paul pierce knee injury

Via Chris Forsberg of ESPNBoston.com: Celtics captain Paul Pierce, still recovering from two surgeries last month for a right knee infection, got tangled with Shelden Williams at the end of Sunday's practice session and limped off the court in pain. Pierce returned with ice on the knee at the end of the session and coach [...]

Via the Associated Press: Pierce was in so much pain from a right knee infection that the All-Star forward called team trainer Ed Lacerte on Wednesday around 3 a.m, coach Doc Rivers said. 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 [...]

Danny Ainge spoke about his injured forwards: "Paul felt fine after the game," Celtics president of basketball operations Danny Ainge said. "He felt great. A few hours later there was swelling and pain, and so they put him through some tests this morning. Then, they went in and they felt like they needed to clean [...]

Via Comcast SportsNet: Paul Pierce will miss the Celtics' upcoming four-game road trip, and may be sidelined for as many as two weeks, because of a knee problem that required a medical procedure on Wednesday.Team owner Wyc Grousbeck said Pierce began feeling discomfort in the knee after Tuesday night's victory over Indiana. He described the [...]