{"id":5541,"date":"2023-01-08T06:21:31","date_gmt":"2023-01-08T06:21:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/update-on-injury-dealt-to-marcus-smart-after-saturdays-celtics-spurs-game\/"},"modified":"2023-01-08T06:21:31","modified_gmt":"2023-01-08T06:21:31","slug":"update-on-injury-dealt-to-marcus-smart-after-saturdays-celtics-spurs-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/update-on-injury-dealt-to-marcus-smart-after-saturdays-celtics-spurs-game\/","title":{"rendered":"Update on injury dealt to Marcus Smart after Saturday&#8217;s Celtics-Spurs game"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- tml-version=\"2\" --><\/p>\n<p>The Boston Celtics pulled off a narrow 121-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, but NBA Defensive Player of the Year Marcus Smart withdrew early due to injury. Did. <\/p>\n<p>Early in the third quarter, Smart appeared to fight over a screen set by Spurs&#8217; Zach Collins on the defensive side of the floor, his left foot crashing directly into Collins, and Smart immediately went down in pain. . <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-0\"\/>\n<p>Initially, Smart was helped off the court by members of Boston&#8217;s training staff, but then limped back to the locker room on his own. <\/p>\n<p>The Celtics quickly labeled Smart &#8220;in doubt&#8221; for returning to Saturday&#8217;s game for what the team called a bruised left knee, and he did not return after sustaining this injury.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-1\"\/>\n<p>After the game <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GwashburnGlobe\/status\/1611903468632932352?s=20&amp;t=QdSx60dGKFXFOb_trq16eg\" onclick=\"return phoenixTrackClickEvent(this, event);\" target=\"_blank\">Gary Washburn<\/a> from <em>boston globe <\/em>X-rays done while Marcus Smart was limping in the Celtics locker room were negative, and reported that it doesn&#8217;t look like the injury was serious. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Yeah, I&#8217;m walking,&#8221; Smart told Washburn. &#8220;But I&#8217;m a slow walker.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Head coach Joe Mazura also addressed the point guard injury after the game, saying Smart was &#8220;okay&#8221; and had yet to receive an update from the team&#8217;s medical staff. Smart said he seemed to be in a &#8220;great spirit.&#8221; <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-2\"\/>\n<p>The Boston Celtics are currently 28-12, the best record in the entire NBA. <\/p>\n<p>Marcus Smart has played a major role in the team&#8217;s success alongside Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown. As such, this injury is definitely a concern for Boston and its fans. <\/p>\n<p>In 36 games this season, including Saturday night, Smart is averaging 11.1 points, 7.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game while shooting 42.4% and shooting 33.9. % was. <\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-3\"\/>\n<p>Boston&#8217;s next game is at home against the Chicago Bulls on Monday, January 9th. The Celtics will likely provide a further update on Smart&#8217;s status on Sunday, when the team returns home. <\/p>\n<hr class=\"mm-horizontal-rule mm-horizontal-rule--hr1\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-b not-size-c not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<p>Make sure to catch up on the latest episodes of <strong><em>fast break podcast<\/em><\/strong>    Hosted by Fastbreak itself <strong>Brett Siegel<\/strong>!<\/p>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-c\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<aside class=\"m-in-content-ad-row l-inline mm-in-content-ad-row--in-content not-size-a not-size-b not-size-d\" data-ad-group=\"in_content-4\"\/>\n<p>streaming <strong>Apple podcasts<\/strong> When <strong>Spotify<\/strong>, <strong><em>fast break podcast<\/em><\/strong>    takes you inside the league with the latest news, information, rumors, and interviews from those close to the action for all 30 teams. Stay tuned for new episodes every Friday. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/__i\/rss\/rd\/articles\/CBMiemh0dHBzOi8vd3d3LnNpLmNvbS9mYW5uYXRpb24vbmJhL2Zhc3RicmVhay9pbmp1cmllcy9pbmp1cnktdXBkYXRlLW9uLW1hcmN1cy1zbWFydC1mb2xsb3dpbmctY2VsdGljcy1zcHVycy1nYW1lLW9uLXNhdHVyZGF50gF_aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuc2kuY29tL2Zhbm5hdGlvbi9uYmEvZmFzdGJyZWFrLy5hbXAvaW5qdXJpZXMvaW5qdXJ5LXVwZGF0ZS1vbi1tYXJjdXMtc21hcnQtZm9sbG93aW5nLWNlbHRpY3Mtc3B1cnMtZ2FtZS1vbi1zYXR1cmRheQ?oc=5\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] The Boston Celtics pulled off a narrow 121-116 win over the San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night, but NBA Defensive Player of the Year<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5542,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":[],"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5541","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","two-columns"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/usatsi_19742830_168388303_lowres.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5541","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5541"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5541\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5542"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5541"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5541"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/atswins.ai\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5541"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}