NBA Champion Makes Bold Claim About The Boston Celtics

NBA Champion Nick Young sent out a post on X about the Boston Celtics.

Feb 10, 2017; Milwaukee, WI, USA; Los Angeles Lakers guard Nick Young (0) reacts after making a / Jeff Hanisch-USA TODAY Sports

On Wednesday evening, the Boston Celtics defeated the Miami Heat by a score of 118-84 to win their first-round series 4-1.

Before the game (on April 30), NBA Champion Nick Young sent out a post on X with a bold claim about the Celtics (and the Los Angeles Clippers).

Young's post had 1,600 likes and over 200,000 impressions.

Via Young: "Only team that can beat Boston in the clippers"

Only team that can beat Boston in the clippers

— Nick Young (@NickSwagyPYoung) April 30, 2024

The Celtics have made the Eastern Conference Finals in five out of the previous seven seasons.

All-Star forwards Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown have established themselves among the best duos in the entire NBA.

In addition, they added Kristaps Porzingis and Jrue Holiday over the offseason.

They finished the regular season with a 64-18 record (which was also the best record in the NBA).

Dec 8, 2023; Boston, Massachusetts, USA; Boston Celtics / Eric Canha-USA TODAY Sports

However (on April 30), after Young's post, Porzingis got injured.

Kristaps Porzingis is expected to make a return if the Celtics make the Eastern Conference Finals. @ChrisBHaynes provides an update from Game 5: pic.twitter.com/0iGOGABOMo

— NBA on TNT (@NBAonTNT) May 1, 2024

Last season, the Celtics lost to the Heat in the Eastern Confernece Finals.

They reached the NBA Finals in 2022, but have not been able to win a title since the 2008 season.

Jul 18, 2018; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Golden State Warriors guard Nick Young arrives for the 2018 / Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports

As for the Clippers, they have one of the most talented rosters in the league with Russell Westbrook, James Harden, Kawhi Leonard and Paul George.

They are also dealing with an injury, as Leonard has missed each of the previous two games.

Apr 26, 2024; Dallas, Texas, USA; LA Clippers forward Kawhi Leonard (2) warms up before the game / Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports

Young most recently played in the NBA during the 2018-19 season when he appeared in four games for the Denver Nuggets.

He won the 2018 NBA Championship with the Golden State Warriors.