LAS VEGAS -- Boston Celtics guard Kyrie Irving said he is relieved to have his left knee infection behind him, describing the treatment and recovery process as "a long, long f---ing two months."
Irving went through one-on-one drills with his trainer Thursday and said he expects to be fully ready for Boston Celtics' training camp.
In April, he underwent season-ending surgery to remove two screws from his left patella, after the Celtics revealed a bacterial infection was discovered at the site of the screws.
Irving said Thursday that the infection discovered on the metal wiring and screws in his knee could have evolved into a staph infection, but that it was caught and treated early enough to be prevented.