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Why the Celtics can cover. The Celtics fell to the Philadelphia 76ers 118-114 on Christmas Day despite a quality game from Jayson Tatum, who dropped a double-double on 32 points a

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers' 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday. The fine comes nearly two months after Embiid was suspended for three games without pay for shoving Philadelphia Inquirer columnist

Sixers center Joel Embiid was fined $75,000 by the NBA on Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the the 76ers’ 118-114 road victory over the Boston Celtics on Wednesday.

Philadelphia center Joel Embiid, who fell to the parquet floor during warmups before Wednesday's win in Boston but remained in the starting lineup, was fined $75,000 by the NBA Friday for making obscene gestures during the first half of the road victory.

Boston hasn’t lost three in a row since March of 2023 — it didn’t happen all of last season — and will look to keep it that way with Indiana in town for a pair of games on Friday and Sunday.

Yes, you can. To listen to Friday's Celtics game on the radio, tune into 98.5 FM The Sports Hub at the time of tip-off, as 98.5 is the flagship station of the Boston franchise, according to their website. "Occasionally when scheduling conflicts arise, select games can be heard live on ROCK 92.9," the Sports Hub website said.

Jaylen Brown scores 44 points as NBA champions the Boston Celtics bounce back from consecutive defeats with a 142-105 victory over the Indiana Pacers.