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On this day, Boston traded Gerald Henderson to the Supersonics, Mel Counts was born, and Bob Cousy technically had his jersey retired.

ATLANTA — The Hawks had to finish the remainder of their eventual 143-130 victory against the Pacers on Saturday without guard Trae Young. Officials ejected Young after he launched a ball at the referee during a timeout during the third quarter.

Chicago looks to get back in the win column on Sunday against Indiana.

"The talent was always there," said Tatum postgame. "It was just a tough situation, right?"

Other players like Romeo Langford and Aaron Nesmith also saw their careers at the NBA level fizzle a bit while playing with the Celtics due to a lack of playing time to develop on a squad with designs on contending.

BOSTON — Throughout a slide that’s extended for nearly two weeks, the Celtics have given off a sense of optimism. After torching the NBA for the first six weeks of season, there seemed to be confidence that this was just a rough patch in a long season that has championship…

It was a tale of two halves as the Celtics fell to the visiting Pacers 117-112.

The Boston alum has started to find his way with the Pacers this season.

The Vanderbilt product may yet develop into an important part of the Pacers' rotation but was something of a letdown for Boston fans, and that may not be a result entirely of his own making

That they managed to get so much better with so few assets had Perk admiring Boston's future.

Adrian Wojnarowski: The Pacers are waiving guard Duane Washington and waiving and stretching the three players who arrived in the Boston trade for Malcolm Brogdon: Malik Fitts, Juwan Morgan and Nik Stauskas, sources tell ESPN. That'll create the cap ...