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In 2003, LeBron James didn’t exactly dazzle in his Boston debut

It was, he said, the worst performance of his young career: 10 points on 3-of-12 shooting, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 turnovers.

Watch: Globe sportswriters draft their all-time Celtics rosters

Former Globe writer Bob Ryan joined Dan Shaughnessy, Gary Washburn, Adam Himmelsbach, and Chad Finn for a nine-round all-time Celtics draft.

We held an all-time Celtics draft. Can you guess who went No. 1?

Five of our writers drafted their Celtics teams, and then president of basketball operations Danny Ainge ranked and evaluated each squad ― including one that included him.

After its bubble was burst in finals, Connecticut Sun join rest of WNBA in Florida

The Connecticut Sun arrived for the WNBA season at the IMG Academy campus in Bradenton, Fla., on July 6.

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Celtics assistant coach Kara Lawson accepts head women’s basketball coach position at Duke
Lawson was named assistant coach in June 2019, becoming the first female coach in Celtics history.

After four months, Celtics return to the practice court eager, and a little nervous, in Disney
The Celtics were energetic during their first practice in the Disney bubble, and apprehensive with the pandemic raging.

Celtics assistant Kara Lawson close to becoming Duke women’s basketball coach

Lawson became the first woman to coach for the Celtics when she was hired in June 2019.

Marcus Smart giving what he can to fight pandemic

The 26-year-old guard who battled COVID-19 in March said he made one plasma donation and plans to make another after the season.

Jaylen Brown believes the NBA restart will help advance social justice work: ‘I plan on using my voice’

The Celtics star emphasized that he was, at first, unsure about going to Orlando.

If the NBA bubble doesn’t burst, make no mistake: The Celtics can win it all

The question is, would this truly be banner No. 18 for the Celtics, or should it be considered 17.5?

Jared Sullinger shapes plan for NBA return

In four seasons with the Celtics, Sullinger averaged 11.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, but he missed 70 games with injuries.

Mass. WNBA players look to use restart as a platform for social justice initiatives

"I don’t want to be remembered for my actions on the court," says Shey Peddy of Roxbury and the Mystics. "I want to make a difference off of it.”

After watching Germany’s ‘basketball bubble,’ Celtics’ Daniel Theis has confidence in NBA’s version

The basketball Bundesliga held a three-week tournament of 36 games among 10 teams without registering one positive COVID-19 test.

Celtics’ Jaylen Brown recalls Kevin Garnett’s expletive-filled motivational voicemails

In a 2017 voicemail, Brown said Garnett didn’t mince words when it came to his opinion on his body language.

Celtics coach Brad Stevens getting his team ready for ‘a new season’

No one knows exactly how things will look when NBA play resumes in Orlando, but they will not look very normal.

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Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has COVID-19, mild symptoms

Manager Aaron Boone said that Chapman “overall is doing well” but “will not be here for the foreseeable future.”

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Stars’ Roman Polak, Canucks’ Sven Baertschi latest to opt out of NHL season

Dallas defenseman and Vancouver forward will not report for resumption of NHL season.

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