Sherrod Blakely

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A fuller, deeper dive into issues and societal discussions impacting the Boston Celtics and the NBA.

Brown delivers historic performance to close out Celtics' West Coast trip 01/04/2026

Passed over for player of the month for December despite leading the league in scoring during that time. Sixth in the first round of all-star voting by fans. Jaylen Brown played Saturday's game against the L.A. Clippers with a bigger chip than usual. And the result was a game he and the Boston Celtics will not soon forget.

Brown delivers historic performance to close out Celtics' West Coast trip Jaylen Brown scored a season-high 50 points - it tied his career high - as Boston closed out its road trip with a 4-1 record after a 31-point win over the Los Angeles Clippers.

Simons returns to Portland with new team, new (winning) role 12/28/2025

Anfernee Simons is back in Portland, the start of his NBA odyssey which has taken a very different path since becoming a Celtic.

Simons returns to Portland with new team, new (winning) role Anfernee Simons returns with the Boston Celtics to Portland for the first time after having played his first seven seasons with the Blazers.

CELTICS-PACERS: The Good, The Bad and What Went Better than Expected 12/27/2025

The Boston Celtics racked up another win. But who were the standouts on Friday night against the Indiana Pacers?

CELTICS-PACERS: The Good, The Bad and What Went Better than Expected The Celtics continue to feast on the softest part of their schedule. They are 9-2 in their last 11 games, which includes a current winning streak of four in a row.

CELTICS-KNICKS: The Good, The Bad and What went better than expected 12/03/2025

The Boston Celtics are riding the kind of surge that has them looking more like a team that isn’t playing out a “gap season” without Jayson Tatum, but instead, a squad that’s closing the gap on the rest of the Eastern Conference. Check out my new post!

CELTICS-KNICKS: The Good, The Bad and What went better than expected The Celtics continue to rack up the victories, downing the Knicks for their eighth win in the last 11 games.

CELTICS-CAVS: The Good, The Bad, and what was better than expected 10/30/2025

The Boston Celtics have put together back-to-back wins for the first time this season. Here's a look at what worked, didn't work, and went better than expected in their 20-point win over Cleveland.

CELTICS-CAVS: The Good, The Bad, and what was better than expected Boston wins the battle of the boards along with strong play defensively, the kind of basketball that's reminiscent of their championship-contending days.

06/21/2024

I'm excited to announce my new position as Associate Professor of the Practice, Sports Journalism at Boston University College of Communication! I always tell my students about the importance of finding places and spaces that understand and appreciate your value. This is exactly what I have found at BU which has been an amazing partner in supporting my efforts to bolster BU's communication school into being the nation's best sports program in THE BEST Sports town in America!!

11/21/2023

New name, but same crew delivering NBA/Boston Celtics conversations. Available on all your podcasting apps to download and subscribe to. Thanksgiving episode dropping soon.

🎙️🏀 New Name, Same Podcast

Tune in weekly to the ‘Big 3 NBA Podcast’ with Sherrod Blakely, Gary Washburn & myself for the latest news and commentary on the Boston Celtics, NBA and more

(Subscribe on your favorite podcasting apps or the CLNS Media Network YouTube channel)

🍎 https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-big-3-nba-podcast/id1717501081
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The Celtics and what makes this start to the season different 10/29/2023

Joe Mazzulla is one of the reasons why the Celtics strong start to the season feels, well, different.

The Celtics and what makes this start to the season different The growth of Joe Mazzulla is one of the keys to Boston getting off to a strong start against playoff-caliber competition. BOSTON — There hasn’t been a better time to be on the Boston Celtics bandwagon than now, with contributions from players flowing in like cash to a well-oiled political campa...

09/23/2023

Mariya, one of my favorite mentees, you continue to mature in so many ways. From a high schooler, college grad, an award-winning journalist to being a wife, and now, a mother-to-be. Thank you for allowing me to attend your baby shower and share this special day with you and your family. As always, I wish the best for you and your husband Wan, and continued blessings for you both and your princess-to-be.

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