Celtics Kick Off NBA season against the Cleveland LeBrons

The Big 3 and the rest of the Boston Celtics kick off their 2009-2010 campaign on the road against LeBron James and the Cleveland LeBrons. The only thing better would be Celtics-Lakers, but this is clearly the class of the Eastern Conference.

I, unlike a lot of people, couldn't wait any longer for the NBA to start back up. The Celtics reloaded with a couple of savvy veterans and hope for KG to rebound nicely from off-season knee surgery. Off-season acquisition Rasheed Wallace will be providing a breather for KG as he will be the more-than-likely sixth man. If nothing else, he will be the comedic relief for fans; drawing up technical after technical. Doc Rivers has even said that he's not going to control Wallace's technical mishaps.

The other key free agent pick-up was veteran guard, Marquis Daniels. He will be a role player off the bench, providing rest for Paul Pierce and Ray Allen.

In other Celtic news, forward Glen "Big Baby" Davis suffered a thumb fracture after getting in to a scuffle with an unnamed ex-teammate this past week. Davis, who took up MMA in the summer, said he was defending himself. Rivers and Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck both said they expect to Davis to be suspended. I love the fact that you're taking MMA to whoop up on Shaq and the fellow big-men of the Eastern Conference, Glen, but don't fight your former teammates! Big Baby was an intricate part of the Celtics '09 postseason, and he is going to see more playing time after stepping up in the place of KG last season. Get it together, Glen. You're a champion, act like one.

And, yes, I went the entire article without mentioning the C's X-Factor. RAJON RONDO! Celtics take down the opener, 107-103.