T he Boston Celtics should not be afraid of the other teams in the NBA's Eastern Conference. Ahead of the start of the league's 2024-25 regular season, the Celtics were rightfully

Part of the problem may be the fact that Boston has recently been valued at $5.5 billion with a looming $500 million + payroll next season, with no ownership of a home arena to help recoup those costs. And there may be further hurdles in front of league expansion we are not yet aware of.

The NBA announced Thursday the game between the Grizzlies and Boston Celtics on March 31 has been flexed to TNT. That game was originally scheduled to air on NBA TV. Game time will also change to 6:30 p.m.