The Oklahoma City Thunder possess the best record in the NBA and are primed to make another run at a second consecutive title this season, largely due to the consistent and historic play from guard Shai Gilgeous-Alexander.
The Boston Celtics continued their 3-game road trip on Thursday night, with a final stop in Oklahoma City to take on the reigning champs. In what was a brilliant game of basketball, Payton Pritchard had a game winning attempt for three fall short as the C’s dropped a heart breaker in OKC, 104-102.
Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics have been one of the best storylines of the NBA this season. Jayson Tatum was recovering from an Achilles injury for most of the season, but the team has managed to go 43-22, good for second in the Eastern Conference.
The Celtics will be without Derrick White in Thursday night’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder. White, who is dealing with a right knee contusion, was initially listed as questionable after suffering the injury in Tuesday’s game against the Oklahoma City Thunder.
Jayson Tatum is taking the night off against Oklahoma City as part of the plan to manage his return from a torn right Achilles. Nights off as his body gets reacclimated to NBA play are expected.
Heroes run the NBA, but every story also needs a villain. For some franchises, it's a particularly hated opponent, but every now and then, it's one of their own.
The Celtics and the Thunder will both be shorthanded when they face off on Thursday night in Oklahoma City. For the Celtics, Jayson Tatum is out with right Achilles injury management.
One moment from Jaylen Brown’s time in school has become widely talked about over the years. In a 2014 tweet, he revealed that a teacher once angrily predicted he would end up in prison.
Basketball has changed so, so much since it was first played in the late 1800s. The NBA has a lot to do with this, and there are even a handful of players who can be credited with influencing significant shifts on their own.
Thursday night brings one of the season's most anticipated matchups, a possible NBA Finals preview between the Boston Celtics and Oklahoma City Thunder. But will Jayson Tatum be in the lineup for Boston?
Before Jayson Tatum‘s Achilles tear against the Knicks on May 12th, 2025, Tatum never suffered a major injury. The basketball world was unsure how this would affect him as a player and how long he would be out.
The Boston Celtics have thrived this season with Derrick White playing the role of one of the lead scorers. The Celtics are in second place in the Eastern Conference and have accomplished this with Jayson Tatum sidelined due to an Achilles injury.
Of the Boston Celtics reserves making key contributions this season, second-year guard Baylor Scheierman has given the C's some really good minutes over the past month or so.
The Boston Celtics will be without veteran center Nikola Vucevic for a while. Vucevic underwent surgery Saturday morning to stabilize a fracture in the ring finger on his right shooting hand.