Matthew Geagan

1 day ago | cbsnews.com | Matt Geagan |Matthew Geagan |Dan Roche

How do NBA players perform after an Achilles rupture? A doctor studied the data. Jayson Tatum has a long road ahead after the Celtics superstar ruptured his Achilles during Boston's playoff series with the New York Knicks. But Tatum is already heading down that road, after he underwent surgery for the injury on Tuesday. There is no timetable for his return, but Tatum will likely miss the majority or all of the 2025-26 NBA season.

1 day ago | cbsnews.com | Dan Roche |Matt Geagan |Matthew Geagan

Will Jayson Tatum's injury usher in big changes for Celtics amid salary cap crunch? Jayson Tatum's Achilles injury could be franchise altering for the Boston Celtics. Tatum underwent surgery on Tuesday and could be out all of next season. That will force new Celtics owner Bill Chisholm to decide if he wants to pay an astronomical luxury tax bill for a team that may not contend, or break the team up and reset the luxury tax.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Matt Geagan |Matthew Geagan

Are the Celtics better this year as they try to become back-to-back NBA champions? The Celtics took care of business in the opening round of the NBA playoffs, handling the Orlando Magic in five games. While the Celtics don't yet know who they'll be playing next, they do know when the games will take place. Boston will host the winner of the series between the New York Knicks and Detroit Pistons.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Matt Geagan |Matthew Geagan

Charlie McAvoy ready to move on and lead Boston Bruins after "year to forget" The Boston Bruins will learn where they'll pick in the first round of the 2025 NHL Draft on Monday. The league has announced that the NHL Draft Lottery will take place on May 5. The time of the lottery is still TBD, but it will determine the draft order for the first 16 selections. Those picks will be made by the team's that didn't make the NHL playoffs, which includes the Bruins.

2 weeks ago | cbsnews.com | Matt Geagan |Matthew Geagan

For much of the first half Tuesday night, it didn't look like the Boston Celtics would be eliminating the Orlando Magic and advancing in the NBA Playoffs. The Magic's suffocating defense stymied Boston's offensive attack, and held the Celtics without a three-point make in the half. But Orlando was never able to pull away thanks to Jayson Tatum and his bag of tricks. In the second half, he made the Magic disappear with an offensive outburst we've come to expect from Tatum in the playoffs.