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Danny Ainge: Marcus Smart likely still a 'few weeks' from returning

Boston Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said Thursday that guard Marcus Smart is still likely a ufffd"fewufffd weeks" away from returning to game action.

During his weekly call to Boston sports radio 98.5 the Sports Hub, Ainge hesitated to offer a timeline for Smart's return, but told the "Toucher and Rich" program that Smart needs more time to rehab from a subluxation of the proxmial tibfib joint.

"I've spent a lot of time with Marcus over the last couple of days and he's been working out and doing his therapy," said Ainge. "I don't know a timetable, you never know, Marcus will be the only one that will know when his leg will be completely healed.