Adam Himmelsbach

1 week ago | basketball.realgm.com | Adam Himmelsbach

The Boston Celtics have added former chess prodigy Josh Waitzkin as a consultant, a move that was never publicly announced until now. Waitzkin, whose childhood was portrayed in the 1993 Oscar-nominated film "Searching for Bobby Fischer," has been working closely with head coach Joe Mazzulla since the 2022-23 season. Their relationship intensified after Boston's Game 7 loss to Miami in the 2023 Eastern Conference Finals.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

The two had grown close that season after Waitzkin conducted a performance psychology seminar for the Celtics’ coaching staff. Now, even though they had never met in person, Waitzkin urged Mazzulla to visit his home tucked away in a Costa Rican jungle, where they would tear Mazzulla down in order to build him back up. He wanted Mazzulla to walk barefoot on mountains amid dangerous wildlife. He wanted Mazzulla to be tossed around by the Pacific Ocean.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Shaking my notebook up and down and seeing what falls out as the Celtics and Knicks prepare for their first playoff matchup since 2013 in the Eastern Conference semifinals …▪ According to industry sources, the Celtics’ sale process continues to push forward as planned, with commitments from minority investors being finalized and likely to be set within the next week or two.

1 week ago | bostonglobe.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Over the past two seasons, the Celtics’ playoff matchups have generally lacked sizzle. That should change when this Eastern Conference semifinal against the rival Knicks begins Monday night at TD Garden, the first postseason meeting between these teams since 2013. Just because it should have plenty of juice does not necessarily mean it will be close, however. The Celtics swept the season series 4-0 this year and appear to simply be an unfavorable matchup for the Knicks.

2 weeks ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Adam Himmelsbach

Share This Magic team has faced substantial challenges on offense, both in this series and during this entire season. So it was understandable when coach Jamahl Mosley left star forward Paolo Banchero in after picking up his fourth foul in the opening minute of the third quarter of Game 5 of this opening-round series Tuesday. But the decision proved to be fateful. With Orlando leading by 2, Banchero collected his fifth foul on a Jaylen Brown 3-point play just over a minute later.