The Boston Celtics suffered a huge blow against the Orlando Magic Nov. 23, when breakout center Neemeias Queta went down with a left ankle sprain. In his absenc

Former NBA player and international superstar Danilo Gallinari had an announcement to make on Tuesday. Gallinari took to his social media accounts and announced his retirement from professional basketball at age 37, closing the curtain on a 16-year career in the NBA, Europe and most recently Puerto Rico.

Finally, it is also the date that the Celtics waived forward Sly Williams in 1985. An alum of the University of Rhode Island, Williams was drafted by the New York Knicks in 1979 and played for them and the Atlanta Hawks before joining Boston in 1985.

Yes, you can. To listen to Tuesday's Celtics game on the radio, tune in to 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.

Minott has played in 18 games for the Celtics over the opening month of the season, splitting his time between the starting lineup and the second unit. In those outings, he's averaging 7.6 points, 5 rebounds and 1.

Boston has an 11-9 record, though that’s after an 0-3 start to the year. The C’s have been around the .500 mark without many huge streaks either way. But they do have a plus-4.2 net rating, meaning they’ve been above-average. So even though the record doesn’t pop off the page, the on-court product has impressed more often than not.

During his time suiting up for the Celtics, Scalabrine wore only jersey No. 44 and put up 2.7 points, 1.5 rebounds per game.

At an age when most kids are still figuring out middle-school drama, Pierre Rondo is putting up grown-man numbers on a varsity floor. On Monday night,

“Brook Lopez would be a tremendous help to this group with his interior defense and shooting prowess. He would replace a lot of the same skill Porzingis and Horford brought to this roster, and make the Celtics a much more viable team in a postseason setting.”

Jaylen Brown has been having an unusual -- at least for him -- experience with fouling this season with the Boston Celtics. Not only has he been publically frustrated with the paucity of foul calls against him this season, the Georgia native is also racking up more technical fouls than he has been used to so far this year.