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MONDAY'S BROADCAST HIGHLIGHTS:NBA: New York at Philadelphia, 7 p.m. (NBATV)NBA: Phoenix at Golden State, 10:30 p.m. (NBATV)NHL: Tampa Bay at Toronto, 7 p.m. (NHL Network)
AROUND THE WEB:
-- While the Celtics were retiring Paul Pierce's number 34 at TD Garden on Sunday, Ray Allen was golfing with George Lopez.
Allen and the 2008 Celtics team have a beef stemming from when Allen left the Celtics to join the Heat in 2012.
It seemed the two had made up in a #onceacelticsalwaysaceltic Instagram post from Pierce last year.
A post shared by The Truth (@paulpierce) on Sep 9, 2017 at 8:44pm PDT
But it looks like Allen might not be over it yet.
Kevin Garnett, Rajon Rondo and Doc Rivers were, however, in attendance for the ceremony.
"Where's Ray?" pic.twitter.com/nD7bvP9ap8
— Oliver Maroney (@OMaroneyNBA) February 11, 2018-- The Eagles beat the Patriots in the Super Bowl but one Philadelphia player isn't done taking shots.
Lineman Lane Johnson went off on the Patriots in a recent interview with Barstool's Pardon My Take podcast, calling it a "fear-based organization" with no fun.
"Obviously, do they win? Hell yes, they win. They've won for a long time," Johnson said. "Do I think people enjoy and can say, 'I had a lot of fun playing there?' No, I don't. That's just the God's honest truth."
He also said Patriots players acted like "robots" when dealing with the media during Super Bowl week.
"You only get to do this job one time, so let's have fun while we're doing it," Johnson said. "Not to be reckless, but I'd much rather have fun and win a Super Bowl than be miserable and win five Super Bowls."
He also thinks the Eagles will repeat as Super Bowl winners.
"I don't want to have that relief factor. I feel like a lot of teams once they start getting good (say), 'Now we can set and relax. We need to push the pedal," Johnson said. "I think now is our year to shine."
QUOTE OF THE DAY: "Personally, I knew I wanted to be here and I think it got figured out fairly quickly. I'm really happy the way it worked out, and I'm glad to be here now." -- Jimmy Garoppolo, on the five-year deal he signed with the 49ers, worth a reported $137.5 million
