Enes Kanter has been an outspoken critic of the Chinese government since the start of the season. Kanter has taken issues with China's policies towards Tibet, Hong Kong and other groups of people and places. Recently, Kanter posted a tweet suggesting he's being limited as far as playing time due to his stance on China.

Boston Celtics head coach Ime Udoka acknowledged he saw Kanter's tweet about being limited on the court, but said Kanter isn't playing because of basketball reasons.

“My thing is strictly basketball. We're switching a lot and doing some things that probably are not as natural for him and that's limited his time to some extent … Nothing basketball related will be based on (social media).”

Kanter had logged less than 10 minutes total over two games entering Monday's contest in Cleveland. Because Boston lost Robert Williams during the game due to knee soreness, Kanter logged a season-high eight minutes. He scored five points and grabbed two offensive rebounds in the second half of the Celtics victory.

In his weekly spot on 98.5 The Sports Hub in Boston, Brad Stevens was asked about trade rumors involving Jaylen Brown. Stevens shot down those rumors immediately.

“I just walked up to Jaylen and said, ‘Your name is all over the place as you know. Obviously, from our standpoint, you’re a Celtic and obviously a guy that we think exceptionally high of. Nothing doing,’” Stevens said of his conversation with Brown. “I just wanted to make sure that he has that peace of mind.”

The Boston Celtics have reportedly talked trade with the Philadelphia 76ers for disgruntled star Ben Simmons. In those talks, Philadelphia made it clear they would seek Brown in return. Stevens said that's the nature of trade talks.

“When you get into trade rumors, obviously, there’s going to be rumors, there’s going to be talks,” Stevens said on the speculation. “We have to be on the phones, but we also have to be prudent and smart about what we’re doing with our own team. I would say most of the time that I’ve been here at least, there’s a lot less to it that’s real.”

The Boston Celtics are reportedly interested in trading for Ben Simmons. The Philadelphia 76ers are insisting Jaylen Brown be part of their return for Simmons. That seems to be the breaking point for trade talks between the two teams.

Multiple league sources have indicated that Boston has no interest in parting with Brown in any trade, let alone one for Simmons. Brown is currently sidelined due to a sore hamstring that will keep him out for one to two weeks.

In his sixth season, Brown is off to the best start of his career. He's averaged 25.6 points on 49.3% from the field and 39.7% from behind the arc. Brown's also grabbing 6.1 rebounds and hitting 78% on 5.1 free throw attempts per game. All are career-highs for the 2021 All-Star.

Jaylen Brown will be out for the next one to two weeks with a hamstring strain.

Brown last played on November 4th at the Miami Heat.

Brown is averaging 25.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists in 36.5 minutes per game.

The Boston Celtics have engaged in trade talks for Ben Simmons with the Philadelphia 76ers.

Any deal for Simmons would have to include Jaylen Brown. While Simmons hasn't played this season, Brown is averaging 25.6 points, 6.1 rebounds and 2.5 assists per game.

Those talks are fluid with no traction as of yet.

Boston Celtics wing Jaylen Brown left Thursday's game at the Miami Heat due to hamstring tightness. When Brown left in the second half, he had scored 17 points. The Celtics upset the Heat 95-78 in the game.

At this point, Boston is calling Brown's departure "precautionary". The Celtics next play on Saturday at the Dallas Mavericks.

Brown has been Boston's most consistent scorer this season. He's averaging a career-high 25.6 points per game. Brown is also shooting a career-best 49.3% from the field. In addition, he's equaled his career-high three-point shooting at 39.7% on the highest volume of his career.

The Boston Celtics responded to comments by Marcus Smart that led to a players-only meeting by defeating the Orlando Magic on Wednesday by a final score of 92-79.

"Obviously, in the midst of trying to win games, it's something that we probably didn't need. But we all communicate and talk to each other, so we're trying to find ways to win," Brown said. "I'm open to anything and everything when guys bring it to me, coaching staff. I'm always watching film and trying to be a better basketball player and find ways to make my teammates better. It felt good to get a win today."

Brown added: "The last two days we've just been focused on Orlando. The goal was to come out and try to get a win. That was it. The team meeting -- just an opportunity to talk as a group and get some communication going and move forward. At the end of the day, we've been playing together for a long time, all of us, especially our core group. When it comes down to it, it's all about finding ways to win, and that's what most of the conversation was about."

The Boston Celtics had a players-only meeting on Tuesday when they traveled to Orlando.

Marcus Smart made comments to the media about how he believes Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown don't share the ball enough. The remarks came following Monday's loss to the Chicago Bulls. 

"It was emotional at times, but in the end, perhaps, not a terribly productive meeting," said Adrian Wojnarowski. "Maybe not even beneficial. These are issues with this team that have been going on for a while. They changed the president in Boston. They changed the head coach. These issues remain."

The Boston Celtics have gotten off to a poor start, with a 2-5 record. Boston has lost twice in overtime, as well as suffering a historic collapse against the Chicago Bulls on Monday.

Following the loss to the Bulls, Marcus Smart had pointed criticisms for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. Smart said as the team's stars, they need to be willing to pass the ball more often late in games. Smart believes this will allow them to get easier shots, as opposed to the Celtics isolation-heavy approach to crunch time.

Boston's President of Basketball Operations Brad Stevens was asked about his thoughts on Smart's comments. Stevens said, “When you’re in it, when you see guys at the facility and you see (Marcus Smart) and Jayson (Tatum) eating breakfast together today and talking about it, ‘How do we come to find a solution for our team?’...Those guys want to win and at the end of the day, I think that’s the most important thing."

When asked about the growth of Brown and Tatum, Stevens said, “When you’re talking about our two young guys, Jaylen and Jayson, their next steps are hard because of where they are right now. They’re already up a ton of steps. An All-Star, two All-Star appearances for Jayson, so those next steps, they take a lot and I do trust that those two guys will make those. Their work, their care, their commitment, I believe they will make those steps."

Stevens expressed some optimism that the Celtics have the right mix of players to win this season.

“We’re going to find out,” Stevens said. “Last year, we were 8-3 to start the year and it didn’t feel like 8-3 from my perspective, from the seat I was in. I felt like we had a lot of things we had to account for and we had to be a lot better in, and then we got hit with other stuff. Right now at 2-5, I feel a lot better from the structural stuff than 2-5.”

On Monday night, the Boston Celtics suffered a historic collapse against the Chicago Bulls. The Celtics became the first NBA team in the shot-clock era to lose a game by 14 or more points that they led by 14 or more points in the fourth quarter. Overall, Chicago outscored Boston 39-11 in the fourth quarter.

Following the game, Marcus Smart was asked about the Celtics late-game struggles. Smart stressed a desire to have the ball more often, in order to make plays for the team's stars of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.

Smart said, "I would just like to play basketball. Every team knows we're trying to go to Jayson and Jaylen. Every team is programmed and studied to stop Jayson and Jaylen. I think everybody's scouting report is to make those guys pass the ball. They don't want to pass the ball and that's something that they're going to learn. They're still learning. We're proud of the progress they're making, but they're going to have to make another step and find ways to not only create for themselves but create for others on this team to open up the court for them later down in the game where they're always going to have to take those tough shots or take tough matchups when they do get the 1-on-1 or they bring the trap. It's something we've been asking them to do and they're learning. We just gotta continue to help those guys do that to help our team."

Smart later added, "There's only so much I can do when the ball isn't in my hands and I'm standing in the corner."