{"id":86363,"date":"2019-11-19T12:32:52","date_gmt":"2019-11-19T12:32:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86363"},"modified":"2021-10-09T04:03:22","modified_gmt":"2021-10-09T04:03:22","slug":"marcus-smart-everything-is-ok-following-ankle-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/?p=86363","title":{"rendered":"Marcus Smart: &#8216;Everything is OK,&#8217; following ankle injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>In the final frame of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.clnsmedia.com\/jayson_tatum_leads_celtics_to_victory_in_phoenix\/\" data-blogger-escaped-target=\"_blank\">Celtics&#8217; 99-85 win over the Suns<\/a>\u00a0Monday night, Marcus Smart limped off the floor with members of the team&#8217;s medical staff and made his way back to the locker room.<\/p>\n<p>Suffering from what appeared to be a right sprained ankle, Smart was ruled out for the rest of the night. He finished with 17 points, 4 assists and a pair of steals.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Marcus Smart just limped off the court after this play <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/1o65jV0Ol4\">pic.twitter.com\/1o65jV0Ol4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Celtics on NBC Sports Boston (@NBCSCeltics) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NBCSCeltics\/status\/1196638421198024710?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">November 19, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Celtics head coach Brad Stevens provided an update on Smart&#8217;s health with a sense of optimism, following the win in Phoenix.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Not swollen, not swelling badly,&#8221; Stevens said. &#8220;We got to check it in the morning and determine if he looks like he&#8217;ll be available Wednesday.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Smart has recently stepped up big for the Celtics, filling in for Gordon Hayward &#8212; whose left-hand injury will keep him sidelined until 2020 &#8212; in the starting lineup. Smart has become a dependable source of offense in Hayward&#8217;s absence.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s averaging 14.5 points, 5.1 assists while shooting at a 41.6 percent clip from behind the arc on 8.5 3-point attempts throughout the last six games. And with the Clippers, one of the league&#8217;s marquee teams, next on the docket on the Celtics&#8217; five-game road trip, it&#8217;s going to be difficult to keep Smart in street clothes Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ankle is OK, there wasn&#8217;t a lot of swelling,&#8221; Smart said after the game. &#8220;Minimal swelling for it where I&#8217;m able to walk. I&#8217;m able to still shift, and plant and move side to side so that&#8217;s good. Just re-irritated the exact same ankle I was just coming back from in the exact spot. But everything is OK, I should be fine to play the rest of the trip.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Celtics will probably be taking the precautionary route, as they should, prior to Wednesday&#8217;s game. There&#8217;s no telling what the swelling in Smart&#8217;s ankle will look like the morning after but if there are any signs of a significant sprain you can expect to see Smart donned in street clothes at the Staples Center.<\/p>\n<p>After losing Hayward, Boston can&#8217;t afford another long-term injury to one of its core players. They&#8217;re better giving Smart time to rest and make a full recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the final frame of the\u00a0Celtics&#8217; 99-85 win over the Suns\u00a0Monday night, Marcus Smart limped off the floor with members of the team&#8217;s medical staff and made his way back to the locker room. Suffering from what appeared to be a right sprained ankle, Smart was ruled out for the rest of the night. 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