PHOENIX — Kyrie Irving scored 18 of his season-high 39 points in the fourth quarter and overtime, and the Boston Celtics rallied from a 22-point deficit for a 116-109 win over the Phoenix Suns on Thursday night. Irving scored Boston’s first six points in the extra period, and Marcus Morris finished with 17 against his […]
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Celtics’ Kyrie Irving fined $25K for throwing ball into stands
NEW YORK — Boston Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving has been fined $25,000 by the NBA for throwing a basketball into the stands after a game. The fine was handed down Tuesday by league discipline executive Kiki VanDeWeghe. The incident occurred at the end of the Celtics’ 115-107 loss to the Denver Nuggets on Monday […]
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Celtics drain 24 3-pointers, beat Bucks
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored 28 points, making six of Boston’s franchise record 24 3-pointers, as the Celtics knocked off the last unbeaten team in the NBA with a 117-113 win over the Milwaukee Bucks on Thursday night. Gordon Hayward added a season-high 18 points, Al Horford also scored 18 and Marcus Morris had 17 points […]
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Kyrie Irving scores 31, Celtics beat Pistons again
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving scored a season-high 31 points, Marcus Morris had 15 points and nine rebounds and the Boston Celtics beat Detroit 108-105 on Tuesday night, handing the Pistons back-to-back losses after a 4-0 start. Jayson Tatum scored 16, Jaylen Brown had 14 points and Al Horford scored 11 for Boston. Blake Griffin had 24 […]
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Kyrie Irving ‘sorry’ for flat-Earth comments
BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving offered a simple message to science teachers Monday. “I’m sorry,” the Boston Celtics star said. And with that, Irving made clear that he regrets publicly saying that the Earth is flat. Speaking Monday at the Forbes Under 30 summit in Boston, the flat-Earth topic that Irving inserted himself into last […]
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Kyrie Irving insists he’ll be ready for Celtics camp
LAS VEGAS — Kyrie Irving isn’t in a position where he could play with USA Basketball this week at its minicamp. He made the trip to Las Vegas anyway. The way Irving sees it, if USA Basketball calls, you answer. So he was in the gym Thursday for the start of the two-day camp, watching […]
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Kyrie Irving stays busy with knee rehab, “Uncle Drew” coming out
NEW YORK (AP) — Kyrie Irving doesn’t have to worry about free agency until next summer, though he’s got plenty to keep him busy for now. There’s a movie to promote and a knee to mend. He hopes he’s good on screen, but wants to be better than ever on the court. “Now becomes the […]
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Celtics’ Irving coy on possible reunion with LeBron
BOSTON — Kyrie Irving is playing coy about the possibility of reuniting with his former Cleveland Cavaliers teammate LeBron James next season in Boston. The Celtics guard on Tuesday deferred when asked about the prospect of the team pursuing James this summer. The 33-year-old James has a player option to remain in Cleveland next season […]
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Celtics’ Irving needs knee surgery, out for playoffs
BOSTON — The Boston Celtics have spent most of the season adjusting on the fly. Now they will have to go through the playoffs without Kyrie Irving. The star point guard will need surgery on his left knee and is done for season. On Thursday, the team put his recovery time at four to five […]
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Irving scores 25, Celtics hold off Grizzlies 109-98
BOSTON (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 25 points in three quarters of work and the Boston Celtics held off the Memphis Grizzlies 109-98 on Monday night. Boston has won all three of its games coming out of the All-Star break. Terry Rozier finished with 15 points. Jaylen Brown added 13. After scoring a basket early […]