Leon May Be Out Longer

by Jeff Clark on Mar 23, 2009 9:48 PM EDT in Boston Celtics News & Links

BOSTON - It was a mostly quiet locker room before tonight’s Celtics/Clippers game with the most interesting thing being that C’s coach Doc Rivers said Tony Allen may be closer to returning to the floor than Leon Powe.

This is not so much a pardon-the-pun “thumbs up” on Allen’s return from thumb surgery, but raises questions about when Powe might be back. Allen was originally slated as out until the playoffs, but has stated his intention to return with “three or four games left.” Powe was supposed to be out two weeks with a knee sprain - and that was last week.

With the caveat “I don’t think any of them are going to play any time soon,” Rivers said that Allen has been able to keep in shape during his down time because of the nature of his injury, and that apparently gives him a leg up on Powe and Brian Scalabrine (concussion symptoms).

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Not good……at all…..massive trouble ahead if we don’t have Leon for the playoffs.

by Scalablob990 on Mar 23, 2009 9:52 PM EDT reply actions

Yeah…thats not good…I dont know about massive trouble without leon…but it isnt good

by TheAncientRivalry on Mar 23, 2009 9:54 PM EDT reply actions

sigh

by Marqui on Mar 23, 2009 10:08 PM EDT reply actions

wow.......

by Mizzy21390 on Mar 23, 2009 10:18 PM EDT reply actions

it’s been real quiet on the powe front which seems like a bad omen. kg’s sprain was 1 month and he didn’t have leon’s operations.

by nazzbo on Mar 23, 2009 10:50 PM EDT reply actions

Operations?

What operations?!

i agree that not having Leon for the playoffs would be bad.

by jyrecelts on Mar 23, 2009 10:52 PM EDT reply actions

the opersations he had on that knee in college

by TheAncientRivalry on Mar 24, 2009 7:04 AM EDT up reply actions

this is not good

by C's09Champs on Mar 24, 2009 12:12 AM EDT reply actions

Ugh!

This means we’ll be seeing more of Mikkie Moore? Yuk!

Please, get well soon, Powe!

by Bankshot on Mar 24, 2009 6:34 AM EDT reply actions

Not good, but...

Celts won`t need Leon for the first round of the playoffs. We`ll need him by May 1st, not April 1st.

by Title 18 on Mar 24, 2009 7:31 AM EDT reply actions

I hope for his sake, and the Cs sake, that he isn’t badly injured. Cs need him for depth in the playoffs, and it would be a real shame for him and his family if he is seriously injured and can’t cash in this offseason. No one is more deserving of a chance to cash in that Leon.

by Cman on Mar 24, 2009 10:45 AM EDT reply actions