Gio Rivera

Gio Rivera

@giojrivera.bsky.social

Reporter for SB Nation’s CelticsBlog.com. Past stops: NESN, FanSided, Overtime. Salem State/WMWM Salem alum. #abolishICE

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Scal on NBA SiriusXM: "My understanding of this thing is that (Jaylen Brown) demanded to be traded, not through the media but to the organization." "He was rooting to get traded to Milwaukee, including calling some other teammates like, 'Hey man, what do you think of Milwaukee? We should go there."

Mitchell Robinson on Instagram tonight: “Just the beginning, it’ll get better. Just trust the process.” Robinson has totaled just six shots and seven rebounds through his first two games with the Celtics.

Jayson Tatum wore the hero’s cape against the Knicks at TD Garden on Friday night. But most of his postgame presser was dedicated to clearing the air about his relationship with Jaylen Brown. “There’s no beef,” he said. New story: www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...

celticsblog.comJayson Tatum extends olive branch to Jaylen Brown amid rumored rift: ‘There’s no beef’Tatum cleared the air after Brown’s “cap” comment went viral on Thursday night.

Jayson Tatum: “At this point in our lives, like we too old to be having, you know, our relationship discussed X, Y, and Z, like on the internet.” Tatum says he reached out to Jaylen Brown after the trade, and is open to a conversation with him.

Tatum: “He just turned 30. I’m 28. I got two kids. It’s just —as adults— a conversation. I’m not saying it’s gonna be a bad one or anything like that.”

I wonder what Mark Wahlberg thinks about the fact that, after trying so hard to bury his brief rap career, his music still plays at Celtics games. … if he even knows.

Paul George drains his first made three of the night over Mikal Bridges, beating the buzzer and giving the Celtics a 50-49 halftime lead over the Knicks.

What is Joe Mazzulla expecting from the Eastern Conference this season? Before hosting the Knicks on Friday night, he explained. “I don’t know if a record will be a reflection of how good a team is in the East this year.” New story: www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...

celticsblog.comJoe Mazzulla shares expectations for East: ‘It could go either way’Mazzulla shared his thoughts on the Eastern Conference before Friday night’s home opener against the Knicks.

Joe Mazzulla on the Eastern Conference: “There was a team a long, long time ago that won 56 games and lost in the first round of the playoffs.”

The Celtics showed two different versions of themselves in Detroit. The second cost them an Opening Night win, as Boston blew a 22-point lead in a second-half collapse. "There’s a lot of stuff that we gotta do better." New story: www.celticsblog.com/boston-celti...

celticsblog.comCeltics had Pistons on the ropes. Then, they blew it: ‘We gotta do better’Boston blew a 22-point lead and surrendered a 23-0 run in a dreadful season-opening collapse in Detroit.

Pistons respond with an 18-0 run of their own, taking a 107-99 lead over the Celtics with 5:10 left in regulation. Insane turnaround for a Detroit offense that looked dead throughout the first half.

Kendrick Perkins called the Celtics a Play-In team on ESPN, claiming Jayson Tatum is under pressure following Jaylen Brown’s 2025-26 run. Yet he dismissed regular-season wins before using them against Tatum seconds later:

It's official: Three American League East teams have reached the World Series in the past three seasons, and none have been the Boston Red Sox. Excellent work, Fenway Sports Group.

Mazzulla’s Celtics starting five of DeVries, McGlothan, Cenac, Gray and Uzan combined for 7 turnovers. Philadelphia’s starting five of LeBron, JB, Embiid, Maxey and KCP committed 14.

Perhaps the Celtics should consider sending their young, developing bigs to Portugal for a few weeks, if Neemias Queta is any indication of what's possible.

Paul George knocks down his first (unofficial) Celtics bucket at TD Garden — a three off an assist from Sam Hauser, giving Boston a 53-35 lead and forcing the Sixers to call a timeout.