Ray Allen left Celtics practice on Saturday after getting unintentionally elbowed above the left...

Ray Allen left Celtics practice on Saturday after getting unintentionally elbowed above the left eye and knocked to the ground by Kendrick Perkins...Allen received stitches... He is not expected to miss any games.

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Taking an elbow from Perk CANNOT feel good

Don't Trade Rondo or Perk!

by RJ87 on Oct 24, 2009 7:35 PM EDT reply actions

Perk is just filling in for Scal...

Somebody has to carry the “injury teammates in practice” torch.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on Oct 24, 2009 8:11 PM EDT reply actions

Update from the Globe

Celtics guard Ray Allen missed part of Saturday afternoon’s practice after a Kendrick Perkins elbow caused a cut over his eye. Allen was taken for stitches at the team’s Health Point facility in Waltham.

Allen’s status for the Celtics’ season-opening visit to Cleveland has not been determined.

Coach Doc Rivers described the clash as an accident, since both Allen and Perkins were playing together, during a “skeleton” drill, which does not include a defending team.

“It was a ‘skeleton’ drill, no defense,” Rivers said. “We thought he was goofing around when he went down. But then we saw the blood.”

Allen and Perkins were working a hand-off play, Perkins keeping possession as Allen cut past him. But Perkins, holding the ball, brought his elbow down as Allen raced by.

All the negativity in this town sucks. It sucks, and it stinks, and it sucks. - Rick Pitino

by Roy_Hobbs on Oct 24, 2009 8:16 PM EDT reply actions