Celtics coach Doc Rivers said Avery Bradley's shoulder dislocated again Friday, at least the third occurrence of the playoffs, and expressed concern about how long the second-year guard can continue to play through the pain.
WALTHAM, Mass. -- Celtics coach Doc Rivers said that Avery Bradley's shoulder dislocated again during Friday's Game 4 loss in Philadelphia, at least the third occurrence of the playoffs, and expressed concern about how long the second-year guard can continue to play through the pain.

Bradley did not participate in Sunday's afternoon workout and is officially a game-time decision for Monday's Game 5 of an Eastern Conference semifinal series (though the expectation is that he will likely play).

"It came out. It went right back in, which is crazy," Rivers said of the Game 4 dislocation. "It's a tough thing, what he's going through. A lot of players would not be playing."

It's his first playoffs and he's dealing with stuff. It's just tough. It really is," said Rivers. "I swear, a lot of people would not be playing and the only reason that he is is because he wants to. But I am concerned at some point that he may not be able to any more. We don't know what game that is, we don't know if he can finish it -- we could go all the way and he could play. Or tomorrow could be his last game. You really don't know."

Bradley underwent treatment before Sunday's practice, but was held off the floor as the team went through half-court sets in a light workout.

As has been the case for much of the postseason, it's still likely that Bradley, who carried on at the end of Game 4, will be available for Monday's Game 5.