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Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Thursday that his team, as currently constituted, is not close to being able to compete for a title. Barry Chin/Getty ImagesDanny Ainge has some tough decisions ahead.Sounding lik...

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said he has not spoken yet with the core members of his team about their future plans, but suggested he anticipates that both coach Doc Rivers and Kevin Garnett will be back.

Add Ryan McDonough to the Celtics' ever-expanding front-office tree.

The Phoenix Suns announced Tuesday that they have hired Ryan McDonough as their new general manager.

Stephen A. Smith turned heads in Boston early Monday when he suggested on both First Take and on SportsCenter that whispers of a Celtics-Clippers megadeal were making the rounds. Here's what he said (video above): "I am hearing that it is poss...

ESPN Boston's Jackie MacMullan discusses the futures of Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett and Doc Rivers with the Boston Celtics....

BOSTON -- You knew they weren't going down without a fight. Brian Babineau/NBAE/Getty ImagesJason Terry and the Celtics nearly pulled off an epic comeback in Game 6 vs. the Knicks.Hopes of a Game 7 between the Boston Celtics and New York Knicks ...

AP Photo/Charles KrupaPaul Pierce and the Celtics went down swinging against the Knicks.BOSTON -- Rapid reaction after the New York Knicks defeated the Boston Celtics 88-80 in Game 6 of an Eastern Conference first-round series on Friday night at TD G...

Pierce and KG deserve another shot at a title, but it's not happening in Boston.

BOSTON -- Boston Celtics coach Doc Rivers said his team can't take its foot off the gas pedal despite winning two consecutive games to crawl back into an Eastern Conference first-round series with the New York Knicks. Even playing on their home turf ...

KG's historic rebounding has given the C's a chance to steal this series.

Joe Camporeale/USA TODAY SportsKevin Garnett gets up a first-quarter shot against Tyson Chandler.NEW YORK -- Analysis from the Boston Celtics' 92-86 defeat of the New York Knicks in Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series on Wednesday even...

The trusty Celtics stunned N.Y. in Game 5. Can they pull the ultimate upset?

Boston Celtics captain Paul Pierce said Wednesday he wants to play at least one more season and he'll examine his future from there. The question is whether he'll be back in Boston for the 2013-14 campain.

With the Celtics' season on the brink, Kevin Garnett is battling age as much as the Knicks: And a look at how the C's responded to former teammate Jason Collins' revelation that he is gay:...

WALTHAM, Mass. -- A handful of practice leftovers after the Boston Celtics met with the media on Tuesday before a morning session and afternoon flight to New York in advance of Wednesday's Game 5 of an Eastern Conference first-round series against th...