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Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Why Gregg Popovich resisted the Hall of Fame for so long, and why he’s OK with being inducted now

The 74-year-old Popovich, who has won five NBA championships and is considered a top-five coach of all time, made it into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

The motivated Celtics refuse to stop chasing the Bucks and the No. 1 seed

The Celtics spent their evening fighting off Jazz runs, moving the ball for open 3-pointers, and valiantly defending in the paint without their top two centers.
CELTICS 122, JAZZ 114

After an overnight delay in Milwaukee, the Celtics figure it out together, get home, and beat the Jazz

"We just wanted to kind of go through it with the guys and rock out and play and figure it out. And it was fun," Jayson Tatum said of the Celtics' long night, day, and night again.

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CELTICS NOTEBOOK
Former Celtics assistant Will Hardy returns to TD Garden for first time as Jazz coach
Hardy and Celtics coach Joe Mazzulla worked together under Ime Udoka. Former Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge, now the CEO in Utah, hired Hardy away last summer.

NBA
LaMarcus Aldridge, seven-time NBA All-Star, announces retirement
Aldridge, 37, initially retired in 2021 after experiencing an irregular heartbeat.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics get an A for effort in dismantling of Bucks, but the next test is straight ahead

After routing the league's best team, the Celtics must maintain their focus against the Jazz Friday night.
Celtics 140, Bucks 99

The Celtics put a bad loss behind them and showed their championship form in a blowout of the Bucks

The Celtics obliterated the full-strength Bucks from all sides, leading by as many as 49 points.
Celtics notebook

How the Celtics have adjusted after Damon Stoudamire left for Georgia Tech

The team chose not to replace Stoudamire, and coach Joe Mazzulla said then that he anticipated simply shifting some responsibilities.
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Exhaustion, the No. 1 seed, and other thoughts as the Celtics take on the Bucks

As soon as they lock in their playoff seed — presumably No. 2 — they can focus on rest and recovery as well as experiment with different combinations that might be useful.
Wizards 130, Celtics 111

The Celtics were looking like contenders again, but Tuesday may have been their worst loss of the season

Washington was without two of its three best players and had lost 10 of its last 13, but ran Boston out of the building anyway.
Celtics Notebook

Celtics Jaylen Brown, Grant Williams, and Malcolm Brogdon stop by the White House for talks on social justice initiatives

The three players met with White House and Justice Department officials on Monday night in Washington.
Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum is still searching for his 3-point stroke. Can he find it down the stretch?

Tatum is shooting just 29.4 percent from beyond the arc since the All-Star break, and the Celtics need him back to his best as the games really start to count.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

With seven games left, the Celtics’ well-timed surge means they could still grab the 1-seed in the East

By playing at their own level and not down to that of the opponent in recent games, the stage is all but set for a big Thursday showdown in Milwaukee.
CELTICS 137, SPURS 93

Jaylen Brown puts up huge performance with Jayson Tatum out, leading Celtics to rout of Spurs

The Celtics trailed one of the West's worst teams until the middle of the second quarter, when they turned on the jets and easily won their seventh in nine games as they try to chase down Milwaukee in the East.
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

Gregg Popovich overjoyed that Derrick White finally believes

“Repetition is important,” Popovich said of the guard that San Antonio traded to Boston in the middle of last season. “Making him believe that you really believe what you are saying to him, showing him a lot of love.”
NBA

In return, the Lakers’ LeBron James is coming off the bench for the second time in his career

James ends a run of 1,080 consecutive starts, second among active players behind Chris Paul (1,208).
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Former Celtic Eric Montross battling cancer

Montross, drafted No. 9 overall by the Celtics in 1994, played two seasons with Boston.

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Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Why Gregg Popovich resisted the Hall of Fame for so long, and why he’s OK with being inducted now

The 74-year-old Popovich, who has won five NBA championships and is considered a top-five coach of all time, made it into the Hall of Fame on the first ballot. 1 hour ago

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Northeastern’s Devon Levi had a great debut in Buffalo — how have other local college goaltenders made the jump to the pros?

It's not always a smooth transition from Hockey East to the NHL for the area's best netminders. 2 hours ago

College Basketball

Longtime Amherst men’s coach David Hixon elected to Basketball Hall of Fame

Hixon amassed a career record of 826-293 at Amherst, and he was twice named Division 3 Coach of the Year. 2 hours ago

HIGH SCHOOL TENNIS NOTEBOOK

Defending state champion Lexington and Hamilton-Wenham girls’ tennis teams look to maintain last season’s success

“I’m psyched the team did as well as it did last year, but I make jokes like, ‘Well, there’s nowhere to go now but down,’ ” Lexington coach Chance Fechtor said.

NBA

NBA, players union reach deal for a new labor agreement

The league and its players came to an agreement early Saturday on a new seven-year collective bargaining agreement, the NBA announced.

ORIOLES AT RED SOX | 4:10 P.M. (NESN)

Game 2: Lineups and notes as the Red Sox look for their first win of the season against the Orioles

Chris Sale has the ball on Saturday, set for his first opening-week start since 2019.

Patriots

At LSU Pro Day, Bill Belichick’s relationship with Brian Kelly stays fresh

Kelly, the Everett native and LSU coach, said conversations with Belichick can also involve family, friends, and mutual connections.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Marty Walsh sums up his first week as executive director of the NHL Players’ Association and his plans for the job

Walsh has the good fortune of taking over at a time of labor peace, the CBA between players and the league not pegged to expire until Sept. 15, 2026.