Danilo Gallinari probably won’t be ready for the start of the NBA season, but the knee injury could have been much more serious.

Players currently wearing No. 6, such as LeBron James, will be able to keep their number, but it will otherwise be permanently retired by all NBA teams.

It would be a disservice – an insult, really – to look at Bill Russell as only a basketball player, even as one of the greatest ever.

Brown is reportedly part of Boston’s offer to Brooklyn for Kevin Durant, but a simple tweet shows Brown wants to stay put.

Boston is expected to enter next season as a favorite in the East, but it can still make a few roster tweaks.

Boston has said it plans to add another center, and 6-foot-10 Mfiondu Kabengele has been impressive so far in Summer League.

Newcomers Danilo Gallinari and Malcolm Brogdon want to help Boston get over the hump and win another NBA title.

Speaking on a podcast, Brogdon feels his defense and playmaking will help Boston in its quest for an NBA title.