Celtics' Kevin Garnett To Avoid Foot Surgery

According to Steve Bulpett of the Boston Herald, Boston Celtics forward Kevin Garnett will not need

surgery on his left ankle. The Celtics medical staff believes Garnett will heal with time and rest.
Garnett spent the last few months of the regular season and missed several games with a foot/ankle injury (bone spurs). Surgery seemed like it was a high possibility.
President of basketball operations Danny Ainge said, "I think there was some question whether he was going to have surgery on his foot. But the last I heard, which was a few days ago, is that he won't need surgery."
Now that surgery has been ruled out, the Celtics are still unsure if Garnett will be back next season. The Celtics are giving Garnett, 37, time to weigh his options and give the team time to decide what kind of roster they can build around the big man.
The Celtics have just one pick in the June 27th draft, No. 16 overall. "We're always having discussions about moving up and down and moving out," said Ainge. "That's just like every other year. But I don't know what the chances are of that happening."
So will Garnett return for next year? For the point Garnett is at in his career, starting over in a different team would be difficult. It's likely he'll return for one more season, but that is also dependent on Paul Pierce and Doc Rivers returning as well. Garnett has two years and over $24 million left on his contract, with $6 million guaranteed in his final year.
Garnett played all six games in the Celtics' first-round series against the New York Knicks. He averaged 12.7 points and 13..7 rebounds in 35.3 minutes per game. The Celtics lost in six to the Knicks.
References: Boston Herald and SB Nation.
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Celtics Lose Two To Foot Injuries

The Boston Celtics had a rough week last week. After a four game losing streak, they now will be without starters Courtney Lee and Kevin Garnett because of foot injuries.
An MRI revealed Monday that Garnett has ankle inflammation and team president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said they will allow Garnett to rest up to two weeks.
The center's injury is not season-ending, but they want to make sure he's in top shape for a playoff run. "Take a couple of Advil and give it some rest. Could he play tomorrow? Yeah, but we're not playing him tomorrow," said Ainge.
"The time frame, I don't know, it's not an ankle sprain but there's inflammation in the ankle, sort of like an ankle sprain in unpredictability. So I think that it's not longer than three weeks or it could be a week. I'll guess two weeks just because we want to make sure he's really ready. We need to get him fresh anyway," Ainge added.
Coach Doc Rivers was unsure when Garnett injured his ankle. He had only been back two games after being out because of the flu and a strained abductor muscle, playing for 36 points and 18 rebounds in 29 minutes a game.
"The first I heard of it was Friday night," said Rivers. "I don't know if he hurt it in the game Friday night or a couple of games ago. I have no idea."
Rivers is not concerned about this being a season-ending injury for Garnett, saying "We're going to err on the right side, whatever they decide. If they give me an option of you can play him every third game or give him two weeks rest, I can tell you right now I am going to say two weeks rest," Rivers said.
The Celtics are one of the few teams in sports that will chose to rest their players and keep them healthy over winning games down the stretch.
Courtney Lee is feeling better and was listed as probable for yesterday's game against the New York Knicks. Monday Rivers said, "Courtney could play tomorrow... I don't think Kevin's playing tomorrow, I'm almost positive of that. Then, we want to make sure, is that Garnett is going to be good soon."
Lee had to be carried off the court Friday night after spraining his left ankle in the 104-94 loss to the Dallas Mavericks. He sprained the ankle with 1:51 left in the fourth quarter when he landed on the foot of Mavericks point guard Mike James while trying to pressure an inbound pass. Lee lay on the ground and was helped off the court by teammates.
Lee had hoped to play on Saturday, but he later said, "The best thing to do is rest it this game, and then we have two days before a practice tomorrow. I thought I'd be able to play, but I've twisted my ankle quite a few times, but this was a good one. It rolled all the way. It swelled up quite a bit, but it didn't turn black and blue at all. I'm definitely thankful that it wasn't worse, the way that we've been going down."
Reference: Boston Globe
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