About
Welcome to Hardwood Houdini, the Boston Celtics news and opinion site brought to you by the FanSided Network. Hardwood Houdini is dedicated to providing top-notch Celtics news and original content. This site also serves as a community for like-minded fans to come together to catch up on the latest happenings and discuss their passion for all things Celtics. Hardwood Houdini consists of an editorial team that creates content as they closely follow the Celtics. The site covers opinions, news, rumors, trades, and analysis using reputable sources such as Basketball-Reference, Cleaning the Glass, NBA.com, and more. Any article updates or corrections after publication are communicated via an editor's note. Hardwood Houdini posts articles on a regular basis year-round. FanSided is owned and operated by Minute Media, whose other brands also include Sports Illustrated, The Players' Tribune, 90min, and Mental Floss.
Meet The Team
Andrew Hughes
Andrew is currently the site expert for Fly War Eagle and Glory Colorado and a senior contributor at Hardwood Houdini. His work has been featured in The Miami Herald, Bleacher Report, and Heavy. Andrew graduated from Brooklyn College with a degree in print journalism in 2017 and has been a sports fan since 1993.
@ARJHughes
Ben Grunert
Ben Grunert is a sports journalist based in Atlanta. He has been writing about the NBA since 2022, covering three different NBA teams for FanSided: the Atlanta Hawks, the Boston Celtics, and the Denver Nuggets. He was previously an NBA writer for NBA Analysis Network and a contributor for 8 Points, 9 Seconds (FanSided’s Indiana Pacers page). He also covers NCAA football for The Sporting News. Grunert is a former college tennis player and a diehard Celtics fan.
@BenGrunertBball
Jack Simone
Jack Simone is the Site Expert and Editor at Hardwood Houdini. He is a credentialed member of the media and has been on the Boston Celtics beat for two full seasons. Following a Bachelor's degree at Worcester State, he earned a Master's in Sports Communication at Regis College, graduating in 2022. He's worked at CelticsBlog, Heavy.com, and other FanSided sites, all starting in 2020. In his free time, he enjoys watching YouTube, playing basketball, and golfing, though he is still on a quest to break 90.
@JackSimoneNBA
Matt John
Matt John is the site expert for The J-Notes and writes for Hardwood Houdini too. He has been overseeing The J-Notes since June 2024 and writing for Hardwood Houdini since August 2023. He has been writing about the NBA since 2016, with bylines at Basketball Insiders, Basketball News, Heavy, and The Sporting News. He has been closely following the Celtics since 2001. He also enjoys watching TV shows and movies and, on occasion, watches some True Crime.
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Ray Petree
Ray Petree is a Contributing Writer at FanSided, where he covers the reigning and defending champion Boston Celtics for Hardwood Houdini. Ray has been covering the NBA for the past eight years for a variety of websites, including Sir Charles in Charge. Ray is a veritable basketball historian and lifelong Boston Celtics fan. When he's not watching the NBA, Ray enjoys hiking with his canine companion, watching professional wrestling, and television with his partner.
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