WALTHAM, Mass. — Celtics guard Shane Larkin will not play in Game 5 against the Sixers and will likely be out for longer.
“Shane’s got a sprained shoulder, very, very sore, so out tonight and the foreseeable future,” head coach Brad Stevens said Wednesday morning at the Celtics’ practice facility. “Obviously he’ll continue to strengthen and work on it with our training staff and everything else but I don’t anticipate him back anytime soon.”
Larkin left Monday’s game in the first quarter after running into a screen set by Joel Embiid.
The quick-footed, 5-foot-11 reserve guard has been tasked with defending JJ Redick and Marco Belinelli.