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Growing up, he pored through old VHS tapes of superstars like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Kevin McHale, and Hakeem Olajuwon. Nobody put more work in than him at becoming an old school post-up master. It took great humility to give that part of his game up. "Obviously, I love playing in the post. I will always love playing in the post. Any opportunity I get in there, I'm going to try to," Garza said. "But the role I have on this team emphasizes my screening, my ability to stretch the floor, crashing the glass. And having a role and being able to impact winning is amazing. I wouldn't trade it for anything."
Jorge Sierra: Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain in scoring last night for No. 7 in NBA history. He's probably moving ahead of Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki before the season is over. Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Kevin McHale for No. 97 all-time.
Kevin Durant passed Wilt Chamberlain in scoring last night for No. 7 in NBA history. He's probably moving ahead of Michael Jordan and Dirk Nowitzki before the season is over.
— HoopsHype (@hoopshype) January 10, 2026
Also: Devin Booker moved ahead of Kevin McHale for No. 97 all-time. pic.twitter.com/yyU2kBIAuF
Dick Lipe: HIGHEST EFF. FG PCT BY A CELTIC IN A 50-POINT GAME .865 Jaylen Brown, tonight .804 Jayson Tatum, 1/16/23 vs. Charlotte .804 Jayson Tatum, 1/23/22 vs, Washington .786 Kevin McHale, 3/3/85 vs. Detroit .780 Larry Bird, 11/10/89 vs. Atlanta
Silver was asked in 2019 what it would take for him to punish a team in the same way his predecessor, David Stern, penalized the Minnesota Timberwolves a quarter-century ago. The Timberwolves signed forward Joe Smith to a series of inexpensive one-year deals with a promise to ink him to a massive future contract. The NBA fined the Timberwolves $3.5 million, stripped them of five first-round picks, voided Smith’s contract and temporarily suspended then-owner Glen Taylor and general manager Kevin McHale. “Certainly, if we had an incident along those same lines, we have the same tools available to us,” Silver said. “I think that … was just such a bright-line violation, and at the time the league office responded very forcefully. Again, I think the environment I’d say has changed in certain ways. Having been involved with the league for a long time, I know there’s been some people out there saying things have gotten much worse.
Jorge Sierra: LeBron James tied Kevin McHale in playoff blocks and is now No. 9 in NBA history. Also: Jayson Tatum (age 27) passed Ray Allen in scoring for No. 38 all-time. Jaylen Brown tied John Stockton at No. 46.
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During an appearance on NBA on TNT on Tuesday night, Pritchard opened up about his achievement while talking with Ernie Johnson, Shaquille O'Neal, Kenny Smith and Charles Barkley. “I mean, it's just a lot of people in the Celtics organization,” Pritchard said when asked what it's like to be the latest Boston player to win the award that is also named after one of the greatest players of the franchise. “Obviously, John Havlicek being named…Kevin McHale. Obviously, a couple of other guys, Malcolm Brogdon. When I was here with him, I watched him win it. Yeah, Bill Walton. So, yeah, this is definitely an honor.”
Michael Scotto: Celtics guard Payton Pritchard is the 2024-25 NBA Sixth Man of the Year. He’s the fourth Celtic to win the award, joining Kevin McHale, Bill Walton and Malcolm Brogdon. He had the most points off the bench (1,079). He set an NBA single-season record for threes off the bench (246) pic.x.com/IiQ1ti3qBe
Do you feel responsible for the "superteam" trend after you got LeBron James and Chris Bosh to join you in Miami? Dwyane Wade: Not responsible for a superteam. Maybe responsible for players getting together and making a decision. I don’t know what was done that preceded us. We definitely watched Michael Jordan, Scottie Pippen, and Dennis Rodman. We definitely watched Magic Johnson play with many great Hall of Fame players. We watched Larry Bird, Robert Parish, Kevin McHale, and so forth. We’ve seen it before.
Jorge Sierra: Myles Turner passed Mark West in blocks and is now No. 45 in NBA history. Also: KAT moved ahead of Kevin McHale and Bob Boozer in rebounds for No. 113 all-time.
Jorge Sierra: Brook Lopez passed Kevin McHale in scoring yesterday and is now No. 96 in NBA history. He also moved ahead of Allen Iverson in three-pointers for No. 144 on the all-time list. Addendum: Giannis Antetokoumpo passed Willis Reed in rebounds. He's No. 69 at age 30.
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Jorge Sierra: Rudy Gobert moved ahead of Kevin McHale in blocks last night. He's No. 31 all-time now. Also: Bradley Beal passed Bob Cousy in scoring for No. 105 in NBA history. Devin Booker moved past Jeff Hornacek and Antoine Walker for No. 134.
John Lucas III: The next morning, I woke up, and they made a trade. I was walking into the facility, getting ready for the first day of official practice. That’s when I found out they traded for Ronald Dupree from the Pistons. Kevin McHale pulled me into his office and told me they had to cut me. KG was furious. He threw a fit. That moment marked the beginning of KG’s fallout with Minnesota. KG told me, "You ain’t going nowhere, Lord. You ain’t going nowhere like that." He kept me in Minnesota for two weeks while they tried to figure things out. My dad, though, called me and said, "Man, bring your ass home."
With 11,852 points scored through seven seasons, it’s expected that the five-time NBA All-Star will ultimately go down as one of the greatest Celtics ever. But without a title, Jayson Tatum knew he truly couldn’t be in the conversation amongst Celtics greats. While the 26-year-old isn’t satisfied with one ring and has a lot of hoop left, he felt like getting a title in Beantown finally gave him the ability to stand alongside Pierce, Garnett, Bill Russell, Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Kevin McHale and other Celtics legends. “It was lot of weight. I’ve been close so many times,” Tatum said. “It felt like, ‘Damn, maybe this is not meant to be.’ Those thoughts creep into your mind. There was doubt in the toughest moments. But then on the flip side, I knew we were going to knock it down one day. It meant everything when we did it.”
Bobby Manning: Bickerstaff pregame: "When I was working with Kevin McHale and we were in Houston, we were down 3-1 to the Clippers and ended up coming back and winning. What Kevin did an amazing of was breaking it down that it was just one game ... not thinking about the weight of the moment."