UPDATE: Smart undergoes surgery, out indefinitely

[kozlodoev]

https://twitter.com/ShamsCharania/status/973278911831400449

When it rains, it pours.  Yeesh.

Today is the day that just keeps on giving. Heh.

Aaaaand.....we're about to get pummeled with 2 feet of snow. Just AWESOME.

Me, my three year old, and my mother in law snowed in for the whole day tomorrow. And I still need to telecommute in. What could go wrong .

[Eddie20]

And I am waiting for the other shoe to drop on Kyrie's knee

Chill...


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There's confidence that Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving's left knee soreness is no more than tendonitis and that he will not need to miss significant time, league sources tell ESPN. Irving is considered day-to-day.

I sure hope so man....but I have a bad feeling about it

I did too, but this report alleviated some concern.

[blink]

ah man, more bad news with both Theis and Smart.  Any medical people out there willing to take a stab at if he has any chance to return this season?  A quick google search didn't make me feel good about his chances.

[hpantazo]

May as well have Kyrie undergo his knee surgery and call this season a lost cause, get ready for next year.

[mctyson]

My guess is that Marcus either plays hurt or has surgery if it is guaranteed he is back for 2nd round of playoffs.

[ozgod]

My guess is that Marcus either plays hurt or has surgery if it is guaranteed he is back for 2nd round of playoffs.

All depends if he can grip the ball and control it. If he can't do that not sure how he could play unless he would strictly be there as a defender and never handles the ball on O.

[The Oracle]

My guess is that Marcus either plays hurt or has surgery if it is guaranteed he is back for 2nd round of playoffs.

All depends if he can grip the ball and control it. If he can't do that not sure how he could play unless he would strictly be there as a defender and never handles the ball on O.

He did play over 16 minutes after hurting his hand.  In those 16 minutes he had 11 points. 3 rebounds, 3 assists and 3 steals.  Smart is a warrior and probably downplayed the injury so he could continue yesterday.

[TA9]

Let's start the tanking agenda.

On a side note, wasn't our previous training staff, which included Bryan Doo and Ed Lacerte, fired due to the number of injuries our players sustained over the last few years? Certainly, this season has been the most injury-riddled one in living memory.

[CelticSooner]

Let's start the tanking agenda.

On a side note, wasn't our previous training staff, which included Bryan Doo and Ed Lacerte, fired due to the number of injuries our players sustained over the last few years? Certainly, this season has been the most injury-riddled one in living memory.

Freak injuries during the course of a game.

Hayward - bad pass by Kyrie and he lands wrong
Brown - slips off the rim after a big dunk
Theis  - bumps his knee into another player
Smart - dives for a loose ball

Just snake bit this year. It happens. 

[bellerephon]

Masslive and ESPN are reporting that it's a sprain and they don't yet know the severity, no mention of a tear.

[Ilikesports17]

Let's start the tanking agenda.

On a side note, wasn't our previous training staff, which included Bryan Doo and Ed Lacerte, fired due to the number of injuries our players sustained over the last few years? Certainly, this season has been the most injury-riddled one in living memory.

They never offered an explanation. The accepted logic seemed to be that Doo and Lacerte were more old fashioned and Boston wanted to move more inot cutting edge techniques.

Cynical people thought it was due to the fact that the team has handled injuries badly in the past (KG and IT spring to mind).

[Neurotic Guy]

Hope we haven't seen the last of Marcus Smart in a Celtics uniform.   Aside from Kyrie, Smart is the player I feel the C's can least afford to lose for the playoffs. 

[Ilikesports17]

May as well have Kyrie undergo his knee surgery and call this season a lost cause, get ready for next year.

is this a joke?

The season was always a lost cause if you are a championship or bust guy. Otherwise, keep playing. Brown and Horford and possibly Marcus will be back for the playoffs and the team will almost certainly be the 2 seed.

[ozgod]

May as well have Kyrie undergo his knee surgery and call this season a lost cause, get ready for next year.

is this a joke?

The season was always a lost cause if you are a championship or bust guy. Otherwise, keep playing. Brown and Horford and possibly Marcus will be back for the playoffs and the team will almost certainly be the 2 seed.

We seem to have quite a few championship or bust guys here somehow...  . This is the best time to find out if these backups have what it takes to play extended minutes or not.

[footey]

I sprained my thumb playing hoops in my early 20’s and could not play for several weeks. It’s impossible to grip the ball and you run the risk of it to popping out again if you try to come back early. Smart is tougher than me but he’s human. I’d be surprised if he comes back before playoffs start. Hopefully he makes it back by then.