Isaiah Thomas Injury: Updates on Celtics Guard’s Groin and Return

December 8th, 2016 by Scott Polacek Leave a reply »

Boston Celtics guard Isaiah Thomas hasn't played since Dec. 5 against the Houston Rockets as a result of a groin injury. His official playing status against the Toronto Raptors on Friday has yet to be announced.

Continue for updates. 

Ainge Comments on Thomas' Injury, Potential Return Thursday, Dec. 8 ESPN's Chris Forsberg noted that Celtics general manager and president of basketball operations Danny Ainge announced on Toucher & Rich that Thomas received a PRP injection for his groin injury on Wednesday.

Forsberg also noted that Ainge "hinted" that Thomas would not play on Friday against Toronto.

Latest on Thomas' Practice Status Tuesday, Dec. 6

Celtics Need Thomas Healthy for Playoff Push

Thomas was durable last season, appearing in all 82 games, which was critical for a Boston team that made the playoffs. Losing him for extended time would be a significant blow considering he was their leading scorer and assister in 2015-16.

Thomas averaged a career-high 22.2 points, 6.2 assists and 1.1 steals per game and shot 35.9 percent from three- ...

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