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Report: Celtics' Marcus Smart to Donate Blood Plasma for Coronavirus Research Purposes

Celtics guard Marcus Smart plans on donating his blood plasma to National COVID-19 Convalescent Plasma Project for research on the blood of those recovered from the coronavirus, according to the The Athletic's Shams Charania.

Smart has been cleared from the coronavirus since Friday, the sixth-year guard announced over the weekend.

Head coach Brad Stevens said Friday that Smart was in "great spirits" and "joking as always."

Two weeks ago, Smart said in a video posted to social media that he tested positive for the coronavirus, but was asymptomatic. At the time of his public announcement, he had been in isolation for "several days," according to the Celtics' statement on the situation.