ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -The Boston Celtics don’t expect Paul Pierce back any time soon.
Pierce was in so much pain from a right knee infection that coach Doc Rivers says the All-Star forward called team trainer Ed Lacerte on Wednesday around 3 a.m. Lacerte went to Pierce’s house and took him to the hospital, where they drained fluid from Pierce’s knee.
Pierce didn’t make the flight to Orlando for the Christmas Day game against the Magic.
Teammates said Thursday that Pierce’s injury was “serious” and a “freak situation.” He is expected to miss at least two weeks.
The good news for Boston: Kevin Garnett says he will play against Orlando after missing the last game with a thigh bruise.
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