Former Oklahoma State great, Marcus Smart, has spent the past 6 weeks recovering from thumb surgery. Smart has been on the bench watching a young, injury-ridden #2 seed fight off Giannis Antetokounmpo and crew in the first round the of the NBA Playoffs. With the series tied, 2-2, the Celtics received good news before Game 5.
Smart went through warmups and the team and him decided it was time to make his return. Smart played for 25 minutes and had 9 points , 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 blocks and a steal. Smarts on-court impact in the NBA hasn’t always appeared on box scores.