By Matt Noonan | @NoontimeNation 

Happy Friday, everyone!

Your friendly (and outgoing) editor (and founder) Matt Noonan is here to help us with a brand new Daily Noontime for Fri-Yay (Friday!) January 31st, 2020.

Yes, it is the final day of January, which means we are inching closer to longer days, better weather and most importantly … loads of fun in the sun!

Have a great weekend, enjoy the Super Bowl and we’ll talk to you next Monday!

The Boston Sports Scoreboard 

• The Boston Celtics picked up their second-straight win – third in their last four outings – with a 119-104 victory over the Golden State Warriors.
• The Celtics are back in action tomorrow (Saturday, Feb. 1st) when they host the Philadelphia 76ers in a VERY important Eastern Conference clash. Tip-off is scheduled for 8:30 p.m.
• The Boston Bruins return to the ice for the first time in a week to commence the second half of their season with an 8 p.m. puck drop against the Winnipeg Jets.

The Noontime Headlines (and Links) 

• Last night, the Celtics honored Kobe Bryant while Jayson Tatum and Kemba Walker were fun to watch. (MassLive.com)

• Should the Celtics consider trading Marcus Smart to acquire some much-needed pieces for a successful postseason run? (Celticswire.com)

• The Bruins begin the second half of their season this evening with some questions that need to be answered for a successful stretch run. (Boston Herald)

• The Boston Red Sox are supposedly interviewing a ‘former soccer goalie’ for their open managerial role. (98.5 The Sports Hub)

• Tom Brady read some mean tweets about himself on “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (Boston.com)
  
• Ryan Fitzpatrick is not ready to retire. He will play in 2020. (ProFootballTalk.com)

Video of the Day: ESPN’s Max Kellerman believes Tom Brady is ‘begging for attention’ following his latest tweet.