More than just his stats, Horford brings a calming veteran presence to a Celtics squad brimming with youthful talent. His leadership and basketball IQ are critical in high-pressur

Joe Mazzulla took the blame for the late-game miscues, saying he put his players in poor position but it was evident that Horford’s absence proved costly in that spot since Kornet has not played in crunch time for much of the season.

Horford (toe) has been listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Bulls, Justin Turpin of WEEI.com reports.

Before meeting James for the first time this season, with the Boston Celtics and Los Angeles Lakers set to clash Thursday, Horford shared the lessons he learned from the superstar, his perspective on James’ remarkable longevity and his thoughts on James’ longtime domination of the Eastern Conference.

The Boston Celtics, already over the second apron, have very limited options to make a move before the 2025 NBA trade deadline. In most mock trades, Jaden Springer is a fixture in such scenarios.

The Celtics expected to be down two rotation players in their matchup with the Rockets. Minutes before tipoff, they learned they’d actually be missing three.

In the NBA's free-agency period of 2016, as Kevin Durant left the Oklahoma City Thunder for the team that had beaten them in the Western Conference finals, selecting the Golden State Warriors over the Boston Celtics and other suitors,

They're the reigning NBA champions, but some members of the Boston Celtics could take a lesson or two on local geography. During a first quarter timeout of last night's game against the Chicago Bulls, the video board at TD Garden showed several members of the Celtics attempting to pronounce the word "Worcester."

Hauser would have been an option to start for the Celtics on Monday in ... Payton Pritchard and Al Horford are in line to handle expanded roles in Boston's rotation against Houston.

The proposed trade would send the former second-round pick to the Boston Celtics, improving their wing depth ahead of the postseason.

The Celtics need to execute better, especially during fourth-quarter possessions. They also need to sharpen up on offense and defense.