I know. Tough time and situation to be making puns but…
It has been reported by a number news outlets that Boston Celtic Glen Davis has a broken thumb from an altercation with a friend who is an old LSU team mate. It has been reported that Davis was defending himself, but all news is sketchy right now.
If surgery is required, it has been said that he could possibly be out for season. That is a tough break for the Celtics and for Davis.
Here are a few links with the latest link last…
Boston Herald had it first, I think:
Glen Davis has suffered a right thumb injury and could be lost to the Celtics for a significant period of time.
He underwent X-rays today and will have to get further tests to determine the full extend of the dame. Surgery could be required.
According to sources, this was a non-basketball injury. It happened Sunday night when he got into an altercation with a friend, a former teammate, who was visiting from Louisiana.
Davis was reportedly defending himself.
Sources say the altercation occurred on Sunday night and that Davis was reportedly defending himself when he was injured.
Davis underwent X-rays on the thumb on Monday and will have further tests this week. He may need surgery.
According to Comcast Sportsnet New England, Celtics forward Glen “Big Baby” Davis suffered a broken hand in a non-basketball related right thumb injury and is expected to miss 6-8 weeks. The injury reportedly occurred Sunday night when Davis was involved in an altercation with a former teammate.
The Celtics were also waiting on Monday for results of a second opinion on the right thumb injury suffered by backup center Glen Davis, who reportedly suffered the injury in an off-court altercation with a former teammate of his Sunday. “It doesn’t look good,” said a league source. The Celtics were hopeful that Davis hasn’t fractured his thumb; if he did, surgery would be required and Davis would likely miss several months, if not the entire season.
That last bit of conjecture sounds rather drastic. I’d wait for solid confirmation before believing that.
Even if it is ‘just’ 6-8 weeks, that sets Davis and the team back a bit. It’s a good thing that Shelden Williams was signed and has been playing. He could fill in capably for a short period. It is also mitigated by the signing of Rasheed Wallace, who will be coming off the bench first anyway.
There have been questions about just how many minutes Davis would actually get with Wallace on the team. The expectation went from 10-12 to as high as 15-18 minutes per game. 12-15 minutes sounded about right to me with occasions where that might be higher.
Shelden Williams is a solid interior defender and rebounder, but not anywhere near as polished or versatile offensively as Davis.
Williams is under the spotlight because Brian Scalabrine, who would be higher on the depth chart, is also out with a sprained ankle right now.
So, entering the season, the Celtics have lost Bill Walker, Tony Allen, Brain Scalabrine, and Glen Davis to injury.
