Tag: Media Day

Big Ten Championship to remain in Indianapolis through 2028

The Big Ten Football championship will remain in Indianapolis through the 2028 season.

As Big Ten media day began on Tuesday, Big Ten commissioner Tony Petitti spoke to the crowd about the upcoming conference plans. With the addition of UCLA, USC, Oregon, and Washington, there were questions about how long the Big Ten title game would stay at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis.

Petitti gave that answer quickly. He stated that the game will remain in Indianapolis through the 2028 season. He also had this to say about the event.

“The city and the community have really embraced the event. It’s impactful. You can really feel it when you’re there.”

The game has been held in Indianapolis every year since 2011. Wisconsin was the first Big Ten Championship game-winner over Michigan State in front of 64,152 fans.

The most watched Big Ten title game was the 34-24 Michigan State over Ohio State in 2013. Connor Cook was the MVP of that game with 13.9 viewers tuning in.

The biggest crowd for a Big Ten title game was last season. Just shy of 68,000 fans filled the Lucas Oil Stadium for Michigan’s 26-0 win over Iowa.

Traditionally, the Big Ten title game has been played the first Saturday in December.

Jrue Holiday’s new Boston Celtics teammates couldn’t stop gushing about him

With Holiday and Derrick White in the backcourt, the Celtics are poised to become one of the few teams with two NBA All-Defensive caliber guards in recent years.

While there was no shortage of things to talk about given all the recent changes to the team that have gone down, the Boston Celtics’ players and coaches spent much of Media Day sharing their excitement over acquiring Jrue Holiday via trade.

His new teammates see him as a perfect fit with high character, a tough defender, and a game-changer on both ends of the floor. Adding Holiday to the team solidifies their championship goals, and brings a competitive force to the team that’s palpable. With Holiday and Derrick White in the backcourt, the Celtics are poised to become one of the few teams with two NBA All-Defensive caliber guards in recent years.

The hosts of ESPN’s “Sports Center” put up a clip of the Celtics gushing over the Holiday trade.

Check it out in the clip embedded above!

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Celtics Lab 220: Sorting out the new-look Celtics, Media Day and training camp with Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance

With ownership publicly stating they are ready to do whatever it takes to hang Banner 18, there’s a lot to be excited about in Boston.

After a series of blockbuster trades to remake their roster into the vision Boston Celtics team president Brad Stevens and the rest of the team’s front office have for a championship roster surrounding the ball club’s All-NBA wings Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, the Celtics held their annual Media Day proceedings.

Those proceedings and the training camp after it generated as much buzz as has been seen in a Boston facility since 2009, with the energy palpable ahead of the Celtics’ 2023-24 campaign. With ownership publicly stating they are ready to do whatever it takes to hang Banner 18, there’s a lot to be excited about in Boston.

But who ARE these Celtics? What are they good at individually? How will they fit together? And what else needs to be done to make this a complete contending roster?

The hosts of the CLNS Media “Celtics Lab” podcast linked up with the hosts of the “How Bout Them Celtics!” pod Jack Simone and Sam LaFrance to hear what went down at Media Day and day 1 of the team’s 2023 training camp, as well as what might be coming down the pike.

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Highlights from the Boston Celtics’ 2023 Media Day

If you missed the big day or want to see what went down on it again, CLNS Media has you covered.

The Boston Celtics‘ 2023 Media Day proceedings have come and gone, and the team is now focused on training camp. But if you missed the big day or want to see what went down on it again, the folks over at the CLNS Media “Celtics All Access on CLNS” YouTube channel managed to get their hands on a team-produced clip of the day’s highlights for your viewing pleasure.

The Celtics introduced Jaylen Brown, Jayson Tatum, Kristaps Porzingis, and the rest of their 2023-24 team at Auerbach Center on Monday afternoon. Watch the highlights as team president Brad Stevens, head coach Joe Mazzulla, and the rest of the team reacted to the Jrue Holiday trade and losing two beloved teammates in point guard Marcus Smart and big man Robert Williams III earlier this summer.

Check it out for yourself in the clip embedded below!

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Recapping the 2023 Boston Celtics Media Day

The big event was filled with anticipation for the season soon to arrive and a general air of excitement among fans and the media. 

The 2023 Boston Celtics Media Day has taken place, marking the start of the 2023-24 NBA season for much of the season. The big event was filled with anticipation for the season soon to arrive and a general air of excitement among fans and the media.

One of the most significant topics of discussion among players and coaches was of course the trade for former Milwaukee Bucks Jrue Holiday. Celtics fans and media were abuzz with excitement over this unexpected trade. The trade required giving up Robert Williams III, a 2029 first round Celtics pick, a 2024 Golden State Warriors first, and 2023 Sixth Man of the Year Malcolm Brogdon, who had a disappointing stint with the team even winning that hardware given how injury shut him down in the postseason.

The hosts of the CLNS Media “How Bout Them Celtics!” podcast took some time to look back on this year’s Media Day proceedings on their most recent episode, embedded below.

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VIDEOS: All player, staff interviews at 2023 Rockets media day in Houston

Courtesy of Jackson Gatlin (@JTGatlin) of @LockedOnRockets, here are all of Monday’s #Rockets media day interviews from Toyota Center.

HOUSTON — To officially launch team activities for the 2023-24 NBA season, the Rockets hosted their annual media day on Monday, Oct. 2, inside their home arena of Toyota Center.

Each year, media day for NBA teams consists of press conference interviews with each team’s general manager, head coach and numerous players regarding their outlook for the new season.

For the 2023-24 Rockets, this was the first media availability with four recent offseason signings (Fred VanVleet, Dillon Brooks, Jock Landale and Jeff Green). It also marked the first time general manager Rafael Stone and head coach Ime Udoka took questions from reporters since Kevin Porter Jr.’s arrest.

Courtesy of Jackson Gatlin of Locked on Rockets (YouTube channel), here’s complete video (in sequential order, based on the time of each interview) from Monday’s interview sessions.

On Tuesday, training camp opens at McNeese State University in Lake Charles, Louisiana. The preseason begins Tuesday, Oct. 10, with a home game versus Indiana.

PHOTOS: Images from the Boston Celtics’ 2023 Media Day II

The event generated so many good photos, we had to put together a second gallery just to keep your collective browsers from crashing under the weight of that much Celtics excellence.

The Boston Celtics’ 2023 Media Day proceedings have come and gone this Monday, October 2, with a host of photographic evidence stacking up for the eager eyes of fans to soon consume in anticipation of the Celtics’ soon-to-arrive 2023-24 campaign.

Held in Brighton, Massachusetts this year, the newest iteration of the team met the NBA media for the first time, hosting countless interviews in between playful photo shoots and other events to commemorate the big day. The event generated so many good photos, we had to put together a second gallery just to keep your collective browsers from crashing under the weight of that much Celtics excellence.

Let’s take a look at another batch of photos from Boston’s 2023 Media Day.

PHOTOS: Images from the Boston Celtics’ 2023 Media Day

The NBA’s 2023 offseason is officially over for the Boston Celtics and the rest of the league.

The NBA’s 2023 offseason is officially over for the Boston Celtics and the rest of the league as the official 2023 Media Day proceedings are officially underway. Held this year in Brighton, Massachusetts, there is no shortage of things to talk about after a seismic offseason in terms of the Celtics’ front office reshaping the storied ball club’s roster.

With new additions to the team like star big man Kristaps Porzingis and recently-added All-Star guard Jrue Holiday to introduce, several noteworthy departures from Marcus Smart, Grant Williams, Robert Williams III, and Malcolm Brogdon, as well as new additions to the team’s coaching staff in Sam Cassell and Charles Lee, expect a mountain of interviews to come your way.

In the meantime, let’s take a look at some of the images coming out of Boston’s Media Day.

Recap: 2023-24 OKC Thunder media day

Recapping the OKC Thunder’s 2023-24 media day:

The Oklahoma City Thunder held their 2023-24 media day on Monday, Oct. 2. During the all-day event, head coach Mark Daigneault and players spoke with the media in preparation for the new season.

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander and Chet Holmgren highlight the Thunder’s roster.

The Thunder will kick off their preseason slate on Monday, Oct. 9, against the San Antonio Spurs. The regular season begins on Oct. 25 against the Chicago Bulls.

Live updates will be provided throughout this article. Please check back on a regular basis to see what Daigneault and the players say as they are on the verge of kicking off a new season.

Key October 2023 dates as OKC Thunder open training camp, preseason, regular season

Let’s look ay important dates throughout October that the Thunder will have as the 2023-24 regular season starts.

As the calendar flips to October, the NBA cycle restarts with a new season.

The Oklahoma City Thunder — and the rest of the league — kick off their 2023-24 season by hosting media day on Monday, Oct. 2. Training camp and preseason games follow.

OKC’s preseason slate starts Monday, Oct. 9, against the San Antonio Spurs. The Thunder will play five preseason contests in a two-week span.

The start of the regular season isn’t until near the end of the month, as the Thunder will travel to face the Chicago Bulls in their opener on Wednesday, Oct. 25.

Let’s look at key dates: