The Celtics’ Kemba Walker will return to the court tonight, less than a week after he collided head-to-head with teammate Semi Ojeleye and the point guard had to be taken off the court on a stretcher.
“It was a scary moment for myself,” Walker said (via Tim Bontemps of ESPN.com). “When I was in the moment, it was pretty tough to be in, obviously. I know it was scary for everybody. … It was tough, but thank God I’m OK.”
Here’s more from the Atlantic Division:
- Brian Windhorst of ESPN.com (video link) hears that scouts around the league aren’t worried about Joel Embiid. The big man has struggled this season (by his standards) with a new-look roster around him on the Sixers.
- Enes Kanter says he is “disappointed that Kyrie Irving won’t be making a return to Boston today, as Justin Leger of NBC Sports Boston relays. “We’ve been waiting for this moment for a long time, and now he’s hurt and not playing? I’m really disappointed. But there’s two games, of course, and he’s going to come back. And … we’re going to welcome him somehow,” Kanter said.
- Former Celtic Tony Allen said he has long been a fan of Marcus Smart‘s game and applauds Smart’s improvement from behind the arc, Mark Murphy of the Boston Herald passes along. “I won’t say he’s my protégé, really, but he’s become that 3-and-D player everyone wants,” Allen said. “With what he does defensively, he’s also become a shooter. He’s really transitioned to the new game.”
