Marcus Thornton Injury: Updates on Celtics Guard's Calf and Return
The Boston Celtics' second unit will be without one of its best scoring punches for a while, as guard Marcus Thornton has been diagnosed with a tear in his calf. He returned to action on Saturday, Jan. 7
Continue for updates.
Thornton Returns vs. Nets
Wednesday, Jan. 7
The Boston Celtics provide an update on Thornton's status:
Thornton Making Progress
Friday, Dec. 26
The Celtics provide an update on Thornton's recovery from head coach Brad Stevens:
Thornton Tears Calf Muscle
Monday, Dec. 15
"Marcus Thornton is going to be out probably a couple of weeks. From what I can tell in the e-mail (I received), he’s got a small tear in his (left) calf. So that’s unfortunate for him, unfortunate for us.
I knew that when he strained it, when he hurt it yesterday, he was hurting. I’ve seen things a lot worse than that, so I’m actually encouraged by that. I didn’t think it was just a small strain that would be a day-to-day thing based on that moment.
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An instant-offense type of contributor off the bench, Thornton is averaging 8.2 points in just 15.4 minutes per contest this season. He has been particularly effective as of late, hitting 44.4 percent from three for an average of 13.3 points in his last four games.
Avery Bradley and Evan Turner will soak up a good portion of his minutes against the Philadelphia 76ers Monday, while the looming return of rookie Marcus Smart will help ease this loss.
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