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Celtics had perfect music choice before their shootaround

The Boston Celtics are preparing to face the Philadelphia 76ers on Tuesday for the first time since the Jaylen Brown trade, and they had a little fun with the situation at their shootaround.

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The Quiz of the Day

Celtics’ Payton Pritchard on Jaylen Brown split: ‘I don’t think there was ever a beef’

Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum will face each other as opponents for the first time Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Plenty of people will be watching for something beyond the final score.

Paul George News / CelticsBlog / November 10

Paul George treating return to Philly as “a regular game”

Lost in the background of the highly anticipated first matchup between Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum is a return to Philadelphia for Paul George, who spent his past two seasons as a Sixer. Both Brown and Tatum have downplayed the narrative, as hard as it is to ignore.

NBA News / NBA on ClutchPoints / November 10

Celtics’ Paul George thinks 76ers fans should be grateful he helped land them Jaylen Brown

Paul George is heading back to Philadelphia for the first time since the blockbuster trade that sent him to the Boston Celtics and Jaylen Brown to the 76ers.

Celtics Around the Web

Celtics vs. 76ers NBA picks: Expect big nights from Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown in first grudge game of season · CBSSports.com

Re-grading the Jaylen Brown-Paul George trade: Celtics' grade has greatly improved, 76ers' mark stays perfect · CBSSports.com

How Paul George is fittingly in perfectly (very) early in his Celtics tenure · CBSSports.com

Victor Wembanyama News / Yardbarker Quizzes

The '1,500-point, 150-block seasons' quiz

How many of the NBA players to score at least 1,500 points while also rejecting at least 150 shots in the same season can you name in five minutes?

The 'NBA blocks champions' quiz

The 'Youngest 30-point NBA Finals games' quiz

The 'NBA Defensive Players of the Year' quiz

NBA News / Yardbarker

15 NBA non-lottery picks who outperformed everyone drafted ahead of them

The draft lottery is where you usually find the NBA's biggest stars. That's not always the case, though, as some later picks have proven to be some of the greatest players ever.

NBA News / Boston Celtics on SI / November 10

The Celtics and 76ers Are Playing for Something Much Bigger Than Off-Court Drama

The Boston Celtics are in Philadelphia to take on the 76ers in a highly anticipated matchup. It’s as big a regular season game as you’ll get in November, and it has nothing to do with any drama. While a lot of the focus has been on Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, their teams have opened the season as the two best teams in the Eastern Conference.

WNBA News

Valkyries win WNBA title behind Gabby Williams' dazzling Game 7 performance

Game 7 trending as most expensive WNBA Finals ticket ever

Angel Reese manifests Dream's Game 6 WNBA Finals win after gutsy prediction

Dream sell out Game 6 of WNBA Finals despite scheduling issue

NBA News / Yardbarker / November 10

76ers' Jaylen Brown could make Celtics pay after trade

Celtics showed extreme disrespect to Jaylen Brown with 76ers trade — now he could make them pay

The tension between Philadelphia 76ers forward Jaylen Brown and his former team, the Boston Celtics, isn’t likely to go anywhere soon.

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown square off for 1st time as Celts, Sixers clash

Jaylen Brown, Sixers hand Bulls 7th straight loss

The 'NBA Finals MVPs' quiz

NBA News / CelticsBlog / November 10

Celtics vs. Sixers has everything a great NBA rivalry needs…and now we’re adding Tatum and Brown

Sports rivalries rule. I grew up during the early-2000s Red Sox-Yankees battles. I’ll never forget swinging from the absolute heartbreak of Aaron Boone’s home run in 2003 to complete euphoria the following October, when the Sox cowboyed up, erased a 3-0 deficit and finally broke the curse.

NBA News / Field Level Media / November 9

Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown square off for 1st time as Celts, Sixers clash

After weeks of questions about their strained relationship, Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown finally get to settle matters on the basketball court. Once dynamic co-stars in green, Tatum and Brown face off for the first time Tuesday when the Boston Celtics visit the Philadelphia 76ers.

NBA News / Yardbarker

The 25 best NBA players to never play in college

Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.

Paul George News / Boston Celtics on SI / November 9

How Paul George Quietly Reinvented His Game to Ignite the Celtics' Hot Start

Paul George is enjoying an incredible start to his season in Boston. He’s averaging 20.4 points for the Celtics while playing 30 minutes per game, and his true shooting percentage is at 60%, which would be the second-highest of his career if it holds all season. But this isn’t just a case of George finding a fountain of youth in Boston.