Kyrie Irving

LeBron James and the Cavaliers sent a message to the Celtics in their final matchup during the regular season: They won’t relinquish the Eastern Conference’s top seed that easily.

The NBA will complete its trip to China in silence. Saturday’s game between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Brooklyn Nets to end this year’s NBA China Games series will be played as scheduled in Shenzhen, though there will be no news conferences for players or coaches before or after that contest. The NBA came to that conclusion after talking...

In response to the NBA defending Daryl Morey’s freedom of speech, Chinese officials took it away from the Los Angeles Lakers and Brooklyn Nets. All of the usual media sessions surrounding the Lakers-Nets preseason game in Shanghai on Thursday — including a scheduled news conference from NBA Commissioner Adam Silver and postgame news conferences with the teams — were canceled....

Just three seasons ago, the Brooklyn Nets were the worst team in the NBA. On Sunday, they were the story of the league. They agreed to deals with superstars Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving as part of a sensational start to free agency, giving the longtime No. 2 team in New York top billing in the Big Apple.

The Boston Celtics selected Romeo Langford with the 14th pick in the NBA draft as they look to fortify a roster facing massive uncertainly with free agency looming. It was a busy draft night for Celtics President Danny Ainge, who also began the evening with the 20th, 22nd and 51st picks. According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojinarowski, Boston traded the 20th...

Six Boston sports figures are included on Forbes’ annual list of the 100 highest-paid athletes. Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving, who may leave as a free agent, was the highest-paid athlete in Boston. He came in at number 25, with a combined salary and endorsement total of $43.3 million. About one-third of that came from his endorsement deals.

Star Boston point guard, who shot 6-21 in his what may have been his final game with the Celtics, said it was “no time to be disappointed” after a 116-91 Game 5 loss to the Bucks eliminated them.

The season is over for the Celtics after getting blown out by the Bucks in Game 5 of their Eastern Conference semifinal series.

Giannis Antetokounmpo continued to steamroll the Boston Celtics, leading the Milwaukee Bucks to a 113-101 win and a 3-1 series lead on Monday night. The loss leaves the Celtics on the verge of elimination as they travel to Milwaukee for Game 5 on Wednesday night.

The Boston Celtics fell to the Milwaukee Bucks 123-116 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals Friday night, as they struggled in the second half for the second straight game. The Bucks were led by Giannis Antetokounmpo, who finished with 32 points, 13 rebounds and eight assists, along with three blocks and two steals. Veteran guard George Hill scored...

Jaylen Brown scored 23 points and Kyrie Irving added 19 to help the Boston Celtics beat the Indiana Pacers 104-96 on Friday night for a 3-0 lead in the first-round series. The Celtics can close out the Eastern Conference series Sunday in Indianapolis.

Kyrie Irving scored 37 points and the Boston Celtics rallied late in the fourth quarter to beat the Indiana Pacers 99-91 on Wednesday night and take a 2-0 lead in their best-of-seven, first-round series Coming out of a timeout and with a chance to tie, the Pacers’ Wesley Matthews threw an inbounds pass into the bench on the other side...

Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris each had 20 points, and the Boston Celtics rallied in the second half to beat the Indiana Pacers 84-74 on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in their first-round playoff series.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Saturday that LeBron James will miss the remainder of the season.

The Los Angeles Lakers announced on Saturday that LeBron James will miss the remainder of the season.

Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving sprained his right knee in the second quarter Saturday night against the Los Angeles Clippers and was declared out for the rest of the game. Irving had 14 points in 14 minutes before leaving the game.

Marcus Morris had 22 points and eight rebounds, Jayson Tatum had 20 points and the Boston Celtics routed the Indiana Pacers 135-108 on Wednesday night. Kyrie Irving had 12 points before sitting out the fourth quarter, and the Celtics put together their highest scoring game this season to get their fourth straight win.

The Celtics opened their season with a 105-87 victory over the Philadelphia 76ers.

The band is back together in Boston. Or, at least, it’s healthy again. Hopes were high for the Celtics going into last season thanks to a revamped roster that included All-Star additions Kyrie Irving and Gordon Hayward.

Star Celtics point guard Kyrie Irving had a message for fans concerned he may leave the team after the 2018-19 season. “If you guys will have me back, I plan on re-signing here,” he said to raucous applause at the TD Garden.