Final season was one in all firsts for Jayson Tatum. He earned All-NBA First-Workforce honors and led the Celtics on probably the most spectacular in-season turnarounds within the Affiliation’s historical past. Whereas Boston did not increase banner 18 to the TD Backyard rafters, going from exterior the highest ten within the Japanese Convention in January to ending two wins shy of capturing the Larry O’Brien Trophy is a slightly outstanding accomplishment.
To bolster the Celtics’ probabilities of being the final crew left standing this season, Boston added Danilo Gallinari and Malcolm Brogdon this summer season whereas protecting its playoff rotation intact.
Consequently, some, similar to FanDuel Sportsbook, deemed the Celtics the betting favourite to elevate the Larry O’Brien Trophy this season. Granted, it is unclear what crew Kevin Durant will probably be on.
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When requested about Boston buying Gallinari and Brogdon, Tatum expressed the next to Celtics Wire.
“Two veteran guys which have completed quite a bit on this league, and which can be coming to a scenario the place they’re attempting so as to add to a very, actually good crew, and so they do make us higher, they make us quite a bit higher to hopefully get us over that hump to be a championship crew, two guys that actually know play the best method that actually simply need to win at any price.”
And with rumors working rampant being a staple of the NBA’s offseason, this summer season’s seen studies of the Celtics and Nets discussing a blockbuster commerce centered round Jaylen Brown and Kevin Durant.
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Tatum, whose title has come up in commerce rumors courting again to Boston’s pursuit of Anthony Davis in 2019, says he retains his deal with what he can management, relaying, “in case you take note of every thing you see on Twitter or TV, you drive your self loopy. I feel that’s simply one thing that you must be taught simply to maintain your personal sanity and your personal peace.”
On the subject of him and Brown constructing their legacies collectively in Boston, maybe including championship banners and two extra retired numbers to the rafters hanging above the parquet in TD Backyard, Tatum is aware of getting there requires staying centered on the current.
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“We simply attempt to keep within the second,” Tatum said on NBC Sports Boston. “It’s not essentially about (what) our legacy will appear like if we did this or that. Simply attempting to be one of the best variations of ourselves, one of the best gamers that we may be, and compete on the highest degree. I feel we actually took these subsequent steps final season. We’ll be the primary to let you know that we obtained extra to do, extra to perform. We’re keen to take action.”
He added, “regardless of all of the people who stated we couldn’t play collectively, we at all times believed that we may.”
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Tatum additionally shared with Celtics Wire what he is centered on this offseason focus as he gears up for the 2022-23 marketing campaign.
“All the time at the beginning caring for my physique, within the weight room engaged on my legs and ensuring my core (is nice), altering my weight-reduction plan, attempting to eat higher. The basketball stuff is less complicated to determine, I’ve been doing it so lengthy. I feel your physique is what retains you up right here.”
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And Tatum, who’s discovered extra about Invoice Russell for the reason that Celtics drafted him in 2017, stated of Russell, a champion for civil rights, the final word winner, and an architect of the franchise, “I need to have a good time all of the issues that he completed, and what he meant to so many individuals on this world.”
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BOSTON (WHDH) – Boston Archbishop Richard Henning led his first Christmas Mass in the city on Wednesday, drawing a crowd of followers from across the country who wanted to be on hand for the historic occasion.
The Mass at the Cathedral of the Holy Cross was a lot to take in for the archdiocese’s new leader.
“I’m just feeling a little overwhelmed, it’s my first Christmas in Boston, so that makes it extra special,” he said.
“My mission in life is not to bring people to me but to point them to the heart of Jesus,” Henning added.
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The message he delivered, parishioners said, resonated with those on hand.
“It was really profound, I really enjoyed his homily and the way the Mass was celebrated and I really enjoy the spirit of Christmas and the message that he taught us today,” one woman said.
Henning went on to meet with children at Boston’s Children’s Hospital to spread holiday cheer.
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WEST ROXBURY – The holidays are a busy time for food pantries. But with the number of Massachusetts families facing food insecurity now at a staggering 35%, according to the Greater Boston Food Bank, keeping those shelves stocked is a year-round job.
Darra Slagle is passionate about food. And it comes in box after box, bag after bag, to Rose’s Bounty food pantry in West Roxbury where she is executive director.
“I just love doing this. I love feeling like at the end of the day, my job meant something,” Slagle says.
“There’s always something to do”
And she’s tireless, wrangling countless volunteers at the pantry.
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“There’s always something to do here,” Slagle said. “There’s so much work that nobody is ever at a loss.”
Darra Slagle stocks shelves at Rose’s Bounty food pantry.
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Rose’s Bounty puts together food bags every week to help 2,000 people in a state where food insecurity reaches one in three households.
“And this city, this state that’s so wealthy that nobody should be going without food on their table,” Slagle said.
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Thousands of pounds of food orders
What Slagle gets little of is downtime. When she does, it’s at home making food orders for the pantry. On one day she showed WBZ-TV how she ordered more than 12,000 pounds. She will order 20,000 pounds for the entire week thanks to grants and donations.
“It’s a lot of effort on my part. Spreadsheets, I’m a big fan of spreadsheets,” she said.
Her drive to the pantry may be less than 2 miles from home, but passing these houses every day she says reminds her no one really knows the need behind closed doors.
“There’s probably a lot of mouths in that house to feed. Food’s expensive. Rent’s high,” Slagle said.
That’s what drives her to the pantry every day, ready for the next round of donations that will fill the shelves and help the homebound – the community Slagle wants to make sure doesn’t go hungry.
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“It’s a really happy place to be,” she said. “And we’re all working hard to do something good for our community.”
Beth Germano
Emmy award-winning Beth Germano is a general assignment reporter for WBZ-TV News. Born and raised in Massachusetts, Germano has been a New England-based reporter for more than 30 years.
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The Boston Red Sox continued to rebuild their pitching staff, acquiring left-hander Jovani Morán on Tuesday from the Minnesota Twins in exchange for catcher and infielder Mickey Gasper.
The 27-year-old Morán appeared in 79 games as a reliever for the Twins from 2021 to 2023, posting a 4.15 ERA, striking out 112 with 52 walks and holding opponents to a .208 batting average. He missed all of last season recovering from Tommy John surgery. He originally was chosen in the seventh round of the 2015 draft.
In Gasper, the Twins are getting a 29-year-old who made his major league debut last season and appeared in 13 games with Boston. The switch-hitter was selected by the New York Yankees in the 27th round of the 2018 draft. He was picked by Boston in the minor league portion of the 2023 Rule 5 Draft.
The Red Sox and Twins both currently have 39 players on their 40-man rosters.
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