NBA Today: Celtics Offseason Outlook with James Holas

By Dan Besbris

An original Twitter great James Holas joins Corban Ford to break down the Boston Celtics in episode 2 of our 30-team offseason series!

James also just put out an article on the great Bill Russell – please check it out if you have a moment by clicking in this sentence.

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October 20, 2020, 1:03 pm

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