach of the year: "He definitely deserves it."

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Enes Kanter really out here in full jersey playing 5-on-5 with young campers haha

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Ime Udoka said Robert Williams will be available with no minutes restriction beginning in Game 1.

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Tacko Fall may be the most beloved summer leaguer of all time. He's a legend out here.

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Jayson Tatum: "I spent a lot of time with Paul Pierce this summer, which was great. He was really motivated. Paul actually lost 15 or 20 pounds. ... It was cool to have him around. He told us a lot of stories about the championship team, a lot of stuff that we can try to apply to…

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Very cool: The Celtics will honor Marcus Smart as tonight’s Hero Among Us for all of his work in the community over the years. His impact in Boston went far beyond basketball.

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Jayson Tatum said all-NBA teams should be positionless. Said it doesn’t make too much sense that Embiid finished second in MVP voting but didn’t make first team.

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Marcus Smart spent the first nine seasons of his career in Boston. He never missed the playoffs with the Celtics even after initially joining a 25-57 team. Heck of a tenure with Boston. Would have continued, too, in the other framework of the trade.

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Incredible Joe Mazzulla moment just now. He ended his press conference today like this: “Before I forget, no one’s ever asked me what my favorite scene from The Town was. I know you guys all know that’s my favorite movie but no one’s ever been curious about what my favorite…

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This may be the most impressive thing I’ve seen so far in the World Cup, Jaylen Brown:

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Ime Udoka said if he was still a player, he would have “gotten a double technical immediately” the other night the way the Warriors were playing.

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Marcus Smart on the charge being overturned: “The excuse was I was late on the charge. ... Quite frankly I think we all know what was about. Giannis (would have had) six fouls.”

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Jaylen Brown said he used to be a 7-year old in the nosebleeds watching games here. He said there could have been a 7-year-old tonight doing the same thing. “My message to him is good luck. I’ll be waiting.”

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Ime Udoka: "It's a confidence builder because we didn't play our best at all."

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Kyrie Irving acknowledged he sees the Knicks positioning themselves for this summer. Said he respects the organization.

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Marcus Smart appears to be trying on Jaylen Brown’s new mask lol.

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Robert Williams: "I'm just trying to be accountable for my team. We made it this far. I had a discussion with myself about pushing through this. I'm happy with how it's going. We'll worry about the injury after the season, but right now I'm still fighting."

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Kemba crossed this man over hard enough that his coach started complaining about God knows what lol

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Terry Rozier: "I thought the confetti was going to drop. No, I did. It was a big win, not trying to take nothing away from them. But I thought the confetti was dropping tonight."

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Jaylen Brown said he’s not sure how he was supposed to react to Niang’s grab from the sidelines: “If I didn’t do anything, they probably would have played on. And here comes Scott Foster.”

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Jayson Tatum called Al Horford “one of the best teammates you can have.”

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Marcus Smart on whether he felt Deuce hit him during the inbounds pass: “I actually did. Deuce and I have a love-hate relationship.” Lol

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Jaylen Brown: “Just a terrible game when my team needed me most.” Said after Tatum’s injury, “My team turned to me to make plays, etc. and I came up short I failed. … I give credit to Miami but just a terrible job.”

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From Celtics PR: Derrick White's buzzer-beater tonight was the second in NBA history by a player whose team was facing elimination and trailing at the time of the shot. The other? Michael Jordan over Craig Ehlo against the Cavaliers in the 1989 first round.

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Jayson Tatum: “I’m the strongest person on the team. Me and Al.” “Grant, he just weigh more.”

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