DiJonai Carrington had a rough offseason recovering from yet another knee operation.
Six knee surgeries before the age of 25.
Yet she still committed in the offseason to hone her skills.
To
#WNBA
Sixth Player of the Year.
Dear Celtics,
Please annihilate the Heat tonight so that in late in the 4th Q, the Jumbotron can show Mike Gorman and the crowd can give him one last send off.
Thank you!
Well, there ya go.
Leave DiJonai alone. And leave Caitlin out of the bullshit.
These women are badasses and don’t need protecting.
Turns out the 26-year-old fourth year and the 22-year-old rookie are competitors and mature beyond their years.
Asked Caitlin Clark on what she’d say to the crowd that thinks the Carrington hit to her eye was on purpose: “It wasn’t intentional by any means. You just watched the play, it wasn’t intentional.”
I learned Friday my grandmother passed away, and it’s been tough news to process.
Our favorite thing to do together was play the dice game “Yahtzee,” and whenever she got a Yahtzee, she’d holler, “Yahtzee!”
I returned the favor on the broadcast today.
Still blown away by Michael Jordan’s speech about Kobe yesterday. Rarely do we hear from MJ in a public forum.
Too often, the convo surrounding MJ is, “Six Rings.” And I’m guilty of that. Really not fair. There’s way more too him than that.
#KobeFarewell
We are excited to introduce
@BrendanGlasheen
as our new play-by-play voice! Brendan will be on the broadcast starting with tonight’s game. Catch it live tonight at 7 on
@NBCSBoston
and 96.3 The Big Jab
Thanks T 🧡.
The
#WNBA
is getting the attention it deserves. A lot of really awesome players and people. IMO, no matter where the games air or which broadcast team you work for, you have to lift it up.
Love this call from
@BrendanGlasheen
. This was the Connecticut broadcast but didn’t matter. We were all fortunate to witness history and my friend, you did it well. 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
#WNBA
#Aja1K
Jonquel Jones stories:
1) In ATL. Left our bags at security. The “n” in “Brendan” was missing from my name tag. The Dream security team went to Sun locker room w/ bag looking for Brenda. Whole team: “who tf is Brenda?”
JJ figured it out. I became Brenda for rest of season. 😂
Last night, my brother got engaged.
And while we practiced his proposal, Bogaerts hit that bomb.
This is us in a nutshell 😂🤣❤️ so happy for my (large) younger bro
DiJonai Carrington led ALL
#WNBA
players w/ 17 steals in the month of August.
Behind her?
Dearica Hamby (All-Star)- 15
A’ja Wilson (MVP favorite)- 13
Alyssa Thomas (5-time all defense)- 13
Chelsea Gray (Olympian) - 13
Kayla McBride (All-Star)- 13
Nneka (6-time all defense)- 13
It's plain and simple when it comes to Alyssa Thomas:
She shows up for all 40 games. Plays (almost) all 40 minutes every night.
Badass. Bad moment. All 11 other teams would take her in a second.
Last night was the highest-rated
@ConnecticutSun
game ever on NBC Sports Boston.
Thanks for watching, and please keep showing up!!! This Sun team is worth following.
🧡🏀
Wrote my college essay 14 years ago about a dream of broadcasting pro basketball. I did sideline reporting at the Garden as a HS senior.
Tomorrow, I’ll be courtside at the Mike Gorman Broadcast Table for the first-ever WNBA game in Boston.
Dream big. So excited for this. ☀️☘️
Jonquel is really one of the nicest human beings I’ve encountered. You wouldn’t think she’s a professional athlete b/c of how open & personable she is. She doesn’t care who you are. Treats all the same. Gave it her all on the court. I wish her nothing but the best in Brooklyn.
After three steals last night, DiJonai Carrington has made 50% of her steals AFTER the
#WNBA
Olympic break.
29 in first 24 games.
29 in her last 11 games (2.6 per game).
Yes, the Olympic break and rest absolutely played a part in DeWanna Bonner’s freshness last night.
But it looked and felt different. Scored 29 points, but IMO, it was an “in-rhythm” 29, not a “we need you!” 29. Mabrey alleviated the attention DB gets.
#WNBA
2021-22
@NLL
schedule across ESPN platforms unveiled
🥍 Every U.S. based
#NLL
team featured at least once
🥍 Schedule includes games on ESPN2, ESPNU & ESPNEWS
🥍 All National Lacrosse League regular-season games available on
@ESPNPlus
Details:
Postgame sit down with
#Celtics
two-way center Neemias Queta, who played in just his sixth game with the Maine Celtics yesterday.
24p (9-11 FG), 15r, 5a, 4blk, 2stl 🤯
(🎥
@nbagleague
)
This moment right here SPEAKS to how damn good
@SheKnowsSports
is at her job.
We obsess over on-air presence. The embrace with Courtney depicts how well Terrika has built relationships with the players. 👏👏👏
Welp. It was still a fun year.
The development of two new starting guards. A mid-season trade that sparked the stretch run.
But they’ll tell you no moral victories. And I respect that. You want that.
Thanks for a fun season and following along. Wear your seatbelts ✌️☀️🧡
Really excited about what’s to come in 2024.
Pumped to share I’m linking up with
@CBSSports
for some college hoops!
First game is next Thursday.
@CAABasketball
MBB, Hofstra at Northeastern. LFG. 🗣️🏀
Neemias Queta is now a Boston Celtic on a standard NBA contract.
We caught up with him in Maine earlier this year. He’s been the ultimate teammate. Players in both Boston and Maine love having him around.
Boston, you showed out tonight!
Personally, tonight was really special to sit courtside at TD Garden and call a pro basketball game.
Thank you all who tuned in 💚☀️🏀☘️
For the record, I’m well aware I’m a male in the
#WNBA
space.
In my four years of covering the league, I’ve done my best to be a listener first while most of my job is to talk.
Really cool recognition.
@awfulannouncing
Our
@ConnecticutSun
broadcast crew ranked 4th out of 12 teams. And we were one of just three crews to most commonly receive an A grade.
Thanks for thinking of us, and most importantly, watching and listening. 🧡☀️
2) in Los Angeles. Last game I did for the season. I went to Sun locker room postgame and briefly thanked the team for a great year, etc.
Before I could leave, JJ stopped me and said “Brenda, break us down!” Gave out a 1…2…3… Sun!
She didn’t have to do that. That was cool.
"When I come into work and I see y'all, it changes my whole outlook on life, so I am so so so appreciative for y'all ... I'm nothing without y'all and I'm so grateful. Thank you so much and I appreciate y'all. Never change." —
@_ajawilson22
✨
Post Olympics, your
#WNBA
steals leaders:
DiJonai Carrington- 26
Alyssa Thomas- 23
Dearica Hamby- 23
All featured tonight at 10 PM eastern. Sun and Sparks run it back on
@NBCSBoston
.
The Patriots are expected to place QB Brian Hoyer on the reserve/COVID list today, per a source.
Hoyer has been the No. 2 QB behind rookie Mac Jones, with Jarrett Stidham the No. 3. Jones and Stidham have continued with regular preparations for Sunday’s game vs. the Jaguars.
Hit me this morning ...
2009 XMas Day: Found newest NBA 2K under 🎄, set it up & played as the
#Celtics
. Muted the TV & tried to be Mike Gorman. 😂
2019 XMas Day: Working ... Celtics 🆚 Raptors on the flagship station of the Celtics,
@985TheSportsHub
. Pre, half & postgame!
🙏🏻
That was a statement today by the Connecticut Sun.
Engaged defense. Bonner & Mabrey shot making. Alyssa Thomas TD 👑.
But you know for damn sure Indiana is coming with everything its got on Wednesday.
Finish this in two.
Cool way to end a trip ...
Pleasure to meet
@tyusbattle1
! Talked
@SyracuseU
🍊& 🏀.
Any
@NBA
franchise would be lucky to have him. Keep grinding and good luck!
✈️ Boston 👀👀👀
Getting out ahead of this now.
Aces Sun is a local
#WNBA
ION show Friday night. The vast majority of folks will get Lynx Fever, which is ION national show. 2 great games. Wings Dream also 7:30, so 3 games @ same time.
The ION deal is fantastic. But visibility here is a problem!
I realize Ionescu stole the show, but you gotta love Courtney Williams showing her former
#CTSun
teammate
@DijonaiVictoria
support in the 3-point contest at
#WNBAAllStar
(H/T courtneywilliams10 on IG)
What’s up, everybody!
I have 100
@DraftKings
MMA Millionaire tickets to give away for
@UFC
250‼️
To enter for your shot at a ticket:
1) Retweet this post
2) Reply with your DK username
Winners will be chosen randomly. Ends June 5.
GO❗️
FIRST-EVER triple double in
@ConnecticutSun
franchise history and the first of her excellent
@WNBA
career.
Alyssa Thomas joined our broadcast and shared her thoughts on a special night.
#CTSun
#WNBATwitter
Tonight was my final
@MaineCeltics
broadcast of the 2021-22 season.
I am so grateful to both the Maine and
@Celtics
organizations for bringing me on board.
This is a dream. And I have loved every second of it. Let’s go Celtics. 🍀💚
#BleedGreen