WALTHAM, Mass. (AP) -Paul Pierce missed practice Wednesday and likely won’t play when the Boston Celtics host the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.
Celtics coach Doc Rivers held Pierce out to protect the star forward’s injured right thumb, but stopped short of ruling him out of the game.
“I’m not going to say definitely, but most likely not tomorrow. We’ll just evaluate it day to day,” Rivers said. “I didn’t want him to take a chance of getting his thumb hit at all today in practice so if he did feel good tomorrow he could go.”
Asked if he was concerned that Pierce’s thumb was anything more than a sprain, Rivers said that was unlikely.
Also missing practice on Wednesday was Marquis Daniels, who was sent home because of an unspecified illness.
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