Wallace in a walking boot (more news to follow)

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Baxter Holmes ‏@BaxterHolmes
Gerald Wallace wearing a boot on his left foot. Will get more info about that here shortly.

UPDATES
Chris Forsberg ‏@ESPNForsberg 2m
Wallace got a cortisone shot in his ankle for lingering injury. Will take next four days off and hopes to calm foot down for regular season.

Jay King ‏@ByJayKing 1m
Wallace's pain wasn't new. Said it bothered him all summer. He's okay though. Said he'll take four days off and practice Monday.

Jay King ‏@ByJayKing 1m
Stevens on Wallace: "It's all very preventative." No minutes restriction when he returns.

[Lucky17]

Baxter Holmes ‏@BaxterHolmes
Gerald Wallace wearing a boot on his left foot. Will get more info about that here shortly.

I imagine it was from trying to stick it up a teammate's backside?

[rocknrollforyoursoul]

Awesome. Thus begins the annual Celtics Injury Parade.

[mmmmm]

Ugh.  Not again.

Please.  Please let it be just a quick one or two day thing!

[vinnie]

Let the Wiggins watch begin. Well on their way to a 20-25 win season.

[Boris Badenov]

Danny, reviewing preseason game tape, thinking:

"Wow, Gerald has really been the best player on the floor for most of preseason!"

<picks up phone, calls trainers>

"Guys, can you check Gerald out? No, I know he seems fine. But really, give him another look. Anything you find that seems to be a concern, anything at all, even something he can play through, shut him down immediately."

[Lucky17]

Danny, reviewing preseason game tape, thinking:

"Wow, Gerald has really been the best player on the floor for most of preseason!"

<picks up phone, calls trainers>

"Guys, can you check Gerald out? No, I know he seems fine. But really, give him another look. Anything you find that seems to be a concern, anything at all, even something he can play through, shut him down immediately."

Why would Ainge want to sabotage any trade value Wallace might have?

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Why would Ainge want to sabotage any trade value Wallace might have?

exactly. we want wallace to play well so we can trade him.

[Boris Badenov]

Danny, reviewing preseason game tape, thinking:

"Wow, Gerald has really been the best player on the floor for most of preseason!"

<picks up phone, calls trainers>

"Guys, can you check Gerald out? No, I know he seems fine. But really, give him another look. Anything you find that seems to be a concern, anything at all, even something he can play through, shut him down immediately."

Why would Ainge want to sabotage any trade value Wallace might have?

See Vinnie's comment above. It was a joke, guys.

[Lucky17]

[billysan]

The mysterious lingering injury? Is that lingering from last season? Must be as the comment says it was a bother over the summer as well. Could well be arthritic at his age and considering the minutes he's played over the years.

[chambers]

Happening all summer? if he misses time until December or longer like Rondo there's a decent chance we drop close to/below 20 wins.
Without this guy I believe we're worse than the Magic.
Would be us, Suns, 76ers.

[SHAQATTACK]

Wallace and Rondo is all that stands between the Celtics worst season EVER.......

This years Celtics could make last years Bobcats look like the Heat this year.

League officials will have to pay off some teams to lose to the Celtics.  For us to win.


Oh wow......   This is so bad.....

A stake right though the heart .......fasten your seat belts ......Gonna crash hard.

[Rick Robeys Return]

Not concerned. No report about severity, and extremely doubtful that Wallace is going anywhere before the end of the season, contract too big. A lost few weeks is not going to irreparably damage his trade value for when the time comes....force Green to take the burn, maybe more likely trade bait anyways...

[D.o.s.]

I don't know how many of you guys have been following Gerald Wallace for his time before the Celtics, but his nickname is only half positive, as far as it relates to his reckless playing style.