The persistent injury bug that has dogged the Celtics has made it hard to decipher just what the team’s ceiling can be when healthy, according to NBC Sports Boston’s Chris Forsberg. The bug is currently affecting All-Star point guard Kemba Walker and center Enes Kanter.
“I don’t know what they’ve officially labeled [Walker’s knee injury] as but it’s been ongoing all year,” coach Brad Stevens said. “And he missed, I think, a game earlier this month for it. But it flared up.”
Marcus Smart started in Walker’s stead for the Celtics in a Saturday 116-95 defeat of the Sixers.
There’s more out of Boston:
- Speaking of ailing Celtics, Walker is not worried about the knee soreness that will sideline him for at least the next game, Taylor Snow of Celtics.com reports.
- Boston center Daniel Theis has been a stabilizing defensive presence, Chris Forsberg of NBC Sports Boston details in a separate piece. The 27 year-old Theis has been a pleasant surprise for the Celtics in the wake of several key frontcourt injuries and the trade of Aron Baynes over the summer.
- Though fourth-year Celtics wing Jaylen Brown may have been snubbed as an All-Star this season in favor his teammate Jayson Tatum, Brown’s chief priority is helping his team make a concerted playoff push, as A. Sherrod Blakely of NBC Sports Boston details. “I’ve been working on my game since I came into the league,” Brown said. “I’m going to continue to get better. That’s it, man.”
I’m sure I’m alone on this but I find some of these injury’s to be more of a rest day then a real injury it just seems they never have there “big three” in any games if it was a important game they would all play
I’m in the minority but Tatum is getting worse, while I think Brown is actually improving his overall game. Tatum’s shooting is falling off a cliff. His points are up bc hes chucking more shots up.
Falling off a cliff? Ever thought that because the Celtics offense is going through Tatum other teams are double teaming him often?
Did you see him last night against your Sixers? If that’s falling off the cliff I’ll take it.
Tatum plays best in national TV games. He could play harder more often and succeed with it but he seems to prefer staying moderate and level, like Horford did.
How is Fultz shooting?