Bird represented Boston, a blue-collar ... in three riveting championships in 1984, 1985 and 1987. In every year of the decade, either the Lakers or Celtics played for the title.

As far as Kevin McHale was concerned, winning was all that mattered at the end of the day, not individual accolades. That's ...

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Swartz `wore only jersey No. 12 and put up 4.5 points and 2.3 rebounds per game.

On this day in Celtics history, Dee Brown flushed his famous no-look dunk, and Danny Fortson was dealt to Toronto in a failed trade.

The three-time NBA Slam Dunk Contest champion found out 20 years ago that his kidneys weren’t functioning properly and that ...

Henry L. Marsh’s fight was for civil rights, but his values — justice, fairness, equality — extend far beyond any single ...

Jayson Tatum scored 40 points and the Boston Celtics easily handled the New York Knicks for the second time this season, winning 131-104 on Saturday night.

Hubie Brown, a Niagara University graduate who is now 91 and set to work his final game as a broadcaster, never stopped ...

At that moment I had a vision of a stirring Knicks comeback, a win that’d tie them with the C’s in the loss column and be their best of the season. Beyond that, I imagined writing a recap I’ve had in ...