The Latest Breaking News from Jayson Tatum

Jaylen Brown still has some rough patches in need of attention even as he has grown his game, most notably when the Georgia native is relied on to be the primary playmaker

For backup big man Grant Williams, the answer is a clear one.

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 Celtics got a big boost from the return of star forward Jayson Tatum in the team's Wednesday night tilt with the Indiana Pacers, but that did not stop Boston from starting the game in an all-too-familiar unengaged and sloppy style with predictable results.

To Boston's credit, they will have MVP candidate Jayson Tatum back in the fold after missing a game for personal reasons but might lose other key players instead.

As Tatum and Bam both work through a rough patch in the hunt for MVP and DPOY respectively, the Heat star can't help but joke about his friend.

Tatum has heard people make fun of his hair, his skin color, his face and even Deuce.

Which potential first-time All-Star is most deserving of making the East roster?

HoopsHype put together a league-wide exercise of the best five players a team has recently moved on from contrasted with the best players they have now.

BOSTON — A smile emerged across Jaylen Brown’s face as the Celtics star took a question after Sunday’s loss to the Magic as he acknowledged the absurdity of his team’s outside shooting that’s suddenly gone upside down.