Jackie MacMullan has a new story today titled, “Blame Kyrie? It’s not that simple, Boston” where she reveals some of the dysfunction behind this disaster of a season.
Not surprisingly, the trouble began in Miami in January. We now know the backstory to the huddle incident between Jaylen Brown and Marcus Morris:
On Jan. 9, the Celtics blitzed the Indiana Pacers in Boston, then flew out that night to Miami, arriving at the team hotel after 2 a.m. on Thursday. Boston was set to play the Miami Heat that night, but, team sources said, that didn’t stop some of the young players from heading to South Beach, where the clubs stay open well past 5 a.