Marcus Smart will meet with a local doctor today to get a second opinion on his sprained right thumb. The process of whether or not he returns to the Celtics lineup this season won’t end there.
Smart is no stranger to playing with pain, and will do so if he’s told he can’t do further damage to the torn ligaments in the thumb area. But there is also the real possibility of surgery, and shutting down with only 14 games left until the playoffs.
“He’s assessing how significant the ligament damage is through our docs,” coach Brad Stevens said before last night’s game at the Garden against the Washington Wizards.