Celtics Implode Against The Knicks (w/ Jay King)

Celtics Implode Against The Knicks (w/ Jay King)

Author: SI NBA May 9, 2025 Duration: 27:18

Chris Mannix talks to Jay King of The Athletic about the Celtics falling down 0-2 to the Knicks and how they've blown two twenty point leads, the less than stellar play of Jayson Tatum, the Hack-a-Mitchell strategy, and what could be the mystery illness inflicting Kristaps Porziņģis


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Author: Language: en-us Episodes: 100

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