Contention next season is unlikely in such a context, especially if the team decides to move on from players like Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday, two of the more frequently floated targets for Boston to trade in order to address their historically large salary and tax bill next season -- and the penalties that will incur for the Celtics.

The Celtics could lose Al Horford to free agency or retirement this offseason. His teammates want neither to happen.

Payton Pritchard has opened up about Al Horford’s future with the Boston Celtics following the team’s exit at the hands of New York Knicks.

The Celtics All-Star will be evaluated within the next week to determine if surgery is necessary, the source said.

It's clear in hindsight that the Celtics did not have the same injury luck they had in the run-up to their 2024 championship.

Jaylen Brown endured injuries throughout the season, including a right knee issue that slowed him down during the playoffs.

With the loss, the Celtics continued a long NBA playoff streak. For the seventh year in a row, the league will not have a repeat champion. This also marks another year that the defending champions will not have gotten out of the second round. The last time that it happened with in 2019.

Heading into Friday’s Game 6, the New York Knicks hadn’t made it to the Eastern Conference finals since 2000, a drought as long as the camera phone is old. To end the drought, the Knicks made it rain,

The underdog New York Knicks stun Boston Celtics to reach Eastern Conference finals, overcoming a 20-point deficit and setting sights on the Indiana Pacers.

Fans of the Boston Celtics had high hopes for their favorite ball club this season as the Celtics set out to defend their 2024 NBA title.

The Knicks sent the defending NBA champion Celtics home in six games and reached the Eastern Conference finals for the first time since 2000.