The presumption around the NBA has been that, if beloved Celtics star Al Horford were set to retire rather than play yet another season, he would have done so by now. Golden State, as things stand, are locked in a contract stare-down with restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga,

The Celtics will welcome a pair of departed starters back to Boston in back-to-back games in late January. Jrue Holiday and the Portland Trail Blazers will come to town on Monday, Jan. 26, with Kristaps Porzingis and the Atlanta Hawks following suit on Wednesday, Jan. 28.

Former Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck will no longer stay on as governor after selling the team to Bill Chisholm, ESPN's Shams Charania reported Tuesday.

This Boston transition is different than the one happening in Los Angeles where Lakers heiress Jeanie Buss will remain as the team’s governor for the next five seasons after selling majority ownership of the team to businessman and Dodgers owner Mark Walter at a historic $10 billion valuation.

Per senior ESPN reporter Ramona Shelburne in a recent social media post, "while Bill Chisholm will technically be the Celtics Governor, he and ... Grousbeck plan to run the team together as originally planned." This will have Chisholm as the team's official governor and Grousbeck serving as an alternate governor, according to Shelburne.

Grousbeck, who is selling the franchise to a group led by Bill Chisholm, was originally set to remain in place until 2028

The Boston Celtics looked ready to be perennial championship contenders after winning the NBA Championship just one year ago, but now find themselves in flux while being handled a reality check

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