We finally got the results of KG's MRI....
"Kevin Garnett has a posterior muscle strain and will be out of the Celtic lineup for two to three weeks. Garnett was supposed to be examined Saturday afternoon, but, according to Danny Ainge, he was instead checked when he landed in Boston Friday night. The injury is not considered serious (Boston Herald)."
That is great news, and it sounds like they are doing exactly what I thought they were doing. They are using this "injury" to make KG take some time off. KG's effort is what makes him a great player, but as he gets older he needs some time to rest over the season. Here is what Ainge had to say...
Ainge said the initial decision to have him leave the Celtics road trip was designed to protect Garnett from Garnett. "The biggest reason we’re sending him out of town is that he wanted to play in the second half (Thursday) night," Ainge said. "And he wanted to play against Phoenix (tomorrow), too. So we just decided the smart thing to do was to get his butt out of town to keep him from being tempted to play. "I don’t think it’s a major thing at all, but we’re just going to be cautious . . ." "It’s been off and on," Ainge said. "He said he tweaked it in Dallas (on Feb. 12) a little bit, too. "He’s been playing through it and he wanted to do that again. But, again, we have no reason to believe this is major. He’d have been out there playing no matter what in a playoff game. We’re just being cautious with him (Celticsblog.com)."
Damn right you should be cautious we need him for the playoffs. The regular season doesn't mean shit, and I would actually like to see guys like Allen and Pierce get some time off before the end of the season. This way they would be fresh for the playoff push, and eventual battle against Cleveland.
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