Photo by Paul Keleher
Boston Globe reports that the Boston Celtics plan to shut down Kevin Garnett until the final week of the regular season. However, according to an NBA source, his right knee will not require immediate surgery.
The source said the decision was made following the Orlando game last Wednesday after Garnett met with president of basketball operations Danny Ainge and coach Doc Rivers and confirmed as Garnett limped through the early part of yesterday’s practice.
Garnett is experiencing soreness and has difficulty loosening the muscles in the knee.
“We’re just going to shut him down until we feel that he’s ready,” said Rivers. “It’s nothing structural, it’s the same thing that it’s been, it’s just not reacting the way we thought it would react.