Source: Pierce May Have Broken Left Foot

Via David Aldridge:

Already reeling from a spate of injuries to key players, the Boston Celtics may have lost All-Star forward Paul Pierce for a significant period of time to a broken left foot, according to a league source.

The team does not know for sure if Pierce's foot is broken after X-rays taken Tuesday; more tests are scheduled. But it "looks that way," the league source said.

The Celtics are hopeful that even if the foot is broken that Pierce won't be out of the lineup for long. But they are not yet certain of that.

Pierce suffered the injury in the first half of Boston's 99-88 victory over Washington Monday night when he got tangled up with the Wizards' Caron Butler going for a loose ball. He said after the game that he thought he sprained the ankle but didn't believe the injury was serious.

Let's all say it together now: What the F----!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Here's an update via Comcast:

But Danny Ainge says the team doesn't yet know the extent of the foot injury, which Pierce suffered in Monday night's game at Washington.

"We just don't know," the Celts' general manager told Comcast SportsNet's Gary Tanguay. "We basically don't know the extent of the injury. The doctors don't have all the information to make the decision.

"We expect to make an announcement tomorrow."

Not knowing the extent of the injury cannot be considered positive news.