Ugh. Here's the injury Twitter update:
Stevens on Sullinger: "He's clearly doing a lot better. He's cleared for full practice." If everything goes well today Sully will play Sat.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2014
Stevens on Sullinger: "He's clearly doing a lot better. He's cleared for full practice." If everything goes well today Sully will play Sat.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2014
Faverani received 2nd opinion on knee and may also need surgery #celtics
— gary washburn (@GwashburnGlobe) February 28, 2014
Brad Stevens says an MRI has revealed a torn meniscus for Gerald Wallace. Says Wallace had been playing with pain for some time.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2014
Brad Stevens says Avery Bradley is doing better and will be re-evaluated in the middle to end of next week.
— Boston Celtics (@celtics) February 28, 2014
Crash is also dealing with bone spurs (every time I hear that phrase I think of Larry Bird in those walking boots) and it looks like he'll end his season with surgeries on his ankle and knee. At times this season, he was his own little bone spur in the psyche of the team and although his numbers don't reflect it, Wallace has lived up to his billing. You could tell at times when he was sick and tired of his teammates taking ill-advised jump shots, he'd put his head down and just drive to the rim with reckless abandon. Leadership comes in many forms and usually the most effective is by example. We won't know the extent of Wallace's injury until after the surgery, but recovery from a torn meniscus in the NBA is generally 2 months.
With all these injuries, today's signing of Chris Babb isn't so much a 10-day contract to fill out a roster, but a necessity just to hold practice.