Kevin Durant, who has experience recovering from Achilles tears, is shocked by the speed at which Jayson Tatum is recovering from his devastating injury.

The Celtics had a disappointing loss to the Jazz, where the C's were not only outplayed but Utah played harder than them.

Some Cs fans had grumbled about Boston using a first round pick on the Madrid native despite the little playing time Gonzalez had at his last stop.

Mazzulla hasn't hesitated to pull young players after mistakes. There were a lot of them in Monday's loss to the Jazz.

Ainge, 43, joined the Celtics in 2009 as a coach for the Maine Red Claws in the G-League. He moved into the front office two years later and served as an assistant general manager for the last six seasons, helping Boston reach the postseason in 17 of their last 18 seasons.

The Celtics didn’t win Monday against the Utah Jazz because they didn’t deserve to win. A team that looked sharp last week has returned to its wildly inconsistent and erratic ways with the common thread as it always has been under Joe Mazzulla — porous 3-point shooting.

The Utah Jazz and Boston Celtics have released their injury reports for the two's first matchup of the season.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Brown wore only jersey Nos. 42 and 5 and put up 5.3 points, 2.3 rebounds, and 1.1 assists per game.