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Khari Thompson

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Sports Writer at Boston.com

Sportswriter covering Celtics & Patriots @BostonDotCom. @_HamptonU & @SJI_Update alum. Jamaica Plain, born and raised. Past stops: @memphisnews & @clarionledger

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  • Kristaps Porzingis has been dealing with illness 'on and off' since March return, Mazzulla says

    1 week ago | boston.com | Khari Thompson

    Back in March, Kristaps Porzingis announced that he was dealing with an unidentified viral illness. He returned on March 15 after missing eight games. Fast-forward to Monday night’s loss to the Knicks in Game 1 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. Porzingis left the game with a non-COVID illness after just 13 scoreless minutes on the floor.

  • 'Doesn't that just sound stupid?': Charles Barkley roasts the Celtics over Game 1 shot selection

    1 week ago | boston.com | Khari Thompson

    Charles Barkley roasted the Celtics for their shot selection during a recent episode of TNT’s “Inside the NBA.”The Celtics shot 25 percent from beyond the arc in Monday’s Game 1 loss, and missed an NBA playoff-record 45 threes. It was a bad shooting night in general, but it was the Celtics’ decision-making during the third quarter that sparked an incredulous reaction from Barkley.

  • His time with the Celtics left a lasting impression on Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau

    1 week ago | boston.com | Khari Thompson

    Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau has fond memories of his time as an assistant with the Celtics. He was on Doc Rivers’s staff when Boston won the title in 2008, and remained with the franchise until 2010. Thibodeau played college basketball at Salem State and began his coaching career there. He later had a stint as an assistant coach at Harvard. Winning a title with the Celtics on his last stop before becoming an NBA head coach was special, he said.

  • The Knicks’ Jalen Brunson was named the NBA’s Clutch Player of the Year, and he showed why in Game 1 against the Celtics

    1 week ago | boston.com | Khari Thompson

    As the Celtics kept hurling 3-pointers at the rim, missing an NBA playoff-record 45 at TD Garden Monday night, the Knicks kept chipping away at the double-digit hole they had dug for themselves. When the Knicks were within striking distance during the fourth quarter, there was a three-minute stretch when Jalen Brunson seemed to have an answer for every bucket the Celtics made.

  • Celtics guard Jrue Holiday remains day-to-day (hamstring) with series opener against Knicks approaching

    1 week ago | boston.com | Khari Thompson

    Celtics guard Jrue Holiday’s status remains day-to-day as he recovers from a hamstring strain that caused him to miss the final three games of the opening-round series against the Magic, coach Joe Mazzulla said Friday. “He’s getting better every day,” Mazzulla said. “Doing whatever he can to make sure he puts himself in position to come back as fast as he can.

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Khari A. Thompson
Khari A. Thompson @_KhariThompson
13 May 25

RT @sportingnews: Jayson Tatum had to be taken out in a wheelchair after suffering an apparent lower body injury in the fourth quarter of G…

Khari A. Thompson
Khari A. Thompson @_KhariThompson
13 May 25

RT @ByJayKing: Tatum sitting to start the fourth. Celtics in real jeopardy here.

Khari A. Thompson
Khari A. Thompson @_KhariThompson
13 May 25

Look how open Derrick White was. JT not even looking at him.

Coach Gibson Pyper
Coach Gibson Pyper @HalfCourtHoops

These possessions for the Celtics are just brutal to watch. No passes, all dribbling for 20 seconds into an airball. https://t.co/FaFJ6uHkK2