For the first time in more than a decade, the Boston Celtics will not play on opening night or on Christmas Day.

Boston has played in nine consecutive games on Christmas Day but will not be on the holiday schedule this season, according to Shams Charania of ESPN. This marks the Celtics’ first Christmas Day absence since 2015, as they navigate the campaign with Jaylen Brown as their No. 1 option while Tatum is expected to miss most, if not all, of the season.

The Boston Celtics, generally a mainstay of the NBA Christmas Day schedule in recent years, have been unceremoniously given the boot for the 2025-26 season. Sources have informed ESPN's Shams Charania of the anticipated holiday slate,

That will indeed be the case in Boston. The Celtics announced Friday they signed Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension. Mazzulla, 37, finished his third season with the Celtics and he’ll forever have the 2024 NBA title on his resume. Stevens was clear he wanted his coach around a long time — he got his wish.

The Boston Celtics extended head coach Joe Mazzulla on a multi-year contract, which Mazzulla called “a blessing."

The Boston Celtics signed coach Joe Mazzulla to a multi-year contract extension, the team announced Friday. Mazzulla went 182-64 over his first three seasons.

If anyone has their finger on the pulse of what is going on with the Boston Celtics behind the scenes, it is Celtics president Rich Gotham. And Gotham recently took some time to get the local media assembled a team community event in Providence, Rhode Island, this past Thursday (Aug. 7).

Entering the postseason, the Celtics were expected to be back in the NBA Finals for the third time in four seasons. Instead, Boston was upset in the second round and Jayson Tatum suffered a torn Achilles,

The Celtics made a pair of moves Tuesday to slightly alter their roster while also saving some money in the process.

Why did the Celtics trade Georges Niang and two second-round picks to the Jazz for a rookie on a two-way contract?