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Gary Washburn

Washburn is the national basketball writer and Celtics reporter at the Globe and a 20-year veteran of the journalism business. A UC Berkeley graduate, Gary has covered a variety of sports topics. He is also the secretary for the NABJ Sports Task Force and former President of the Bay Area Baseball Writers Association.

Latest stories

Sunday Basketball Notes

Shabazz Muhammad prepared to put criticism to rest

By Gary Washburn , Globe Staff

Muhammad is an NBA draft enigma, potentially soaring to the top three with good workouts or dropping to the middle of the first round without them.

Doc Rivers will be back with Celtics next year

By Gary Washburn , Globe Staff

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge confirmed Rivers will return for a 10th season as head coach.

Ainge confirms Rivers will be back

By Gary Washburn , Globe Staff

Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Doc Rivers is on board with the team’s retooling efforts and will return for a 10th season.

Sunday Basketball Notes

Celtics’ Danny Ainge facing critical summer

By Gary Washburn , Globe Staff

The Celtics president has the arduous task of determining when to end this era, how to end this era, and how to move forward.