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Last night’s close loss to the Los Angeles Lakers was one that could end up being transformational for the Boston Celtics franchise in all of the worst ways.
The most noteworthy development was easily Marcus Smart’s non-contact leg injury that knocked him out of the game in the fourth quarter:
Marcus Smart is headed to the locker room with an apparent leg injury. pic.twitter.com/jSKq2ylz4S
— ESPN (@espn) January 31, 2021
The injury was of the non-contact variety…which is never a good sign for a player who is unable to put weight on that foot, per SI.