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• Watch Highlights From Celtics First Practice In Walt Disney World Ballroom

  11-07-2020 02:37 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics got back on the court Friday in Orlando, Fla., the team’s first practice together since March.
  Head coach Brad Stevens said all players were able to participate after all tested negative for COVID-19.
  The organization tweeted out a video, showcasing some highlights from the workout, which you can watch below.First practicepic.twitter.com/wKWKPjtk3e
  — Boston Celtics (@celtics) July 10, 2020The Celtics will have a bit longer until they officially return to competitiv
  
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• NESN Diary: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Sees Full Picture Amid NBA Return (And Other Random Thoughts)

  11-07-2020 01:52 via nesn.com
  
  NBA players have spent the last few days sharing photos and videos of their meals or hotel rooms since arriving to Orlando, Fla.
  Boston center Enes Kanter was among them, as was ex-Celtic guard Rajon Rondo and even recently-signed Los Angeles Lakers guard J.R. Smith. They shared some complaints about the amenities, and while we all have our own opinions on how that makes players look, we’re going to look past that.
  Instead, let’s look to Celtics guard Jaylen Brown, who won&rsquo
  
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• NESN Diary: Celtics’ Jaylen Brown Sees Big Picture Amid NBA Return (And Other Random Thoughts)

  11-07-2020 01:52 via nesn.com
  
  NBA players have spent the last few days sharing photos and videos of their meals or hotel rooms since arriving in Orlando, Fla.
  Boston center Enes Kanter was among them, as was ex-Celtics guard Rajon Rondo and even recently-signed Los Angeles Lakers guard J.R. Smith. The latter two complained about the amenities, and while we all have our own opinions on how that makes players look, we’re going to look past that.
  Instead, let’s look to Celtics swingman Jaylen Brown, who won’t
  
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• Celtics’ Semi Ojeleye Will Wear Powerful Message On Jersey Upon NBA Return

  11-07-2020 00:01 via nesn.com
  
  The NBA will allow players to share their voice amid ongoing systemic racism protests by letting them replace their last name on their back with a message of social justice.
  Boston Celtics’ Semi Ojeleye will take part in it.
  The 25-year-old forward revealed he will wear “Love Us” on the back of his jersey, rather than “Ojeleye,” according to team reporter Taylor Snow.
  He explained why the message was important to him.
  “We have to treat people right &mdash
  
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• Celtics Held First Practice In Orlando After All Players Tested Negative

  10-07-2020 23:26 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics were finally able to get back on the court together Friday.
  Boston head coach Brad Stevens told reporters that everyone was able to practice after all players tested negative for COVID-19 upon arriving to the NBA’s bubble in Orlando, Fla.
  Stevens did add, however, the Celtics would be taking the return of Kemba Walker, who had been working back from a knee injury before the season was suspended, “slowly.”
  “We’re going to move very slowly with
  
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• NBA Rumors: Kara Lawson Likely To Leave As Celtics Assistant For Duke

  10-07-2020 22:29 via nesn.com
  
  Kara Lawson’s historic tenure in Boston appears set to end in the near future.
  The Boston Celtics assistant coach is expected to leave the team in order to become the head coach of the Duke University women’s basketball team, The Boston Globe’s Gary Washburn reported Friday, citing an NBA source.#Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson completed her final interviews and is expected to finalize a deal to become the next women’s head coach for the Duke, according to an NBA sour
  
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• Report: Kara Lawson the favorite to become Duke women's basketball coach

  10-07-2020 19:55 via yardbarker.com
  
  Lawson is an assistant coach with the Celtics. She was hired by the Celtics in June 2019 and is currently in Orlando with the team.
  
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• Celtics Return Preview: How Boston Is Impacted By Return-To-Play Plan

  10-07-2020 15:00 via nesn.com
  
  Most teams have arrived in Orlando by now for the NBA’s return from the pandemic pause, but we still have a little way to go until the 22 teams invited to Walt Disney World Resort actually start playing on July 30.
  Like many teams, the Boston Celtics, who return to play July 31 against the Milwaukee Bucks for the first of their eight “seeding games,” have been greatly impacted by the abrupt halt back in March.
  And for better or for worse, the NBA’s return-to-play format a
  
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• NESN Diary: Red Sox Baseball Was Played Today (And Other Random Thoughts)

  10-07-2020 04:56 via nesn.com
  
  Each day during the sports pause stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, NESN.com will publish a diary full of random thoughts, opinions, takeaways, and other cool tidbits we’ve stumbled across in the absence of actual games. Because why not? We’re all in this together.
  Today was a pivotal day in these coronavirus times.
  Fans could tune into a Boston Red Sox game that was actually live, and not some playoff game from years ago.
  Of course, it was just an intrasquad scrimmage at Fenway
  
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• Celtics Guard Jaylen Brown Arrives To NBA’s Orlando Bubble In Style

  10-07-2020 04:45 via nesn.com
  
  Jaylen Brown will most certainly be sleeping soundly while at Disney.
  The Boston Celtics arrived in Orlando, FLA on Wednesday as the NBA’s season resumption looms, and the 23-year-old took to show off his hyperbaric sleep chamber in his hotel room.
  Brown brought the portable device from Boston to Florida and its health benefits range from improving physical conditioning, to even helping heal injuries.
  For more, check out the “Always Checking” segment above from Thursday night&r
  
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• Celtics’ Enes Kanter Praises Food Options In NBA Orlando Bubble

  09-07-2020 18:30 via nesn.com
  
  Here’s something about the NBA bubble Enes Kanter might come to like.
  The Boston Celtics center praised the food at the Walt Disney World Resort in Orlando, Fla., where the Celtics and 21 other NBA teams will stay for the remainder of the 2019-20 season. Kanter used Twitter Wednesday to show off his first Disney meal and offered a glowing review, seemingly before taking a bite.
  “Our first meal in the bubble in Orlando,” Kanter said. “We got steak, greens, sweet potato, ch
  
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• NESN Diary: Shouting Out Sports Writers Amid The Pandemic (And Other Random Thoughts)

  09-07-2020 05:53 via nesn.com
  
  Each day during the sports pause stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, NESN.com will publish a diary full of random thoughts, opinions, takeaways and other cool tidbits we’ve stumbled across in the absence of actual games. Because why not? We’re all in this together.
  COVID-19 has taken its toll on just about everyone in the last several months, and it’s spared almost no industry.
  Sports have been hit particularly hard by the pandemic, with most sports briefly halting their se
  
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• Check Out Photos, Video Of Celtics Traveling To Orlando For NBA’s Return

  09-07-2020 05:15 via nesn.com
  
  Boston has made its way to Orlando.
  The Celtics arrived in Florida on Wednesday night as 22 NBA teams stream into the league’s bubble environment at the Walt Disney World Resort where the remainder of the 2019-20 season will be played. Players are coming off a four-month hiatus after the league suspended play March 11 due to COVID-19, and will have three weeks to prepare for the resumed season.
  The C’s took off around 6:30 p.m. ET, with masks on and luggage in hand.Masks on, wheels u
  
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• Boston Celtics Travel To Disney World Ahead Of NBA’s Return To Play

  09-07-2020 05:15 via nesn.com
  
  Boston has made its way to Orlando.
  The Celtics arrived in Florida on Wednesday night as 22 NBA teams stream into the league’s bubble environment at the Walt Disney World Resort, where the remainder of the 2019-20 season will be played. Players are coming off a four-month hiatus after the league suspended play March 11 due to COVID-19, and will have three weeks to prepare for the resumed season.
  The C’s took off around 6:30 p.m. ET, with masks on and luggage in hand.BOSORL pic.twitte
  
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• Gordon Hayward’s Wife Robyn Posts Touching Message As Celtics Travel To Orlando

  09-07-2020 04:36 via nesn.com
  
  While the country eagerly awaits the return of the NBA at the end of the month, seeing players traveling down to Orlando, Fla. with their teams is pretty exciting.
  But for those players and their families, it’s bittersweet.
  For those participating in the leagues return from the pandemic pause, one of the biggest challenges in the entire return-to-play plan will be being without their loved ones.
  NBA players aren’t able to have guests join them in the isolated Disney World campus
  
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• Gordon Hayward’s Wife, Robyn, Posts Touching Message As Celtics Depart

  09-07-2020 04:36 via nesn.com
  
  While the country eagerly awaits the return of the NBA at the end of the month, seeing players traveling down to Orlando, Fla. with their teams is pretty exciting.
  But for those players and their families, it’s bittersweet.
  After all, those participating in the league’s return will be without their loved ones for what could be months as NBA players aren’t able to have guests join them until after the first round of the playoffs. It’s a difficult sacrifice to make, es
  
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• Celtics Share Thoughts On Using NBA Platform To Advocate For Social Justice

  09-07-2020 03:48 via nesn.com
  
  As the NBA attempts to resume its season after the pandemic pause, a major goal of the league is to use its platform as a means to keep attention on the conversation about racism and social injustices.
  This initiative, coming in the wake of the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and Ahmaud Arbery that sparked public outrage, hopes to take advantage of all the attention the NBA anticipates when it resumes play.
  Boston Celtics players like Enes Kanter and Jaylen Brown have used their platform
  
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• Enes Kanter Vows That Celtics’ 18th NBA Championship Is ‘Coming Soon’

  09-07-2020 03:00 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics understand why they’re traveling to Orlando for the NBA’s return-to-play plan.
  Jayson Tatum mentioned Tuesday that if the Celtics were going to the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, they “might as well try to win a championship.” Boston teammate Enes Kanter took it even one step further.
  Kanter on Wednesday was showcased in a video tweeted by the Celtics, and he had a message fans certainly will want to hear.
  “What’s up ever
  
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• Enes Kanter Confident Celtics’ 18th NBA Championship Is ‘Coming Soon’

  09-07-2020 03:00 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics understand why they’re traveling to Orlando for the NBA’s return-to-play plan.
  Jayson Tatum mentioned Tuesday that if the Celtics were going to the Wide World of Sports Complex at Walt Disney World, they “might as well try to win a championship.” Boston teammate Enes Kanter took it even one step further.
  Kanter on Wednesday was showcased in a video tweeted by the Celtics, and he had a message fans certainly will want to hear.
  “What’s up ever
  
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• Here’s What Ex-NBA Player Would Ask Gordon Hayward About Leaving Bubble

  08-07-2020 22:27 via nesn.com
  
  Only Gordon Hayward knows best how to balance his personal and professional obligations.
  Former NBA player Eddie Johnson on Tuesday detailed a key question he’d ask the Boston Celtics forward, as hypothetical teammates, about his intention to leave the NBA’s Orlando bubble in order to attend the birth of his fourth child. Robyn Hayward is due to give birth in September. The Eastern Conference semifinals are scheduled to begin no later than Aug. 30. The timetables mean the Celtics mig
  
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• Marcus Smart warns young NBA players to take COVID-19 seriously

  08-07-2020 17:18 via yardbarker.com
  
  Smart wants to make sure younger players are taking the virus seriously. 
  
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• Celtics’ Marcus Smart Urges Former COVID-19 Patients To Donate Plasma

  08-07-2020 05:32 via nesn.com
  
  As of Wednesday night, nearly 12 million people worldwide have contracted COVID-19, including Marcus Smart.
  But the Boston Celtics guard isn’t done with the virus just yet.
  Smart announced his diagnosis March 19, the week after the NBA suspended its 2019-20 season after Utah Jazz players Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell tested positive for the novel coronavirus in Oklahoma City. The 26-year-old was asymptomatic and medically cleared March 29, though more than 542,000 people across the glob
  
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• Celtics Star Jayson Tatum Gives His Take On NBA’s Upcoming Return To Action

  08-07-2020 04:37 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics will take flight to Florida on Wednesday.
  The upcoming three-month resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season kicks off in just over three weeks, and teams are starting to filter down to Orlando as the preparation rapidly builds.
  Celtics forward Jayson Tatum spoke to the media Tuesday and had a lot to say about his decision to travel with the squad, the Black Lives Matter movement and his overall feelings on the NBA’s return.
  To hear what he had to say, check out the “Ne
  
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• Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Gives His Take On NBA’s Upcoming Return To Action

  08-07-2020 04:37 via nesn.com
  
  The upcoming three-month resumption of the 2019-20 NBA season kicks off in just over three weeks, and teams are starting to filter down to Orlando as the preparation rapidly builds.
  The Boston Celtics, for instance, will make their way to Florida on Wednesday.
  Jayson Tatum had a lot to say about his decision to travel with the squad, the Black Lives Matter movement and his overall feelings on the NBA’s return while speaking with reporters during a Zoom call Tuesday.
  To hear what he had to
  
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• Celtics’ Jayson Tatum Feels It Would Have Been ‘Insensitive’ To Opt Out Over Finances

  08-07-2020 04:25 via nesn.com
  
  Jayson Tatum will join the Celtics when Boston travels to the Walt Disney World Resort this week, but he almost didn’t.
  The 21-year-old told reporters during a Zoom call Tuesday he was “very unsure” about whether or not to opt out of the season up until “a few days ago.” And he says there was a “multitude of reasons” why he wasn’t, and still isn’t, “thrilled” by the idea of playing in the NBA’s bubble environment.
  Tatum did
  
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• Jayson Tatum Offers Simple Reminder Of Celtics’ Mindset Entering Orlando

  08-07-2020 01:48 via nesn.com
  
  There are a lot of uncertainties surrounding the NBA’s return-to-play plan set for Orlando at the end of the month.
  Perhaps that’s why Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum is trying his best to not overcomplicate things.
  The 22-year-old All-Star on Tuesday offered a simple reminder about the Celtics’ mindset entering the final eight regular-season games and NBA playoffs, which will start July 30.
  “If we’re going to go down there, we might as well try to win a champio
  
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• Chris Paul Asked Jayson Tatum To Get Involved With NBA/NBPA Negotiations

  08-07-2020 01:34 via nesn.com
  
  He couldn’t play or practice with his team, but Jayson Tatum still got valuable experience during the NBA’s pandemic pause.
  While the league and its players association negotiated terms for a return-to-play plan, Tatum and teammate Jaylen Brown, who is the vice president of the NBPA, were heavily engaged in the process according to NBPA executive director Michele Roberts.
  Tatum reportedly even helped spearhead an effort to get the NBA to agree to a league-financed insurance plan.
  The
  
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• Chris Paul Asked Jayson Tatum To Get Involved With NBA-NBPA Negotiations

  08-07-2020 01:34 via nesn.com
  
  He couldn’t play or practice with his team, but Jayson Tatum still got valuable experience during the NBA’s pandemic pause.
  While the league and its Players’ Association negotiated terms for a return to play plan, Tatum and teammate Jaylen Brown, who is the vice president of the NBPA, were heavily engaged in the process, according to NBPA executive director Michele Roberts.
  Tatum reportedly even helped spearhead an effort to get the NBA to agree to a league-financed insurance p
  
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• Celtics’ Slow Motion Video Of Jayson Tatum, Marcus Smart Workout Will Get You Hyped

  08-07-2020 00:47 via nesn.com
  
  Before the Boston Celtics depart for Orlando, Fla. to resume the NBA season, Marcus Smart and Jayson Tatum on Tuesday got some work in at the Auerbach Center.
  Speaking to media, Smart spoke to how he believes Tatum could go on to become one of the best players in the history of the NBA. Meanwhile, Tatum discussed his decision to not opt out of the league’s return.
  But besides their media availabilities, the Celtics also shared some pretty sweet slow-motion footage from the duo’s work
  
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• Kemba Walker Is Subject Of Celtics’ ‘Big Question’ Ahead Of NBA Restart

  07-07-2020 22:52 via nesn.com
  
  The Boston Celtics probably need the best of Kemba Walker in order to fulfill their potential.ESPN’s Tim Bontemps asked “What will Kemba Walker look like?” Sunday as the Celtics’ biggest question ahead of the restart of the 2019-20 NBA season. Walker enjoyed a strong start to the season, but he struggled after the new year due to problems in his left knee. Walker said last week the lengthy NBA hiatus allowed him to rehabilitate his knee fully, and Bontmemps believes the C
  
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• Marcus Smart Believes Jayson Tatum Could Be ‘One Of Best’ To Ever Play

  07-07-2020 22:47 via nesn.com
  
  Jayson Tatum has drawn plenty of praise during his three-year NBA career, especially during his dominant stretch earlier this season for the Boston Celtics.
  Marcus Smart has joined the chat.
  Smart, while speaking with the media from the Auerbach Center on Tuesday, expressed his confidence in the 22-year-old All-Star.
  “I think that he’s on the right track to becoming if not the best player, one of the best players to ever (play) this game,” Smart said, per the team.Marcus Smart
  
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• TNT’s Kenny ‘The Jet’ Smith Joins ‘After Hours’ To Talk NBA’s Return

  07-07-2020 04:55 via nesn.com
  
  After just over four months, the NBA finally is on its way back to action.
  The league will resume action July 30 in Orlando, Fla. with the Utah Jazz and New Orleans Pelicans suiting up first, followed by the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers right after.
  The Boston Celtics will get back on the court for the first time July 31 when they take on the Eastern Conference-leading Milwaukee Bucks.
  In what will undoubtedly go down as one of, if not the most unorthodox season in the league&rsqu
  
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• NESN Diary: Patrick Mahomes’ Deal Is Worth More Than Elton John (And Other Random Thoughts)

  07-07-2020 04:22 via nesn.com
  
  Each day during the sports pause stemming from the coronavirus pandemic, NESN.com will publish a diary full of random thoughts, opinions, takeaways, and other cool tidbits we’ve stumbled across in the absence of actual games. Because why not? We’re all in this together.
  Well, the first Monday back after the holiday weekend came in like a whirlwind.
  A day that started with President Donald Trump firing off some Bubba Wallace and NASCAR takes ended with a return-to-play agreement for t
  
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• Why Scottie Pippen Thinks Jayson Tatum Can Be Best Player On Title Team Right Now

  07-07-2020 03:57 via nesn.com
  
  Some experts (and oddsmakers) are eyeing the Boston Celtics as a potential candidate to overtake the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference once the NBA resumes play in late July. But they’ll need a little help to get there, to say the least.
  Enter Jayson Tatum.
  The 21-year-old has done big things in his third season with the Celtics. On top of being named an All-Star for the first time in his NBA career, Tatum averaged a whopping 23.6 points and 7.1 rebounds in 59 games (including two
  
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• Why Scottie Pippen Thinks Jayson Tatum Can Be Best Player On Title Team

  07-07-2020 03:57 via nesn.com
  
  Some experts (and oddsmakers) are eyeing the Boston Celtics as a potential candidate to overtake the Milwaukee Bucks in the Eastern Conference once the NBA resumes play in late July. But they’ll need a little help to get there, to say the least.
  Enter: Jayson Tatum.
  The 21-year-old has done big things in his third season with the Celtics. On top of being named an All-Star for the first time in his NBA career, Tatum averaged a whopping 23.6 points and 7.1 rebounds in 59 games (including two
  
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• Jaylen Brown Reveals Why Celtics Almost Didn’t Attend Orlando Restart

  07-07-2020 01:51 via nesn.com
  
  The NBA is preparing to resume its 2019-20 season in late July at the Walt Disney World Resort, though several players from across the league have opted to sit out.
  And according to Jaylen Brown, a number of Boston Celtics players considered not going to Orlando as well.
  Among the players’ chief concerns included the ability to speak out on social issues and the NBA’s willingness to support their message should they do so. This came after several C’s players — including J
  
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• Celtics’ Brown taking social justice fight to Orlando

  07-07-2020 01:41 via yardbarker.com
  
  Brown will lead one of the NBA's best teams into Orlando.
  
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• NBA players who have opted out of the bubble

  06-07-2020 20:33 via yardbarker.com
  
  A handful of players have opted out, but only a few of them could impact the title race.
  
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• Revisiting the biggest storylines of the NBA season so far

  06-07-2020 20:28 via yardbarker.com
  
  Remember when there was a 2019-20 NBA season? Remember when all we had to worry about was who we thought deserved the MVP? Ah, those were simpler times. 
  
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• Ex-Celtics Center Jared Sullinger Gearing Up For Potential NBA Comeback

  06-07-2020 04:58 via nesn.com
  
  It’s been three years since Jared Sullinger has played in the NBA. But the former Boston Celtics center is ready for his second act.
  Sullinger spent all three seasons with the C’s before signing with the Raptors as an unrestricted free agent in June 2016. Sullinger played just 11 games with Toronto due to a foot injury before being traded to the Suns on Feb. 23, 2017, but was waived by Phoenix the following day.
  After a brief hiatus, however, Sullinger wants to revive his NBA career.
  
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• Some NBA players may have to arrange their own transportation to Orlando

  05-07-2020 16:58 via yardbarker.com
  
  Players will be permitted to make their own way to Orlando, but if they do so, they'll have to undergo additional coronavirus screenings.
  
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• NBA releases scrimmage schedule ahead of Orlando restart

  04-07-2020 19:19 via yardbarker.com
  
  The 2019-20 NBA season is set to resume at Walt Disney World in Orlando later this month, but the NBA released the scrimmage schedule which will take place from July 22-28.
  
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• NBA plans to emphasize mental health for players inside the bubble

  04-07-2020 18:22 via yardbarker.com
  
  Players are looking at a prolonged absence from their families as they head to Walt Disney World in a few days to begin training camps.
  
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• 3 players that could benefit from Gordon Hayward’s absence

  04-07-2020 18:00 via hardwoodhoudini.com
  
  The Boston Celtics are completely committed to entering the Disney bubble intact. In regard to the long haul, however, they could find themselves without one specific core contributor.
  
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• 2 fireworks-producing offseason trades

  04-07-2020 12:00 via hardwoodhoudini.com
  
  The Boston Celtics are a top-tier team now, but they could improve even further with these offseason deals. In the spirit of the fourth of July, the Houdini wants to produce fireworks.
  
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• Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Admits Continuous Foot Soreness Despite Layoff

  04-07-2020 04:20 via nesn.com
  
  Gordon Hayward may have revealed a troubling fact while speaking with reporters Friday.
  The Boston Celtics forward noted how, despite the long layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic, he still experiences soreness in his left foot.
  Celtics fans certainly will remember how it began — Hayward’s gruesome, season-ending injury during his first-ever game with the organization in 2017. It impacted the majority of his 2018-19 season and caused him to miss time in December 2019 as well.
  The f
  
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• Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Admits Continued Foot Soreness Despite Layoff

  04-07-2020 04:20 via nesn.com
  
  Gordon Hayward might have revealed a troubling fact while speaking with reporters Friday.
  The Boston Celtics forward noted how, despite a long layoff due to the coronavirus pandemic, he still experiences soreness in his left foot.
  Celtics fans certainly will remember how it began: Hayward’s gruesome, season-ending injury during his first-ever game with the organization in 2017. It impacted the majority of his 2018-19 season and caused him to miss time in December 2019, as well.
  The 2016-17
  
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• Despite lengthy hiatus, Gordon Hayward still having issues with his foot

  04-07-2020 03:30 via yardbarker.com
  
  Even though Gordon Hayward suffered his career-altering foot injury nearly three full years ago, it still appears to be giving him problems after all this time.
  
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• What Does Pacers’ Victor Oladipo Opting Out Of NBA Bubble Mean For Celtics?

  03-07-2020 23:16 via nesn.com
  
  One of the top players in the NBA’s Eastern Conference reportedly won’t be taking the court in Orlando. And it will benefit the Boston Celtics.
  Indiana Pacers star Victor Oladipo reportedly has decided to opt out of the league’s return-to-play plan, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. It comes after Oladipo missed a majority of the 2019-20 season due to quadriceps injury last January.
  He returned to the hardwood this spring and played 13 games before the leag
  
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• Celtics’ Gordon Hayward Plans To Leave NBA Bubble For Birth Of Child

  03-07-2020 22:22 via nesn.com
  
  Gordon Hayward could miss time if the Boston Celtics were to put together a playoff run.
  The Celtics forward told reporters Friday he is planning to leave the NBA’s bubble at Walt Disney World Resort for the birth of his fourth child. His wife, Robyn Hayward, is due to give birth in September.
  “There’ll be a time if and when we’re down there and she’s going to have the baby, I’m for sure going to be with her,” Hayward said, as transcribed by ESPN. &
  
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